1BFG: Basic fibroblast growth factor

Crystal structure of basic fibroblast growth factor at 1.6 Å resolution. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 1.6 Å resolution. Released 31 Jan 1994.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
1.6 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
1
Atoms
1,113
Mol. weight
16.4 kDa
Released
31 Jan 1994

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

1BFG contains 5 α-helices and 13 β-strands across 1 chain. Residue ranges use author residue numbering, as in the PDB file, from PDBe. To see them in 3D, choose the Cartoon representation with Secondary structure coloring: helices, sheets and coils get different colors.

Chain A: 5 helices, 13 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand21-2551
β-strand30-3451
β-strand40-4341
α-helix49-513
β-strand53-5751
β-strand62-6761
β-strand72-7651
β-strand82-8541
α-helix90-923
β-strand94-9851
β-strand104-10851
β-strand11511
β-strand11812
β-strand12412
α-helix125-1262
α-helix127-1293
α-helix135-1373
β-strand139-14351

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Basic fibroblast growth factorAprotein146Homo sapiensP09038 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>1BFG_1 BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR (chains A)
PALPEDGGSGAFPPGHFKDPKRLYCKNGGFFLRIHPDGRVDGVREKSDPHIKLQLQAEER
GVVSIKGVSANRYLAMKEDGRLLASKSVTDECFFFERLESNNYNTYRSRKYTSWYVALKR
TGQYKLGSKTGPGQKAILFLPMSAKS

Primary citation

Crystal structure of basic fibroblast growth factor at 1.6 A resolution. Ago, H., Kitagawa, Y., Fujishima, A. et al. J Biochem (1991) 110:360-363. PubMed

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