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Title: A model of the complex between human {beta}-microseminoprotein and CRISP-3 based on NMR data

Journal Article · · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
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  1. Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Lund University, Po Box 124, 22100 Lund (Sweden)
  2. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, University Hospital MAS, Malmoe (Sweden)
  3. Granulocyte Research Laboratory, Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital (Denmark)

{beta}-Microseminoprotein (MSP), a 10 kDa seminal plasma protein, forms a tight complex with cysteine-rich secretory protein 3 (CRISP-3) from granulocytes. The 3D structure of human MSP has been determined but there is as yet no 3D structure for CRISP-3. We have now studied the complex between human MSP and CRISP-3 with multidimensional NMR. {sup 15}N-HSQC spectra show substantial differences between free and complexed hMSP. Using several 3D-NMR spectra of triply labeled hMSP in complex with a recombinant N-terminal domain of CRISP-3, most of the backbone of hMSP could be assigned. The data show that only one side of hMSP, comprising {beta}-strands 1, 4, 5, and 8 are affected by the complex formation, indicating that {beta}-strands 1 and 8 form the main binding surface. Based on this we present a tentative structure for the hMSP-CRISP-3 complex using the known crystal structure of triflin as a model of CRISP-3.

OSTI ID:
21255827
Journal Information:
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol. 378, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.11.040; PII: S0006-291X(08)02215-8; Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0006-291X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English