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HEMOCHROMATOSIS PROTEIN HFE COMPLEXED WITH TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.8 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.265 
  • R-Value Work: 0.231 

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Literature

Crystal structure of the hereditary haemochromatosis protein HFE complexed with transferrin receptor.

Bennett, M.J., Lebron, J.A., Bjorkman, P.J.

(2000) Nature 403: 46-53

  • DOI: 10.1038/47417

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • HFE is related to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I proteins and is mutated in the iron-overload disease hereditary haemochromatosis. HFE binds to the transferrin receptor (TfR), a receptor by which cells acquire iron-loaded transferrin. ...

    HFE is related to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I proteins and is mutated in the iron-overload disease hereditary haemochromatosis. HFE binds to the transferrin receptor (TfR), a receptor by which cells acquire iron-loaded transferrin. The 2.8 A crystal structure of a complex between the extracellular portions of HFE and TfR shows two HFE molecules which grasp each side of a twofold symmetric TfR dimer. On a cell membrane containing both proteins, HFE would 'lie down' parallel to the membrane, such that the HFE helices that delineate the counterpart of the MHC peptide-binding groove make extensive contacts with helices in the TfR dimerization domain. The structures of TfR alone and complexed with HFE differ in their domain arrangement and dimer interfaces, providing a mechanism for communicating binding events between TfR chains. The HFE-TfR complex suggests a binding site for transferrin on TfR and sheds light upon the function of HFE in regulating iron homeostasis.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91125, USA.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
HEMOCHROMATOSIS PROTEIN
A, D, G
275Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: HFE (HLAH)
Find proteins for Q30201 (Homo sapiens)
Go to Gene View: HFE
Go to UniProtKB:  Q30201
Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
BETA-2-MICROGLOBULIN
B, E, H
99Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: B2M
Find proteins for P61769 (Homo sapiens)
Go to Gene View: B2M
Go to UniProtKB:  P61769
Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR
C, F, I
640Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: TFRC
Find proteins for P02786 (Homo sapiens)
Go to Gene View: TFRC
Go to UniProtKB:  P02786
Small Molecules
Ligands 3 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
GOL
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G
GLYCEROL
GLYCERIN; PROPANE-1,2,3-TRIOL
C3 H8 O3
PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
CA
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C, F, I
CALCIUM ION
Ca
BHPQYMZQTOCNFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
NAG
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C, F, I
N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE
C8 H15 N O6
OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-FMDGEEDCSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.8 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.265 
  • R-Value Work: 0.231 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 110.400α = 90.00
b = 144.400β = 93.60
c = 327.100γ = 90.00
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
SCALEPACKdata scaling
SHARPphasing
CNSrefinement
DENZOdata reduction

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2000-01-19
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-27
    Type: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Type: Non-polymer description, Version format compliance