3FJH

Crystal structure of C83A mutant of Human acidic fibroblast growth factor


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.218 
  • R-Value Work: 0.178 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.178 

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Literature

Structural basis of conserved cysteine in the fibroblast growth factor family: evidence for a vestigial half-cystine.

Lee, J.Blaber, M.

(2009) J Mol Biol 393: 128-139

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2009.08.007
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3FJE, 3FJF, 3FJH, 3FJI, 3FJJ, 3FJK, 3HOM

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The 22 members of the mouse/human fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family of proteins contain a conserved cysteine residue at position 83 (numbering scheme of the 140-residue form of FGF-1). Sequence and structure information suggests that this position is a free cysteine in 16 members and participates as a half-cystine in at least 3 (and perhaps as many as 6) other members. While a structural role as a half-cystine provides a stability basis for possible selective pressure, it is less clear why this residue is conserved as a free cysteine (although free buried thiols can limit protein functional half-life). To probe the structural role of the free cysteine at position 83 in FGF-1, we constructed Ala, Ser, Thr, Val, and Ile mutations and determined their effects on structure and stability. These results show that position 83 in FGF-1 is thermodynamically optimized to accept a free cysteine. A second cysteine mutation was introduced into wild-type FGF-1 at adjacent position Ala66, which is known to participate as a half-cystine with position 83 in FGF-8, FGF-19, and FGF-23. Results show that, unlike position 83, a free cysteine at position 66 destabilizes FGF-1; however, upon oxidation, a near-optimal disulfide bond is formed between Cys66 and Cys83, resulting in approximately 14 kJ/mol of increased thermostability. Thus, while the conserved free cysteine at position 83 in the majority of the FGF proteins may have a principal role in limiting functional half-life, evidence suggests that it is a vestigial half-cystine.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4300, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Heparin-binding growth factor 1
A, B
146Homo sapiensMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: FGF1FGFA
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P05230 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P05230
PHAROS:  P05230
GTEx:  ENSG00000113578 
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UniProt GroupP05230
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.218 
  • R-Value Work: 0.178 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.178 
  • Space Group: C 2 2 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 74.437α = 90
b = 95.406β = 90
c = 108.925γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CrystalCleardata collection
CNSrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
CNSphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2009-10-06
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2021-10-20
    Changes: Database references, Derived calculations
  • Version 1.3: 2023-09-06
    Changes: Data collection, Refinement description