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Crystal structure of stefin A in complex with cathepsin H

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.4 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.274 
  • R-Value Work: 0.235 

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Literature

Crystal structure of stefin A in complex with cathepsin H: N-terminal residues of inhibitors can adapt to the active sites of endo- and exopeptidases

Jenko, S., Dolenc, I., Guncar, G., Dobersek, A., Podobnik, M., Turk, D.

(2003) J.Mol.Biol. 326: 875-885

  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Binding of cystatin-type inhibitors to papain-like exopeptidases cannot be explained by the stefin B-papain complex. The crystal structure of human stefin A bound to an aminopeptidase, porcine cathepsin H, has been determined in monoclinic and orthor ...

    Binding of cystatin-type inhibitors to papain-like exopeptidases cannot be explained by the stefin B-papain complex. The crystal structure of human stefin A bound to an aminopeptidase, porcine cathepsin H, has been determined in monoclinic and orthorhombic crystal forms at 2.8A and 2.4A resolutions, respectively. The asymmetric unit of each form contains four complexes. The structures are similar to the stefin B-papain complex, but with a few distinct differences. On binding, the N-terminal residues of stefin A adopt the form of a hook, which pushes away cathepsin H mini-chain residues and distorts the structure of the short four residue insertion (Lys155A-Asp155D) unique to cathepsin H. Comparison with the structure of isolated cathepsin H shows that the rims of the cathepsin H structure are slightly displaced (up to 1A) from their position in the free enzyme. Furthermore, comparison with the stefin B-papain complex showed that molecules of stefin A bind about 0.8A deeper into the active site cleft of cathepsin H than stefin B into papain. The approach of stefin A to cathepsin H induces structural changes along the interaction surface of both molecules, whereas no such changes were observed in the stefin B-papain complex. Carboxymethylation of papain seems to have prevented the formation of the genuine binding geometry between a papain-like enzyme and a cystatin-type inhibitor as we observe it in the structure presented here.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jozef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1111 Ljubljana, Slovenia.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
Cathepsin H
A, B, C, D
220Sus scrofaMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: CTSH
Find proteins for O46427 (Sus scrofa)
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Go to UniProtKB:  O46427
Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
Cathepsin H MINI CHAIN
P, R, S, T
8Sus scrofaMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: CTSH
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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
STEFIN A
I, J, K, L
98Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: CSTA (STF1, STFA)
Find proteins for P01040 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P01040
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
BMA
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A, B, C, D
BETA-D-MANNOSE
C6 H12 O6
WQZGKKKJIJFFOK-RWOPYEJCSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
NAG
Query on NAG
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A, B, C, D
N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE
C8 H15 N O6
OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-FMDGEEDCSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.4 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.274 
  • R-Value Work: 0.235 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 91.629α = 90.00
b = 97.575β = 90.00
c = 162.188γ = 90.00
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
AMoREphasing
SCALEPACKdata scaling
MAINrefinement
DENZOdata reduction

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Entry History 

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Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2003-02-18
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-28
    Type: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Type: Atomic model, Database references, Derived calculations, Non-polymer description, Structure summary, Version format compliance