Journal of Biological Chemistry 1993-09-15

Alpha-lactalbumin possesses a distinct zinc binding site.

J Ren, D I Stuart, K R Acharya

Index: J. Biol. Chem. 268(26) , 19292-8, (1993)

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Abstract

It has been proposed that the binding of Zn2+ to alpha-lactalbumin switches the conformation to one akin to a state intermediate in the folding of the protein. However, the high resolution x-ray crystal structure of human alpha-lactalbumin-Zn2+ complex at 1.7-A resolution (pH 7.6) does not reveal any significant change in conformation from the native state. The Zn2+ ion binds specifically in the "cleft" of alpha-lactalbumin (the region which forms the active site of the homologous protein lysozyme). This may suggest a possible role for Zn2+ binding in lactose synthase complex. The coordination of the Zn2+ ion involves a symmetry-related molecule in the crystal, the crystal contacts being stabilized by a SO4(2-) ion bound at the interface between three molecules.

Related Compounds

  • α-Lactalbumin
  • LACTALBUMIN

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