CASP3 Target T0047

1. Protein Name: Alpha(2u)-Globulin
2. Organism Name: Rat
3. Number of amino acids (approx): 181 (not all visible)
4. Accession number: MUP_RAT (P02761)
5. Sequence Database: Swiss-prot
6. Amino acid sequence: EEASSTRGNL DVAKLNGDWF SIVVASNKRE KIEENGSMRV FMQHIDVLEN SLGFKFRIKE
NGECRELYLV AYKTPEDGEY FVEYDGGNTF TILKTDYDRY VMFHLINFKN GETFQLMVLY
GRTKDLSSDI KEKFAKLCEA HGITRDNIID LTKTDRCL
(the part that is visible in the density; missing from the
N-terminus = mkllllllclgltlvcgha , and from the
C-terminus = qarg)
7. Homologous Sequence of known structure: yes
8. Current state of the experimental work: being written up
9. Interpretable map?: yes
10. Estimated date of chain tracing completion: completed
11. Estimated date of public release of structure: end of 1998
12. Additional Information: 8-stranded beta-barrel family (retinol-binding protein etc.) structure has been solved previously elsewhere (different space group), but the coordinates were never released publicly.

The physiological ligand of this protein is not really known as yet - it occurs only in the urine of male rats, and several compounds bind to it that cause nephropathy. There is extensive literature available (see MedLine) since the protein is interesting to toxicologists. The 2.5 A structure is supposedly without any bound ligand, although we see a clear "blob" of unexplained density in the ligand-binding cavity.
13. Name: Dr Gerard J Kleywegt
14. Mailing address: Department of Molecular Biology
Biomedical Centre, Box 590
SE-751 24 UPPSALA
SWEDEN
15. Telephone: +46 - 18 - 471 41 77
16. Fax: +46 - 18 - 53 69 71
17. Email: gerard@xray.bmc.uu.se
18. Source of information about experiment: Email

Related Files

Template Sequence file

Template PDB file