6bfw

X-ray diffraction
1.84Å resolution

Function and Biology Details

Reaction catalysed:
Broad endopeptidase specificity. Cleaves Glu-Val-Asn-Leu-|-Asp-Ala-Glu-Phe in the Swedish variant of Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein.
Biological process:
Cellular component:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
monomeric (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-157541 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
Beta-secretase 1 Chains: A, B
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B
Length: 442 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 48.97 KDa
Source organism: Homo sapiens
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P56817 (Residues: 14-454; Coverage: 90%)
Gene names: BACE, BACE1, KIAA1149
Sequence domains: Eukaryotic aspartyl protease
Structure domains: Acid Proteases

Ligands and Environments

2 bound ligands:
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: APS BEAMLINE 17-ID
Spacegroup: P21
Unit cell:
a: 54.3Å b: 86.13Å c: 109.42Å
α: 90° β: 100.95° γ: 90°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.184 0.184 0.206
Expression system: Escherichia coli