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Crystal structure of the haemopexin-like C-terminal domain of gelatinase A

The crystal structure of the haemopexin-like C-terminal domain of gelatinase A reveals that it is a four-bladed β-propeller protein. The four blades are arranged around a channel-like opening in which Ca2+ and a Na-Cl+ion pair are bound.

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Libson, A., Gittis, A., Collier, I. et al. Crystal structure of the haemopexin-like C-terminal domain of gelatinase A. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2, 938–942 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb1195-938

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