2VPF: Vascular endothelial growth factor

Vascular endothelial growth factor refined to 1.93 Å resolution. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 1.93 Å resolution. Released 29 Jul 1998.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
1.93 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
8
Atoms
6,782
Mol. weight
95.59 kDa
Released
29 Jul 1998

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

2VPF contains 28 α-helices and 64 β-strands across 8 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, B and G: 4 helices, 8 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix141
β-strand1511
α-helix161
α-helix17-248
β-strand2512
β-strand27-3483
α-helix35-384
β-strand46-4834
β-strand51-5883
β-strand6012
β-strand66-83184
β-strand89-106184
Chain C: 2 helices, 8 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand1517
α-helix17-237
β-strand2518
β-strand27-3489
α-helix35-384
β-strand46-48310
β-strand51-5889
β-strand6018
β-strand67-841810
β-strand88-1051810
Chain D: 4 helices, 8 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix141
β-strand15110
α-helix161
α-helix17-237
β-strand25111
β-strand27-34812
α-helix35-384
β-strand46-4837
β-strand51-58812
β-strand60111
β-strand66-83187
β-strand89-106187
Chain E: 4 helices, 8 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix141
β-strand15113
α-helix161
α-helix17-248
β-strand25114
β-strand27-34815
α-helix35-384
β-strand46-48316
β-strand51-58815
β-strand60114
β-strand66-841916
β-strand88-1061916
Chain F: 4 helices, 8 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix141
β-strand15116
α-helix161
α-helix17-248
β-strand25117
β-strand27-34818
α-helix35-384
β-strand46-48313
β-strand51-58818
β-strand60117
β-strand66-831813
β-strand90-1061713
Chain H: 2 helices, 8 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand15122
α-helix17-248
β-strand25123
β-strand27-34824
α-helix35-384
β-strand46-48319
β-strand51-58824
β-strand60123
β-strand66-831819
β-strand89-1061819

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Vascular endothelial growth factorA, B, C, D, E, F, G, Hprotein102Homo sapiensP15692 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H), FASTA
>2VPF_1 VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR (chains A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H)
GQNHHEVVKFMDVYQRSYCHPIETLVDIFQEYPDEIEYIFKPSCVPLMRCGGCCNDEGLE
CVPTEESNITMQIMRIKPHQGQHIGEMSFLQHNKCECRPKKD

Primary citation

The crystal structure of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) refined to 1.93 A resolution: multiple copy flexibility and receptor binding. Muller, Y.A., Christinger, H.W., Keyt, B.A. et al. Structure (1997) 5:1325-1338. DOI 10.1016/S0969-2126(97)00284-0 · PubMed

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