1PTH: Prostaglandin H2 synthase-1

The Structural Basis of Aspirin Activity Inferred from the Crystal Structure of Inactivated Prostaglandin H2 Synthase. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 3.4 Å resolution. Released 11 Apr 1996.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
3.4 Å
Organism
Ovis aries
Chains
2
Atoms
9,221
Mol. weight
136.4 kDa
Ligands
NAG, BOG, HEM, SAL
Released
11 Apr 1996

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

1PTH contains 82 α-helices and 72 β-strands across 2 chains. 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.

Chains A and B: 41 helices, 36 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix35-384
β-strand46-4941
β-strand55-5841
β-strand64-6522
β-strand71-7222
α-helix74-829
α-helix86-927
α-helix97-1048
α-helix108-12114
β-strand130-13123
β-strand13413
α-helix139-1435
β-strand14714
β-strand149-15023
β-strand16115
β-strand16415
α-helix174-1818
β-strand18316
β-strand18917
β-strand19418
β-strand19519
α-helix196-20611
β-strand212110
β-strand22014
β-strand221110
α-helix231-2344
α-helix238-2447
β-strand245111
α-helix2511
β-strand252111
α-helix2531
β-strand255-257312
β-strand260-262312
β-strand265113
β-strand277114
β-strand279114
α-helix281-2833
β-strand285113
α-helix290-2934
α-helix296-31924
α-helix325-34218
α-helix343-3497
α-helix350-3534
α-helix363-3664
β-strand37813
α-helix379-3846
α-helix388-3903
β-strand395-397315
β-strand400-402315
α-helix404-4074
α-helix413-4175
α-helix419-42810
β-strand43019
α-helix4311
β-strand43217
α-helix4331
β-strand44016
α-helix442-4443
α-helix445-45713
α-helix460-4612
β-strand462116
α-helix463-4697
α-helix472-4754
α-helix478-4814
α-helix486-49510
α-helix498-5003
β-strand502116
α-helix503-5097
α-helix5111
β-strand512117
α-helix5131
β-strand519117
α-helix520-53516
α-helix538-5403
α-helix553-5619
α-helix564-5696
β-strand58118

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Prostaglandin H2 synthase-1A, Bprotein576Ovis ariesP05979 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A, B), FASTA
>1PTH_1 PROSTAGLANDIN H2 SYNTHASE-1 (chains A, B)
ADPGAPAPVNPCCYYPCQHQGICVRFGLDRYQCDCTRTGYSGPNCTIPEIWTWLRTTLRP
SPSFIHFLLTHGRWLWDFVNATFIRDTLMRLVLTVRSNLIPSPPTYNIAHDYISWESFSN
VSYYTRILPSVPRDCPTPMGTKGKKQLPDAEFLSRRFLLRRKFIPDPQGTNLMFAFFAQH
FTHQFFKTSGKMGPGFTKALGHGVDLGHIYGDNLERQYQLRLFKDGKLKYQMLNGEVYPP
SVEEAPVLMHYPRGIPPQSQMAVGQEVFGLLPGLMLYATIWLREHNRVCDLLKAEHPTWG
DEQLFQTARLILIGETIKIVIEEYVQQLSGYFLQLKFDPELLFGAQFQYRNRIAMEFNQL
YHWHPLMPDSFRVGPQDYSYEQFLFNTSMLVDYGVEALVDAFSRQPAGRIGGGRNIDHHI
LHVAVDVIKESRVLRLQPFNEYRKRFGMKPYTSFQELTGEKEMAAELEELYGDIDALEFY
PGLLLEKCHPNSIFGESMIEMGAPFSLKGLLGNPICSPEYWKASTFGGEVGFNLVKTATL
KKLVCLNTKTCPYVSFHVPDPRQEDRPGVERPPTEL

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
NAG2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranoseC8 H15 N O64
BOGoctyl beta-D-glucopyranosideC14 H28 O62
HEMProtoporphyrin IX containing FEC34 H32 Fe N4 O42
SAL2-hydroxybenzoic acidC7 H6 O32

Primary citation

The structural basis of aspirin activity inferred from the crystal structure of inactivated prostaglandin H2 synthase. Loll, P.J., Picot, D., Garavito, R.M. Nat Struct Biol (1995) 2:637-643. DOI 10.1038/nsb0895-637 · PubMed

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