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Deposition Date 1996-05-04
Release Date 1997-01-11
Last Version Date 2024-11-20
Entry Detail
PDB ID:
1MEG
Keywords:
Title:
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF A CARICAIN D158E MUTANT IN COMPLEX WITH E-64
Biological Source:
Source Organism:
Carica papaya (Taxon ID: 3649)
Host Organism:
Method Details:
Experimental Method:
Resolution:
2.00 Å
R-Value Work:
0.19
R-Value Observed:
0.19
Space Group:
C 1 2 1
Macromolecular Entities
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Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Molecule:CARICAIN
Mutagens:D158E
Chain IDs:A
Chain Length:216
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Carica papaya
Primary Citation

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The structure of the D158E mutant of caricain (previously known as papaya protease omega) in complex with E-64 has been determined at 2.0 A resolution (overall R factor 19.3%). The structure reveals that the substituted glutamate makes the same pattern of hydrogen bonds as the aspartate in native caricain. This was not anticipated since in the native structure there is insufficient room to accommodate the glutamate side chain. The glutamate is accommodated in the mutant by a local expansion of the structure demonstrating that small structural changes are responsible for the change in activity.

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