Acta Cryst. (2003). D59, 1574-1581 [doi:10.1107/S0907444903014598]
Abstract: An acidic PLA2 (OH APLA2-II) from the venom of Ophiophagus hannah (king cobra) shows greater phospholipase A2 activity and weaker cardiotoxic and myotoxic activity than a homologous acidic PLA2 from the same venom. The crystal of the enzyme belongs to space group P63. The crystals are invariably hemihedrally twinned, exhibiting perfect 622 Laue symmetry. The structure was determined by molecular replacement and refined using a hemihedral twinning program at 2.1 Å resolution. The final model has reasonable stereochemistry and a crystallographic R factor of 19.5% (Rfree = 21.5%). The structure reveals the molecular arrangement and the mode of twinning. There are six independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. Owing to the presence of a non-crystallographic twofold parallel to the hemihedral twinning twofold, the molecular packing in the twinned crystal is extremely similar to that in an untwinned crystal for four of the molecules. This unique molecular arrangement may be related to the difficulty in recognizing the twinning. The structure was compared with the previously determined structure of a homologous acidic PLA2 from the same source. The comparison shows structural changes that might be implicated in the increased catalytic activity and weakened toxicity.
PDB reference: 1m8t
Online 19 August 2003
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