1MEL

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF A CAMEL SINGLE-DOMAIN VH ANTIBODY FRAGMENT IN COMPLEX WITH LYSOZYME


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.50 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.323 
  • R-Value Work: 0.221 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.221 

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Literature

Crystal structure of a camel single-domain VH antibody fragment in complex with lysozyme.

Desmyter, A.Transue, T.R.Ghahroudi, M.A.Thi, M.H.Poortmans, F.Hamers, R.Muyldermans, S.Wyns, L.

(1996) Nat Struct Biol 3: 803-811

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0996-803
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1MEL

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The Camelidae is the only taxonomic family known to possess functional heavy-chain antibodies, lacking light chains. We report here the 2.5 A resolution crystal structure of a camel VH in complex with its antigen, lysozyme. Compared to human and mouse VH domains, there are no major backbone rearrangements in the VH framework. However, the architecture of the region of VH that interacts with a VL in a conventional FV is different from any previously seen. Moreover, the CDR1 region, although in sequence homologous to human CDR1, deviates fundamentally from the canonical structure. Additionally, one half of the CDR3 contacts the VH region which in conventional immunoglobulins interacts with a VL whereas the other half protrudes from the antigen binding site and penetrates deeply into the active site of lysozyme.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department Ultrastructure, Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Vrije Universiteit, Brussel, Sint Genesius Rode, Belgium.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
VH SINGLE-DOMAIN ANTIBODY
A, B
148Camelus dromedariusMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: ANTIBODY VH FRAGMENT CAB-LYS3
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
LYSOZYMEC [auth L],
D [auth M]
129Gallus gallusMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: ANTIBODY VH FRAGMENT CAB-LYS3
EC: 3.2.1.17
UniProt
Find proteins for P00698 (Gallus gallus)
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.50 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.323 
  • R-Value Work: 0.221 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.221 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 68.68α = 90
b = 69.71β = 90
c = 113.68γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
MADNESdata collection
SCALAdata scaling
X-PLORmodel building
X-PLORrefinement
MADNESdata reduction
CCP4data scaling
X-PLORphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 1997-06-16
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-03-24
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2018-04-18
    Changes: Advisory, Data collection
  • Version 1.4: 2023-08-09
    Changes: Advisory, Database references, Refinement description