Biological Assembly 1  

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Global Symmetry: Asymmetric - C1 
Global Stoichiometry: Monomer - A 

Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors.

Macromolecule Content

• Total Structure Weight: 21141.79 
• Atom Count: 187 
• Residue Count: 187 
• Unique protein chains: 1

2IC4

Solution structure of the His402 allotype of the Factor H SCR6-SCR7-SCR8 fragment

• DOI: 10.2210/pdb2IC4/pdb

• Classification: IMMUNE SYSTEM
• Organism(s): Homo sapiens
• Expression System: Escherichia coli BL21


• Deposited: 2006-09-12 Released: 2007-04-10 
• Deposition Author(s): Fernando, A.N., Furtado, P.B., Gilbert, H.E., Clark, S.J., Day, A.J., Sim, R.B., Perkins, S.J.

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Experimental Data Snapshot

• Method: SOLUTION SCATTERING

Literature

Associative and Structural Properties of the Region of Complement Factor H Encompassing the Tyr402His Disease-related Polymorphism and its Interactions with Heparin.

Fernando, A.N., Furtado, P.B., Clark, S.J., Gilbert, H.E., Day, A.J., Sim, R.B., Perkins, S.J.

(2007) J.Mol.Biol. 368: 564-581

• PubMed: 17362990 
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.02.038


• PubMed Abstract: 
  

Factor H (FH) is a major complement control protein in serum. The seventh short complement regulator (SCR-7) domain of the 20 in FH is associated with age-related macular degeneration through a Tyr402His polymorphism. The recombinant SCR-6/8 domains containing either His402 or Tyr402 and their complexes with a heparin decasaccharide were studied by analytical ultracentrifugation and X-ray scattering. The sedimentation coefficient is concentration dependent, giving a value of 2.0 S at zero concentration and a frictional ratio f/f(o) of 1.2 for both allotypes. The His402 allotype showed a slightly greater self-association than the Tyr402 allotype, and small amounts of dimeric SCR-6/8 were found for both allotypes in 50 mM, 137 mM and 250 mM NaCl buffers. Sedimentation equilibrium data were interpreted in terms of a monomer-dimer equilibrium with a dissociation constant of 40 microM for the His402 form. The Guinier radius of gyration R(G) of 3.1-3.3 nm and the R(G)/R(O) ratio of 2.0-2.1 showed that SCR-6/8 is relatively extended in solution. The distance distribution function P(r) showed a maximum dimension of 10 nm, which is less than the length expected for a linear domain arrangement. The constrained scattering and sedimentation modelling of FH SCR-6/8 showed that bent SCR arrangements fit the data better than linear arrangements. Previously identified heparin-binding residues were exposed on the outside curvature of this bent domain structure. Heparin caused the formation of a more linear structure, possibly by binding to residues in the linker. It was concluded that the His402 allotype may self-associate more readily than the Tyr402 allotype, SCR-6/8 is partly responsible for the folded-back structure of intact FH, and SCR-6/8 changes conformation upon heparin binding.

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Related Citations: 

• Folded-back Solution Structure of Monomeric Factor H of Human Complement by Synchrotron X-ray and Neutron Scattering, Analytical Ultracentrifugation and Constrained Molecular Modelling
  Aslam, M.,Perkins, S.J.
  (2001) J.Mol.Biol. 309: 1117




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Organizational Affiliation: 

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Darwin Building, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.

Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details
Complement factor H	A	187	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 0  Gene Names: CFH (HF, HF1, HF2)
Find proteins for P08603 (Homo sapiens) Go to Gene View: CFH Go to UniProtKB:  P08603

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

• Method: SOLUTION SCATTERING

Software Package:

Software Name	Purpose
SCTPL	phasing
GNOM	phasing
GNOM	model building
SCTPL7	model building
Insight II	model building

Structure Validation

Entry History 

Deposition Data

• Deposited Date: 2006-09-12 
• Released Date: 2007-04-10 
• Deposition Author(s): Fernando, A.N., Furtado, P.B., Gilbert, H.E., Clark, S.J., Day, A.J., Sim, R.B., Perkins, S.J.

Revision History 

• Version 1.0: 2007-04-10
  Type: Initial release
• Version 1.1: 2008-05-01
  Type: Version format compliance
• Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
  Type: Version format compliance
• Version 1.3: 2017-10-18
  Type: Refinement description