6PY0

Crystal Structure of mouse Serum Amyloid A3 (SAA3) bound with Retinol


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.249 
  • R-Value Work: 0.218 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.220 

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Literature

Molecular basis for retinol binding by serum amyloid A during infection.

Hu, Z.Bang, Y.J.Ruhn, K.A.Hooper, L.V.

(2019) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 116: 19077-19082

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1910713116
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6PXZ, 6PY0

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Serum amyloid A (SAA) proteins are strongly induced in the liver by systemic infection and in the intestine by bacterial colonization. In infected mice, SAA proteins circulate in association with the vitamin A derivative retinol, suggesting that SAAs transport retinol during infection. Here we illuminate a structural basis for the retinol-SAA interaction. In the bloodstream of infected mice, most SAA is complexed with high-density lipoprotein (HDL). However, we found that the majority of the circulating retinol was associated with the small fraction of SAA proteins that circulate without binding to HDL, thus identifying free SAA as the predominant retinol-binding form in vivo. We then determined the crystal structure of retinol-bound mouse SAA3 at a resolution of 2.2 Å. Retinol-bound SAA3 formed a novel asymmetric trimeric assembly that was generated by the hydrophobic packing of the conserved amphipathic helices α1 and α3. This hydrophobic packing created a retinol-binding pocket in the center of the trimer, which was confirmed by mutagenesis studies. Together, these findings illuminate the molecular basis for retinol transport by SAA proteins during infection.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390; Zehan.Hu@utsouthwestern.edu Lora.Hooper@utsouthwestern.edu.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Serum amyloid A-3 protein
A, B, C
104Mus musculusMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: Saa3
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P04918 (Mus musculus)
Explore P04918 
Go to UniProtKB:  P04918
IMPC:  MGI:98223
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP04918
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.249 
  • R-Value Work: 0.218 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.220 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 53.242α = 90
b = 75.749β = 90
c = 89.263γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-3000data scaling
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
HKL-3000data reduction
PHASERphasing

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2019-08-28
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2019-09-04
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2019-09-18
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2019-10-02
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.4: 2024-03-13
    Changes: Advisory, Data collection, Database references