Primary Citation of Related Structures:   1PA0, 1PC9
PubMed Abstract: 
Phospholipases A(2) are components of Bothrops venoms responsible for disruption of cell membrane integrity via hydrolysis of its phospholipids. A class of PLA(2)-like proteins has been described which despite PLA(2) activity on artificial substrate, due to a D49K mutation, is still highly myonecrotic ...
Phospholipases A(2) are components of Bothrops venoms responsible for disruption of cell membrane integrity via hydrolysis of its phospholipids. A class of PLA(2)-like proteins has been described which despite PLA(2) activity on artificial substrate, due to a D49K mutation, is still highly myonecrotic. This work reports the X-ray structure determination of two Lys49-PLA(2)s from Bothrops neuwiedi pauloensis (BnSP-7 and BnSP-6) and, for the first time, the comparison of eight dimeric Lys49-PLA(2)s. This comparison reveals that there are not just two ("open" and "closed") but at least six different conformations. The binding of fatty acid observed in three recent Lys49-PLA(2) structures seems to be independent of their quaternary conformation. Cys29 polarization by Lys122 is not significant for BnSP-7 and BnSP-6 or other structures not bound by fatty acids. These structures may be in an "active" state when nothing is bound to them and the Lys122/Cys29 interactions are weak or absent.
Related Citations: 
Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of a myotoxic phospholipase A2 homologue
from Bothrops neuwiedi pauloensis venom Fontes, M.R., Soares, A.M., Rodrigues, V.M., Fernandes, A.C., Da Silva, R.J., Giglio, J.R. (1999) Biochim Biophys Acta 1432: 393
Structural and Function Characterization of BnSP-7, a Lys49 Myotoxic Phospholipase A2 Homologue
from Bothrops neuwiedi Venom Soares, A.M., Guerra-Sa, R., Borja-Oliveira, C.R., Rodrigues, V.M., Rodrigues-Simioni, L., Rodrigues, V., Fontes, M.R., Lomonte, B., Gutirrez, J.M., Giglio, J.R. (2000) Arch Biochem Biophys 378: 201
Organizational Affiliation: 
Departamento de Física e Biofísica, IB, UNESP, Botucatu-SP, Brazil.