Proposed folding pattern for apolipoprotein A-II based on a structural analogy with uteroglobin.

AUTOR(ES)

De Coen, J L

RESUMO

The tertiary structure observed in the crystalline state for uteroglobin, a small steroid binding protein, is used as a template to build an approximated model for apolipoprotein A-II. The presence of four proline residues and four hydrophobic clusters located at similar positions in apolipoprotein A-II and uteroglobin is taken as the major source of stability in such tertiary structures. A brief description of plausible specific binding sites appearing on the model of apolipoprotein A-II is given. It is suggested that the internal cavity and the four surface pockets observed for uteroglobin and postulated for apolipoprotein A-II might be used to insure specific binding of triglycerides, phospholipids, or cholesterol.

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