4qaf

Crystal structure of an engineered lipocalin (Anticalin) in complex with VEGF(8-109)

Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
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1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

Lipocalin-1

Homo sapiens

UniProt P31025

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Protein heterocomplex Heteromer Protein 4 Vascular endothelial growth factor A × 2 (P15692) 10-{(1R,2R)-2-[(2E)-hex-2-en-1-yl]cyclopropyl}decanoic acid × 2 SULFATE ION × 3 ACETATE ION × 1 water × 4 Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name LCN1_HUMAN
Isoform —
PDB entities 1
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain A; PDBConstruct 1–152; UniProt 23–174 Author chain B; PDBConstruct 1–152; UniProt 23–174

Vascular endothelial growth factor A

Homo sapiens

UniProt P15692

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Protein heterocomplex Heteromer Protein 4 Lipocalin-1 × 2 (P31025) 10-{(1R,2R)-2-[(2E)-hex-2-en-1-yl]cyclopropyl}decanoic acid × 2 SULFATE ION × 3 ACETATE ION × 1 water × 4 Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name VEGFA_HUMAN
Isoform —
PDB entities 2
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain C; PDBConstruct 1–102; UniProt 34–135 Author chain D; PDBConstruct 1–102; UniProt 34–135

The page prioritizes protein identity, the current assembly, associated components, oligomeric state and cross-PDB links. Chain mapping and sequence ranges are retained as data evidence. Internal IDs, import timestamps and assembly operation expressions are maintenance fields and are not shown here.

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2. Structure Basics 2. Structure Basics

Entry ID entry_id4qaf
Deposition date deposition_date2014-05-04
Structure title titleCrystal structure of an engineered lipocalin (Anticalin) in complex with VEGF(8-109)
Keywords keywordsbeta-barrel, binding protein, engineered lipocalin, TRANSPORT PROTEIN-SIGNALING PROTEIN complex; TRANSPORT PROTEIN/SIGNALING PROTEIN
Experimental Method methodX-RAY DIFFRACTION
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3. Official assembly/model SAXS Official SAXS Profiles

This page reads only the latest assembly calculations. Every curve maps to an explicit PDB entry, official biological assembly and coordinate model.

4qaf__assembly_1__model_1

Assembly 1 · Model 1 · CRYSOL 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)

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4qaf__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

10-2 10-1 105 106 107 q (1/Angstrom) I(q)
100 plotted points; both axes use logarithmic scales.

4qaf__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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Rg(Guinier)27.78 Å
Rg (electron density)28.14 Å
Total Rg28.59 Å
Atom count3090
Residues389
Excluded volume55463 ų
Maximum q0.500 Å⁻¹
Assembly Model Structure unit Oligomeric description Status CRYSOL Actions
1 1 4qaf__assembly_1__model_1 tetrameric (4) Success 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef) View Download
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4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

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5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (6)

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6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 4 domains

SCOP 2.08 (2 domains)

Domain ID domain_idd4qafc_
Class classg — Small proteins
Fold Fold foldg.17 — Cystine-knot cytokines
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilyg.17.1 — Cystine-knot cytokines
Family Family familyg.17.1.1 — Platelet-derived growth factor-like
Domain ID domain_idd4qafd_
Class classg — Small proteins
Fold Fold foldg.17 — Cystine-knot cytokines
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilyg.17.1 — Cystine-knot cytokines
Family Family familyg.17.1.1 — Platelet-derived growth factor-like

CATH v4.4 (2 domains)

Domain ID domain_id4qafC00
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture10 — Ribbon
Topology topology90 — Cystine Knot Cytokines, subunit B
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Cystine-knot cytokines
Domain ID domain_id4qafD00
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture10 — Ribbon
Topology topology90 — Cystine Knot Cytokines, subunit B
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Cystine-knot cytokines
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7. Citations (1)