3L2Y

The structure of C-reactive protein bound to phosphoethanolamine

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.7 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.246 
  • R-Value Work: 0.224 

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Literature

Structural basis of ligand specificity in the human pentraxins, C-reactive protein and serum amyloid P component.

Mikolajek, H., Kolstoe, S.E., Pye, V.E., Mangione, P., Pepys, M.B., Wood, S.P.

(2011) J.Mol.Recognit. 24: 371-377

  • DOI: 10.1002/jmr.1090
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • The normal physiological roles of the phylogenetically conserved human plasma proteins C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid P component (SAP) are not known. Novel drugs targeting their ligand specificities are in clinical development as both pr ...

    The normal physiological roles of the phylogenetically conserved human plasma proteins C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid P component (SAP) are not known. Novel drugs targeting their ligand specificities are in clinical development as both proteins have significant pathophysiological effects, SAP in promoting amyloidosis and CRP in exacerbating ischemic injury. Both proteins bind to phosphoethanolamine and we show here that, under physiological conditions, phosphoethanolamine is bound with higher affinity by human SAP than by human CRP. An explanation is provided by X-ray crystal structures that show SAP residue Tyr74 allowing additional hydrophobic protein-ligand interactions compared with the equivalent Thr76 of CRP. Docking simulations show many more low energy positions for phosphoethanolamine bound by CRP than by SAP and are consistent with the crystallographic and functional binding results. These fundamental observations on structure-activity relationships will aid the design of improved pentraxin targeting drugs.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Laboratory of Protein Crystallography, Acute Phase Proteins, Division of Medicine, Royal Free Campus, University College London Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
C-reactive protein
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T
206Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: CRP (PTX1)
Find proteins for P02741 (Homo sapiens)
Go to Gene View: CRP
Go to UniProtKB:  P02741
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
OPE
Query on OPE
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A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T
PHOSPHORIC ACID MONO-(2-AMINO-ETHYL) ESTER
COLAMINE PHOSPHORIC ACID
C2 H8 N O4 P
SUHOOTKUPISOBE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
CA
Query on CA
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A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T
CALCIUM ION
Ca
BHPQYMZQTOCNFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
External Ligand Annotations 
IDBinding Affinity (Sequence Identity %)
OPEKd: 32070 nM PDBBIND
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.7 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.246 
  • R-Value Work: 0.224 
  • Space Group: P 41
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 278.448α = 90.00
b = 278.448β = 90.00
c = 92.111γ = 90.00
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
PHENIXrefinement
MOSFLMdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling
PHASERphasing
ADSCdata collection

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2010-12-08
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Type: Version format compliance