Crystal structure of myotoxin II, a monomeric Lys49-Phospholipase A(2) homologue isolated from the venom of Cerrophidion (Bothrops) godmani
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1999-06-15
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Arni, R. K.
Fontes, MRM
Barberato, C.
Gutierrez, J. M.
Diaz, C.
Ward, R. J.
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Academic Press Inc.
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Lys49-Phospholipase A(2) (Lys49-PLA(2)) homologues damage membranes by a Ca2+-independent mechanism which does not involve catalytic activity. With the aim of determining the structural basis for this novel activity, we have solved the crystal structure of myotoxin-II, a Lys49-PLA(2) isolated from the venom of Cerrophidion (Bothrops) godmani (godMT-II) at 2.8 Angstrom resolution by molecular replacement. The final model has been refined to a final crystallografic residual (R-factor) of 18.8% (R-free = 28.2%), with excellent stereochemistry. godMT-II is also monomeric in the crystalline state, and small-angle X-ray scattering results demonstrate that the protein is monomeric in solution under fisicochemical conditions similar to those used in the crystallographic studies. (C) 1999 Academic Press.
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snake venoms, Lys49-Phospholipase A(2), myotoxins, Cerrophidion (Bothrops) godmani
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Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. San Diego: Academic Press Inc., v. 366, n. 2, p. 177-182, 1999.