3FVA

NNQNTF segment from elk prion


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.46 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.174 
  • R-Value Work: 0.162 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.163 

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Literature

Molecular mechanisms for protein-encoded inheritance.

Wiltzius, J.J.Landau, M.Nelson, R.Sawaya, M.R.Apostol, M.I.Goldschmidt, L.Soriaga, A.B.Cascio, D.Rajashankar, K.Eisenberg, D.

(2009) Nat Struct Mol Biol 16: 973-978

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.1643
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3FOD, 3FPO, 3FR1, 3FTH, 3FTK, 3FTL, 3FTR, 3FVA, 4NP8

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    In prion inheritance and transmission, strains are phenotypic variants encoded by protein 'conformations'. However, it is unclear how a protein conformation can be stable enough to endure transmission between cells or organisms. Here we describe new polymorphic crystal structures of segments of prion and other amyloid proteins, which offer two structural mechanisms for the encoding of prion strains. In packing polymorphism, prion strains are encoded by alternative packing arrangements (polymorphs) of beta-sheets formed by the same segment of a protein; in segmental polymorphism, prion strains are encoded by distinct beta-sheets built from different segments of a protein. Both forms of polymorphism can produce enduring conformations capable of encoding strains. These molecular mechanisms for transfer of protein-encoded information into prion strains share features with the familiar mechanism for transfer of nucleic acid-encoded information into microbial strains, including sequence specificity and recognition by noncovalent bonds.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    UCLA-DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Major prion protein6N/AMutation(s): 0 
UniProt
Find proteins for P67986 (Cervus elaphus nelsoni)
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Entity Groups  
UniProt GroupP67986
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.46 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.174 
  • R-Value Work: 0.162 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.163 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 18.061α = 90
b = 4.84β = 100.1
c = 21.362γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
PHASERphasing
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2009-06-30
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2017-11-01
    Changes: Refinement description
  • Version 1.3: 2024-02-21
    Changes: Data collection, Database references