1Z40

AMA1 from Plasmodium falciparum


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.236 
  • R-Value Work: 0.192 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.195 

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Literature

Structure of AMA1 from Plasmodium falciparum reveals a clustering of polymorphisms that surround a conserved hydrophobic pocket

Bai, T.Becker, M.Gupta, A.Strike, P.Murphy, V.J.Anders, R.F.Batchelor, A.H.

(2005) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102: 12736-12741

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0501808102
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1Z40

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA1) is a leading malaria vaccine candidate that possesses polymorphisms that may pose a problem for a vaccine based on this antigen. Knowledge of the distribution of the polymorphic sites on the surface of AMA1 is necessary to obtain a detailed understanding of their significance for vaccine development. For this reason we have sought to determine the three-dimensional structure of AMA1 using x-ray crystallography. The central two-thirds of AMA1 is relatively conserved among Plasmodium species as well as more distantly related apicomplexan parasites, and contains two clusters of disulfide-bonded cysteines termed domains I and II. The crystal structure of this fragment of AMA1 reported here reveals that domains I+II consists of two intimately associated PAN domains. PAN domain I contains many long loops that extend from the domain core and form a scaffold for numerous polymorphic residues. This extreme adaptation of a PAN domain reveals how malaria parasites have introduced significant flexibility and variation into AMA1 to evade protective human antibody responses. The polymorphisms on the AMA1 surface are exclusively located on one side of the molecule, presumably because this region of AMA1 is most accessible to antibodies reacting with the parasite surface. Moreover, the most highly polymorphic residues surround a conserved hydrophobic trough that is ringed by domain I and domain II loops. Precedents set by viral receptor proteins would suggest that this is likely to be the AMA1 receptor binding pocket.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 20 Penn Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
apical membrane antigen 1 precursorA,
B [auth E]
336Plasmodium falciparum 3D7Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: Plasmodium falciparum
UniProt
Find proteins for Q7KQK5 (Plasmodium falciparum (isolate 3D7))
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q7KQK5
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupQ7KQK5
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
CL
Query on CL

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C [auth A]CHLORIDE ION
Cl
VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.236 
  • R-Value Work: 0.192 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.195 
  • Space Group: P 31
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 54.124α = 90
b = 54.124β = 90
c = 214.144γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
MLPHAREphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2005-08-16
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-30
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Advisory, Source and taxonomy, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2018-02-14
    Changes: Experimental preparation
  • Version 1.4: 2024-10-09
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Structure summary