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Entry Detail
PDB ID:
1SAC
Keywords:
Title:
THE STRUCTURE OF PENTAMERIC HUMAN SERUM AMYLOID P COMPONENT
Biological Source:
Source Organism:
PDB Version:
Deposition Date:
1994-01-27
Release Date:
1994-05-31
Method Details:
Experimental Method:
Resolution:
2.00 Å
R-Value Work:
0.17
R-Value Observed:
0.17
Space Group:
P 1 21 1
Macromolecular Entities
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:SERUM AMYLOID P COMPONENT
Chain IDs:A, B, C, D, E
Chain Length:204
Number of Molecules:5
Biological Source:Homo sapiens
Primary Citation

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The three-dimensional structure of pentameric human serum amyloid P component at high resolution, the first reported for a pentraxin, reveals that the tertiary fold is remarkably similar to that of the legume lectins. Carboxylate and phosphate compounds bind directly to two calcium ions; interactions with a carboxyethylidene ring are mediated by Asn 59 and Gln 148 ligands of the calcium ions. These X-ray results indicate the probable modes of binding of the biologically important ligands, DNA and amyloid fibrils.

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