Copper in the structure of Rusticyanin (Rc) From Thiobacillus Ferrooxidans (pdb 1rcy)

The binding sites of Copper atom in the structure of Rusticyanin (Rc) From Thiobacillus Ferrooxidans (pdb code 1rcy). This binding sites where shown with 5.0 Angstroms radius around Copper atom. The 1rcy structure was solved by R.L.WALTER, A.M.FRIEDMAN, S.E.EALICK, R.C.BLAKE II, P.PROCTOR, M.SHOHAM, with X-Ray Crystallography technique, brief refinement statistics is given in the table below: Resolution (A) 10.0-1.9 Space group P1211 a (A) 32.510 b (A) 60.670 c (A) 38.140 alpha (°) 90.00 beta (°) 108.42 gamma (°) 90.00 Rfactor (%) 17.5 Rfree (%) 25.2 Copper Binding Sites: Copper binding site 1 out of 1 in 1rcy Click to enlarge Click to enlarge Mono- and Stereo- picture of 5.0 Angstrom coordination sphere 1 of Copper in the PDB 1rcy. Coordination sphere was calculated for all residues within 5.0 Angstroms distance from the central Copper atom, shown by VdW sphere Residues shown as a stick model or VDW spheres: A: Pro52, A: His85, A: Ser86, A: Cys138, A: Ile140, A: His143, A: Met148, conact list: Atom Atom Distance (A) Cu CB A:Pro52 4.87 Cu NE2 A:His85 4.19 Cu N A:His85 4.71 Cu CB A:His85 3.39 Cu ND1 A:His85 2.04 Cu CD2 A:His85 4.21 Cu C A:His85 4.89 Cu CE1 A:His85 3.03 Cu CG A:His85 3.06 Cu CA A:His85 3.81 Cu N A:Ser86 4.80 Cu CB A:Cys138 3.22 Cu SG A:Cys138 2.26 Cu CA A:Cys138 4.64 Cu N A:Ile140 4.86 Cu CB A:Ile140 4.07 Cu CD1 A:Ile140 4.02 Cu CG2 A:Ile140 4.96 Cu CG1 A:Ile140 4.19 Cu NE2 A:His143 4.01 Cu CB A:His143 3.44 Cu ND1 A:His143 1.89 Cu CD2 A:His143 4.10 Cu CE1 A:His143 2.82 Cu CG A:His143 2.99 Cu CA A:His143 4.94 Cu CB A:Met148 4.88 Cu CE A:Met148 3.68 Cu CG A:Met148 4.37 Cu SD A:Met148 2.88 interactive model: