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SUBMITTER: Woo EJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC126050 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Woo Eui-Jeon EJ Marshall Jacqueline J Bauly James J Chen Jin-Gui JG Venis Michael M Napier Richard M RM Pickersgill Richard W RW
The EMBO journal 20020601 12
The structure of auxin-binding protein 1 (ABP1) from maize has been determined at 1.9 A resolution, revealing its auxin-binding site. The structure confirms that ABP1 belongs to the ancient and functionally diverse germin/seed storage 7S protein superfamily. The binding pocket of ABP1 is predominantly hydrophobic with a metal ion deep inside the pocket coordinated by three histidines and a glutamate. Auxin binds within this pocket, with its carboxylate binding the zinc and its aromatic ring bind ...[more]