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Crystallization and diffraction analysis of the serpin IRS-2 from the hard tick Ixodes ricinus

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    SYSNO ASEP0349395
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleCrystallization and diffraction analysis of the serpin IRS-2 from the hard tick Ixodes ricinus
    Author(s) Kovářová, Zuzana (UOCHB-X) RID, ORCID
    Chmelař, Jindřich (BC-A)
    Šanda, Miloslav (UOCHB-X)
    Brynda, Jiří (UMG-J) RID
    Mareš, Michael (UOCHB-X) RID, ORCID
    Řezáčová, Pavlína (UOCHB-X) RID, ORCID
    Number of authors6
    Source TitleActa Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. - : Wiley - ISSN 1744-3091
    F66, č. 11 (2010), s. 1453-1457
    Number of pages5 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryGB - United Kingdom
    Keywordsprotease inhibitor ; serpin ; tick ; proteolysis
    Subject RIVCE - Biochemistry
    R&D ProjectsGAP207/10/2183 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    LC06009 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    CEZAV0Z40550506 - UOCHB-X (2005-2011)
    AV0Z60220518 - PAU-O, BC-A (2005-2011)
    AV0Z50520514 - UMG-J (2005-2011)
    UT WOS000283714100011
    DOI10.1107/S1744309110032343
    AnnotationIRS-2 from the hard tick Ixodes ricinus belongs into the serpin family of protease inhibitors. It is produced in the tick salivary glands, and its anti-inflammatory activity suggests a role in the parasitehost interaction. Recombinant IRS-2 prepared by heterologous expression in bacterial system was crystallized and crystals diffracted to resolution 1.8 Å. IRS-2 was cleaved during crystallization by contaminating proteases. This processing of IRS-2 mimicked the specific cleavage of serpin by its target protease and resulted in a more stable R conformation, which produced well-diffracting crystals. Activity profiling with specific substrates and inhibitors demonstrated traces of serine and cysteine proteases in the protein stock solution.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Contactasep@uochb.cas.cz ; Kateřina Šperková, Tel.: 232 002 584 ; Jana Procházková, Tel.: 220 183 418
    Year of Publishing2011
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