Primary Citation of Related Structures:   1R3M
PubMed Abstract: 
Bovine seminal ribonuclease is a unique case of protein dimorphism, since it exists in two dimeric forms, with different biological and kinetic behavior, which interconvert into one another through three-dimensional swapping. Here we report the crystal structure, at 2 ...
Bovine seminal ribonuclease is a unique case of protein dimorphism, since it exists in two dimeric forms, with different biological and kinetic behavior, which interconvert into one another through three-dimensional swapping. Here we report the crystal structure, at 2.2 A resolution, of the unswapped form of bovine seminal ribonuclease. Besides completing the structural definition of bovine seminal ribonuclease conformational dimorphism, this study provides the structural basis to explain the dependence of the enzyme cooperative effects on its swapping state.
Related Citations: 
BOVINE SEMINAL RIBONUCLEASE: STRUCTURE AT 1.9 A RESOLUTION Mazzarella, L., CAPASSO, S., DE MASI, D., DI LORENZO, G., MATTIA, C.A., ZAGARI, A. (1993) Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 49: 389
THE UNSWAPPED CHAIN OF BOVINE SEMINAL RIBONUCLEASE: CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE FREE AND LIGANDED MONOMERIC DERIVATIVE SICA, F., DI FIORE, A., ZAGARI, A., MAZZARELLA, L. (2003) Proteins 52: 263
Organizational Affiliation: 
Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, CNR, Via Mezzocannone 6, 80134 Naples, Italy.