Figure 1
The crystal structure of SPL-1 complexed with Ca2+ and GlcNAc. (a) The heterodimer structure of SPL-1 shown in ribbon representation. The A and B chains are colored light blue and green, respectively. GlcNAc molecules bound to SPL-1 are depicted as stick models. Water molecules involved in binding GlcNAc and Ca2+ ions are shown as purple and gray spheres, respectively. Disulfide bonds are shown as yellow sticks. (b, c) Fo − Fc OMIT electron-density map (light gray) for GlcNAc, Ca2+ ions and coordinating water molecules in the A chain (b) and B chain (c). The Ca2+ ions and water molecules are shown as gray and purple spheres, respectively. The contour level of the OMIT maps was 3σ. Hydrogen bonds between GlcNAc and water molecules are shown as yellow dotted lines. |