6S8U: PfEMP1 IT4var13 DBLbeta domain

Structure of the PfEMP1 IT4var13 DBLbeta domain bound to ICAM-1. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 3.67 Å resolution. Released 25 Sept 2019.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
3.67 Å
Organisms
Plasmodium falciparum, Homo sapiens
Chains
2
Atoms
4,955
Mol. weight
75.2 kDa
Ligands
NAG
Released
25 Sept 2019

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

6S8U contains 23 α-helices and 29 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.

Chain A: 20 helices, 7 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix742-7465
α-helix748-76417
α-helix769-7713
α-helix775-7773
β-strand78011
β-strand78311
α-helix792-7943
β-strand80212
α-helix826-8283
β-strand829-83023
β-strand842-84323
α-helix845-8484
α-helix853-8564
β-strand85812
α-helix860-8645
α-helix869-89527
α-helix904-92522
α-helix934-95320
α-helix978-100023
α-helix1008-10103
α-helix1020-10223
α-helix1025-105228
α-helix1067-110640
β-strand1112-111434
α-helix1120-113314
α-helix1145-11473
α-helix1149-11557
Chain B: 3 helices, 22 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand2-545
β-strand8-1254
β-strand15-2395
β-strand31-3446
β-strand41-4225
β-strand49-5795
β-strand6114
β-strand64-6746
β-strand74-7746
β-strand79-8354
β-strand8417
β-strand88-9148
α-helix92-932
β-strand97-9939
β-strand103-11198
β-strand11417
α-helix116-1183
β-strand119-125710
β-strand128-134710
β-strand140-14788
α-helix150-1523
β-strand156-164910
β-strand172-176510
β-strand180-181210
β-strand183-18539

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Erythrocyte membrane protein 1Aprotein469Plasmodium falciparumE0A3B3
Intercellular adhesion molecule 1Bprotein186Homo sapiensP05362 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>6S8U_1 Erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (chains A)
PCVVGGQADTIYPAIANQMAHQMHEDAQTEASKRGLAKLRADAKQGIYKKNRKPQELSNI
CNITLQHSNDSRNGNNGGACTGKDGNNERFKIGTEWKIGEKVETTDTDAYIPPRRQHMCT
SNLENLNVSWVTEDGKAIHSLLGDVQLAAKMDADEIIKRYKKHNTLTDPIQQKDQESICR
AVRYSFADLGDIIRGRDLWEHGDQTKLQGHLQIIFGKIKEEIKKKHPGINGNDKYKGDEK
NNPPYKQLREDWWEANRHQVWRAMQCELKNLKKSNGDCHYNSRGTPLDDYIPQRLRWMVE
WAEWFCKMQSQEYDKLMKQCSQCMSKGGDCRKGDVNCTSCEQACEEYKKKIKKWEKQWNK
IKDKYEELYLQAKIAFAGTSFGGGDRDYQQMVHFFKELQKVTGDTTLGDTTSPYSTAAGY
IHQEGHVDECTEQTQFCKNRNGNTASGKEDDNYTFKDPPPKYANACKCD
Sequence of entity 2 (B), FASTA
>6S8U_2 Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (chains B)
QTSVSPSKVILPRGGSVLVTCSTSCDQPKLLGIETPLPKKELLLPGNNRKVYELSNVQED
SQPMCYSNCPDGQSTAKTFLTVYWTPERVELAPLPSWQPVGKNLTLRCQVEGGAPRANLT
VVLLRGEKELKREPAVGEPAEVTTTVLVRRDHHGANFSCRTELDLRPQGLELFENTSAPY
QLQTFG

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
NAG2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranoseC8 H15 N O62

Primary citation

Structural insights into diverse modes of ICAM-1 binding byPlasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes. Lennartz, F., Smith, C., Craig, A.G. et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2019) 116:20124-20134. DOI 10.1073/pnas.1911900116 · PubMed

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