The three-dimensional structure of ricin at 2.8 A.

W. Montfort; J. E. Villafranca; A. F. Monzingo; S. R. Ernst; B. Katzin; E. Rutenber; N. H. Xuong; R. Hamlin; J. D. Robertus

The three-dimensional structure of ricin at 2.8 A.

W. Montfort, J. E. Villafranca, A. F. Monzingo, S. R. Ernst, B. Katzin, E. Rutenber, N. H. Xuong, R. Hamlin, J. D. Robertus

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Abstract

The x-ray crystallographic structure of the heterodimeric plant toxin ricin has been determined at 2.8-A resolution. The A chain enzyme is a globular protein with extensive secondary structure and a reasonably prominent cleft assumed to be the active site. The B chain lectin folds into two topologically similar domains, each binding lactose in a shallow cleft. In each site a glutamine residue forms a hydrogen bond to the OH-4 of galactose, accounting for the epimerimic specificity of binding. The interface between the A and B chains shows some hydrophobic contacts in which proline and phenylalanine side chains play a prominent role.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	5398-5403
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Biological Chemistry
Volume	262
Issue number	11
State	Published - Apr 15 1987

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