1FGA: Basic fibroblast growth factor

Refinement of the structure of human basic fibroblast growth factor at 1.6 Å resolution and analysis of presumed heparin binding sites by selenate substitution. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.2 Å resolution. Released 15 Jul 1993.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
2.2 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
1
Atoms
1,085
Mol. weight
16.88 kDa
Ligands
SE4
Released
15 Jul 1993

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

1FGA contains 3 α-helices and 15 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: 3 helices, 15 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand22-2541
β-strand31-3441
β-strand40-4341
α-helix49-513
β-strand53-5972
β-strand62-6762
β-strand73-7642
β-strand82-8542
β-strand94-9522
β-strand9811
β-strand10411
β-strand107-10822
β-strand11512
β-strand11813
β-strand12413
α-helix127-1293
α-helix135-1373
β-strand139-14241

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Basic fibroblast growth factorAprotein146Homo sapiensP09038 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>1FGA_1 BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR (chains A)
PALPEDGGSGAFPPGHFKDPKRLYCKNGGFFLRIHPDGRVDGVREKSDPHIKLQLQAEER
GVVSIKGVCANRYLAMKEDGRLLASKCVTDECFFFERLESNNYNTYRSRKYTSWYVALKR
TGQYKLGSKTGPGQKAILFLPMSAKS

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
SE4Selenate ionO4 Se2

Water and common crystallization additives (BME) are not listed.

Primary citation

Refinement of the structure of human basic fibroblast growth factor at 1.6 A resolution and analysis of presumed heparin binding sites by selenate substitution. Eriksson, A.E., Cousens, L.S., Matthews, B.W. Protein Sci (1993) 2:1274-1284. PubMed

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