2fdp

X-ray diffraction
2.5Å resolution

Crystal structure of beta-secretase complexed with an amino-ethylene inhibitor

Released:

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, C
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B, C
Length: 388 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 43.26 KDa
Source organism: Homo sapiens
Expression system: Escherichia coli BL21
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P56817 (Residues: 59-446; Coverage: 81%)
Gene names: BACE, BACE1, KIAA1149
Sequence domains: Eukaryotic aspartyl protease
Structure domains: Acid Proteases

Ligands and Environments

1 bound ligand:
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: SSRL BEAMLINE BL1-5
Spacegroup: P21
Unit cell:
a: 81.189Å b: 102.188Å c: 99.53Å
α: 90° β: 103.21° γ: 90°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.227 0.225 0.254
Expression system: Escherichia coli BL21