1H, 15N and 13C backbone resonance assignments of the archetypal serpin α1-antitrypsin

M.P. Nyon, J. Kirkpatrick, L.D. Cabrita, J. Christodoulou, Bibekbrata Gooptu

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    Abstract

    Alpha1-antitrypsin is a 45-kDa (394-residue) serine protease inhibitor synthesized by hepatocytes, which is released into the circulatory system and protects the lung from the actions of neutrophil elastase via a conformational transition within a dynamic inhibitory mechanism. Relatively common point mutations subvert this transition, causing polymerisation of α1-antitrypsin and deficiency of the circulating protein, predisposing carriers to severe lung and liver disease. We have assigned the backbone resonances of α1-antitrypsin using multidimensional heteronuclear NMR spectroscopy. These assignments provide the starting point for a detailed solution state characterization of the structural properties of this highly dynamic protein via NMR methods.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)153-156
    Number of pages4
    JournalBiomolecular NMR Assignments
    Volume6
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Oct 2012

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