1j7n

X-ray diffraction
2.3Å resolution

Anthrax Toxin Lethal factor

Released:

Function and Biology Details

Reaction catalysed:
Preferred amino acids around the cleavage site can be denoted BBBBxHx-|-H, in which B denotes Arg or Lys, H denotes a hydrophobic amino acid, and x is any amino acid. The only known protein substrates are mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase kinases.
Biochemical function:
Cellular component:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
homo dimer (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-147529 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
Lethal factor Chains: A, B
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B
Length: 776 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 90.36 KDa
Source organism: Bacillus anthracis
Expression system: Bacillus anthracis
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P15917 (Residues: 34-809; Coverage: 100%)
Gene names: BXA0172, GBAA_pXO1_0172, lef, pXO1-107
Sequence domains:
Structure domains:

Ligands and Environments

2 bound ligands:
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: SRS BEAMLINE PX9.6
Spacegroup: P21
Unit cell:
a: 96.201Å b: 137.461Å c: 98.547Å
α: 90° β: 98.35° γ: 90°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.229 0.229 0.261
Expression system: Bacillus anthracis