the crystal structure of the carbohydrate recognition domain of the glycoprotein sorting receptor p58/ergic-53 reveals a novel metal binding site and conformational changes associated with calcium ion binding
Lectins are structurally diverse proteins that bind to specific carbohydrates. This family includes the VIP36 and ERGIC-53lectins.[1] Although proteins containing this domain were originally identified as a family of animal lectins, there are also yeast representatives.[1]
ERGIC-53 is a 53kDa protein, localised to the intermediate region between the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus (ER-Golgi-Intermediate Compartment, ERGIC). It was identified as a calcium-dependent, mannose-specific lectin.[2] Its dysfunction has been associated with combined factors V and VIII deficiency, suggesting an important and substrate-specific role for ERGIC-53 in the glycoprotein-secreting pathway.[2][3]
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^Velloso LM, Svensson K, Pettersson RF, Lindqvist Y (December 2003). "The crystal structure of the carbohydrate-recognition domain of the glycoprotein sorting receptor p58/ERGIC-53 reveals an unpredicted metal-binding site and conformational changes associated with calcium ion binding". J. Mol. Biol. 334 (5): 845–51. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2003.10.031. PMID14643651.