title: Crystal structure of chicken liver basic fatty acid-binding protein at 2.7 A resolution.
abstract: The three-dimensional structure of chicken liver basic fatty acid-binding protein has been determined at 2.7 A resolution by X-ray crystallography. Phases were calculated using the multiple isomorphous replacement procedure and a preliminary model was built. This model, with an initial R-factor of 0.57, was then improved by a cycle of refinement by simulated annealing which brought the R factor down to 0.32. The protein is structured as a compact 10-stranded-beta-barrel which encapsulates a residual electron density that can be interpreted as a fatty acid molecule. The NH2-terminus portion of the molecule contains two short alpha-helices. The structure of this liver protein appears very similar to that of the Escherichia coli derived rat intestinal FABP recently determined by X-ray diffraction methods.
authors: Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Padova, Italy.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Scapin
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Spadon
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Mammi
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Zanotti
authors: H L
authors: HL
authors: Monaco
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D002645:Chickens; D000071438:Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry*; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D011487:Protein Conformation; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; C490174:Fabp7 protein, rat; D000071438:Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D005227:Fatty Acids; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins