The structure of a rhombohedral R6 insulin hexamer that binds phenol
- 1 April 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Biopolymers
- Vol. 32 (4) , 441-445
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bip.360320422
Abstract
Different hexameric forms of insulin have been crystallized from a variety of conditions. In the presence of 1% phenol, 1.0 M sodium chloride, and at a pH of 8.5, a rhombohedral form is produced with two monomers in the asymmetric unit, space group R3, a = 79.92 Å and c = 40.39 Å. The structure has been solved and refined, using data between 8.0 and 2.5 Å resolution, to a residual of 0.157. Each of the monomers adopts an R conformation, that is residues B1–B8 are α‐helical. As a result of the T to R transition, an elliptical cavity is created between symmetry–related monomers and is occupied by a phenol molecule. A region of density within bonding distance to one of the zinc ions has been interpreted as an additional phenol molecule.Keywords
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