Structure of a liganded type 2 non-specific lipid-transfer protein from wheat and the molecular basis of lipid binding
2005
Hoh, François | Pons, Jean-Luc | Gautier, Marie-Françoise | de Lamotte, Frédéric | Dumas, Christian | European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) | Développement et amélioration des plantes (UMR DAP) ; Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | Reproduction et développement des plantes (RDP) ; École normale supérieure de Lyon (ENS de Lyon) ; Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL) ; Université de Lyon-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
UMR DAP, équipe DGB
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. In plants, a family of ubiquitous proteins named non-specific lipid-transfer proteins (ns-LTPs) facilitates the transfer of fatty acids, phospholipids and steroids between membranes. Recent data suggest that these secreted proteins play a key role in the formation of cuticular wax layers and in defence mechanisms against pathogens. In this study, X-ray crystallography has been used to examine the structural details of the interaction between a wheat type 2 ns-LTP and a lipid, l- α- palmitoyl-phosphatidyl glycerol. This crystal structure was solved ab initio at 1.12 Å resolution by direct methods. The typical α- helical bundle fold of this protein is maintained by four disulfide bridges and delineates two hydrophobic cavities. The inner surface of the main cavity is lined by non-polar residues that provide a hydrophobic environment for the palmitoyl moiety of the lipid. The head-group region of this lipid protrudes from the surface and makes several polar interactions with a conserved patch of basic residues at the entrance of the pocket. The alkyl chain of a second lipid is bound within an adjacent smaller cavity. The structure shows that binding of the lipid tails to the protein involves extensive hydrophobic interactions.
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