3TLR

Crystal Structure of the tetrameric Beta-2 microglobulin DIMC20 mutant


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.45 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.266 
  • R-Value Work: 0.225 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.228 

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Literature

A recurrent D-strand association interface is observed in beta-2 microglobulin oligomers.

Colombo, M.de Rosa, M.Bellotti, V.Ricagno, S.Bolognesi, M.

(2012) FEBS J 279: 1131-1143

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-4658.2012.08510.x
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3TLR, 3TM6

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    β-2 microglobulin (β2m) is an amyloidogenic protein responsible for dialysis-related amyloidosis in man. In the early stages of amyloid fibril formation, β2m associates into dimers and higher oligomers, although the structural details of such aggregates are poorly understood. To characterize the protein-protein interactions supporting the formation of oligomers, three individual β2m cysteine mutants and their disulfide-linked homodimers (DIMC20, DIMC50 and DIMC60) were prepared. Amyloid propensity, oligomerization state in solution and crystallogenesis were tested for each β2m homodimer: DIMC20 and DIMC50 display a mixture of tetrameric and dimeric species in solution and also yield protein crystals and amyloid fibrils, whereas DIMC60 is dimeric in solution but does not form protein crystals nor amyloid fibrils. The X-ray structures of DIMC20 and DIMC50 show that the two engineered dimers form a tetrameric assembly; for both tetrameric species, the noncovalent association interface is based on the interaction of facing β2m D-strands and is conserved. Notably, DIMC20 and DIMC50 trigger amyloid formation in wild-type β2m in unseeded reactions. Thus, when the D-D-strand interface is impaired by an intermolecular disulfide bond (as in DIMC60), the formation of tetramers is hindered, and the protein is not amyloidogenic and does not promote amyloid aggregation of wild-type β2m. Implications for β2m oligomerization are discussed.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Dipartimento di Scienze Biomolecolari e Biotecnologie and CIMAINA, Università di Milano, Italy.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Beta-2-microglobulin
A, B, C, D
100Homo sapiensMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: B2MCDABP0092HDCMA22P
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Go to UniProtKB:  P61769
PHAROS:  P61769
GTEx:  ENSG00000166710 
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP61769
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
CD
Query on CD

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E [auth A]
F [auth A]
G [auth A]
I [auth B]
J [auth B]
E [auth A],
F [auth A],
G [auth A],
I [auth B],
J [auth B],
K [auth B],
L [auth B],
N [auth C],
O [auth D],
P [auth D]
CADMIUM ION
Cd
WLZRMCYVCSSEQC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
NA
Query on NA

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H [auth A],
M [auth B]
SODIUM ION
Na
FKNQFGJONOIPTF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.45 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.266 
  • R-Value Work: 0.225 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.228 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 29.93α = 90
b = 98.2β = 90
c = 142.38γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
MxCuBEdata collection
BALBESphasing
BUSTERrefinement
XDSdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2012-09-05
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2013-08-28
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2023-09-13
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description