2WEX

Crystal structure of human apoM in complex with glycerol 1- myristic acid


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.257 
  • R-Value Work: 0.208 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.211 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Serendipitous Fatty Acid Binding Reveals the Structural Determinants for Ligand Recognition in Apolipoprotein M.

Sevvana, M.Ahnstrom, J.Egerer-Sieber, C.Lange, H.A.Dahlback, B.Muller, Y.A.

(2009) J Mol Biol 393: 920

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2009.08.071
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2WEW, 2WEX

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Apolipoprotein M (ApoM) is a 25-kDa HDL-associated apolipoprotein and a member of the lipocalin family of proteins. Mature apoM retains its signal peptide, which serves as a lipid anchor attaching apoM to the lipoproteins, thereby keeping it in the circulation. Studies in mice have suggested apoM to be antiatherogenic, but its physiological function is yet unknown. We have now determined the 1.95 A resolution crystal structure of recombinant human apoM expressed in Escherichia coli and made the unexpected discovery that apoM, although refolded from inclusion bodies, was in complex with fatty acids containing 14, 16 or 18 carbon atoms. ApoM displays the typical lipocalin fold characterised by an eight-stranded antiparallel beta-barrel that encloses an internal ligand-binding pocket. The crystal structures of two different complexes provide a detailed picture of the ligand-binding determinants of apoM. Additional fatty acid- and lipid-binding studies with apoM and the mutants apoM(W47F) and apoM(W100F) showed that sphingosine-1-phosphate is able to displace the bound fatty acids and efficiently quenched the intrinsic fluorescence with an IC(50) of 0.90 muM. Whereas the fatty acids bound in the crystal structure could be a mere consequence of recombinant protein production, the observed binding of sphingosine-1-phosphate might provide a key to a better understanding of the physiological function of apoM.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Lehrstuhl für Biotechnik, Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Im IZMP, Henkestr. 91, D-91052 Erlangen, Germany.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
APOLIPOPROTEIN M172Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
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Go to UniProtKB:  O95445
PHAROS:  O95445
GTEx:  ENSG00000204444 
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UniProt GroupO95445
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.257 
  • R-Value Work: 0.208 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.211 
  • Space Group: P 43 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 49.82α = 90
b = 49.82β = 90
c = 145.48γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
PHASERphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2009-09-15
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-05-08
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2023-12-13
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Other, Refinement description