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X-ray diffraction
2Å resolution

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF HUMAN GALECTIN-7 IN COMPLEX WITH N-ACETYLLACTOSAMINE

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb5gal/pdb
PDB entry 5gal coloured by chain, front view.
PDB entry 5gal coloured by chain, side view.
PDB entry 5gal coloured by chain, top view.
Source organism: Homo sapiens
Primary publication:
Structural basis for the recognition of carbohydrates by human galectin-7.
Leonidas DD, Vatzaki EH, Vorum H, Celis JE, Madsen P, Acharya KR
Biochemistry 37 13930-40 (1998)
PMID: 9760227

Function and Biology Details

Biochemical function:
Biological process:
Cellular component:
Sequence domains:
Structure domain:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
homo dimer (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-155680 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecules (2 distinct):
Galectin-7 Chains: A, B
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B
Length: 135 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 14.97 KDa
Source organism: Homo sapiens
Expression system: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P47929 (Residues: 2-136; Coverage: 99%)
Gene names: LGALS7, LGALS7B, PIG1
Sequence domains: Galactoside-binding lectin
Structure domains: Jelly Rolls

Ligands and Environments

Carbohydrate polymer : NEW Components: NAG, GAL
Carbohydrate polymer
No bound ligands
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: EMBL/DESY, HAMBURG BEAMLINE BW7B
Spacegroup: P212121
Unit cell:
a: 54.23Å b: 65.18Å c: 73.39Å
α: 90° β: 90° γ: 90°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.213 0.213 0.296
Expression system: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)

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Citations

24 review citations

Galectins: structure, function and therapeutic potential.
Yang et al. (2008)
23 more

8 mentions without citation

The Structural Biology of Galectin-Ligand Recognition: Current Advances in Modeling Tools, Protein Engineering, and Inhibitor Design.
Modenutti et al. (2019)
7 more