4FGF: 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 1.6 Å resolution. Released 15 Jul 1993.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
1.6 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
1
Atoms
1,085
Mol. weight
16.69 kDa
Released
15 Jul 1993

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

4FGF contains 5 α-helices and 14 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, 14 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand21-2551
β-strand30-3451
β-strand40-4341
α-helix49-513
β-strand53-5971
β-strand62-6761
β-strand72-7651
β-strand82-8541
α-helix90-923
β-strand94-9851
β-strand104-10851
β-strand11511
β-strand11812
β-strand12311
β-strand12412
α-helix125-1262
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
>4FGF_1 BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR (chains A)
PALPEDGGSGAFPPGHFKDPKRLYCKNGGFFLRIHPDGRVDGVREKSDPHIKLQLQAEER
GVVSIKGVCANRYLAMKEDGRLLASKCVTDECFFFERLESNNYNTYRSRKYTSWYVALKR
TGQYKLGSKTGPGQKAILFLPMSAKS

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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