7E0E

Crystal structure of mouse interferon alpha2 at 2.1 angstrom resolution


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.10 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.215 
  • R-Value Work: 0.188 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.190 

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Literature

Detailed structure of mouse interferon alpha 2 and its interaction with Sortilin.

Watanabe, H.Yabe-Wada, T.Onai, N.Unno, M.

(2021) J Biochem 170: 265-273

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvab038
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    7E0E

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Interferon α (IFNα) is a type I interferon, an essential cytokine employed by the immune system to fight viruses. Although a number of the structures of type I interferons have been reported, most of the known structures of IFNα are in complex with its receptors. There are only two examples of structures of free IFNα: one is a dimeric X-ray structure without side-chain information; and another is an NMR structure of human IFNα. Although we have shown that Sortilin is involved in the secretion of IFNα, the details of the molecular interaction and the secretion mechanism remain unclear. Recently, we solved the X-ray structure of mouse Sortilin, but the structure of mouse IFNα remained unknown. In this study, we determined the crystal structure of mouse IFNα2 at 2.1 Å resolution and investigated its interaction with Sortilin. Docking simulations suggested that Arg22 of mouse IFNα2 is important for the interaction with mouse Sortilin. Mutation of Arg22 to alanine facilitated IFNα2 secretion, as determined by flow cytometry, highlighting the contribution of this residue to the interaction with Sortilin. These results suggest an important role for Arg22 in mouse IFNα for Sortilin-mediated IFNα trafficking.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Institute of Quantum Beam Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ibaraki University, 4-12-1 Nakanarusawa, Hitachi, Ibaraki 316-8511, Japan.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Interferon alpha-2167Mus musculusMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: Ifna2
UniProt
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Go to UniProtKB:  P01573
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UniProt GroupP01573
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.10 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.215 
  • R-Value Work: 0.188 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.190 
  • Space Group: P 41 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 42.733α = 90
b = 42.733β = 90
c = 180.695γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XSCALEdata scaling
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
XDSdata reduction
PHASERphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)JapanJP19K06550

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2021-04-07
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2022-02-16
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2023-11-29
    Changes: Data collection, Refinement description