The molecular structure of human uropepsin, an aspartic proteinase from the urine produced in the form of pepsinogen A in the gastric mucosa, has been determined by molecular replacement using human pepsin as the search model. Crystals belong to space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 50 ...
The molecular structure of human uropepsin, an aspartic proteinase from the urine produced in the form of pepsinogen A in the gastric mucosa, has been determined by molecular replacement using human pepsin as the search model. Crystals belong to space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 50.99, b = 75.56, c = 89.90 A. Crystallographic refinement led to an R factor of 0.161 at 2.45 A resolution. The positions of 2437 non-H protein atoms in 326 residues have been determined and the model contains 143 water molecules. The structure is bilobal, consisting of two predominantly beta-sheet lobes which, as observed in other aspartic proteinases, are related by a pseudo-twofold axis. A model of the uropepsin-pepstatin complex has been constructed based on the high-resolution crystal structure of pepsin complexed with pepstatin.
Related Citations:
Crystallization, Preliminary X-Ray Analysis and Patterson Search of a New Aspartic Protease Isolate from Human Urine Canduri, F., Teodoro, L.G.V.L., Lorenzi, C.C.B., Gomes, R.A.S., Fontes, M.R.M., Arni, R.K., De Azevedo Jr., W.F. (1998) Biochem Mol Biol Int 46: 355
Organizational Affiliation:
Departamento de Física, IBILCE, UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil.
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