Download MendeleyThe structure of active serpin 1K from Manduca sexta.
Li, J., Wang, Z., Canagarajah, B., Jiang, H., Kanost, M., Goldsmith, E.J.(1999) Structure 7: 103-109
- PubMed: 10368276
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-2126(99)80013-6
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
1SEK - PubMed Abstract:
The reactive center loops (RCL) of serpins undergo large conformational changes triggered by the interaction with their target protease. Available crystallographic data suggest that the serpin RCL is polymorphic, but the relevance of the observed conformations to the competent active structure and the conformational changes that occur on binding target protease has remained obscure. New high-resolution data on an active serpin, serpin 1K from the moth hornworm Manduca sexta, provide insights into how active serpins are stabilized and how conformational changes are induced by protease binding.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75235, USA.
