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Crystal Structure of Human E-cadherin bound by mouse monoclonal antibody 66E8Fab
Structural highlights
DiseaseCADH1_HUMAN Defects in CDH1 are the cause of hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) [MIM:137215. An autosomal dominant cancer predisposition syndrome with increased susceptibility to diffuse gastric cancer. Diffuse gastric cancer is a malignant disease characterized by poorly differentiated infiltrating lesions resulting in thickening of the stomach. Malignant tumors start in the stomach, can spread to the esophagus or the small intestine, and can extend through the stomach wall to nearby lymph nodes and organs. It also can metastasize to other parts of the body. Note=Heterozygous germline mutations CDH1 are responsible for familial cases of diffuse gastric cancer. Somatic mutations in the has also been found in patients with sporadic diffuse gastric cancer and lobular breast cancer.[1] [2] Defects in CDH1 are a cause of susceptibility to endometrial cancer (ENDMC) [MIM:608089. Defects in CDH1 are a cause of susceptibility to ovarian cancer (OC) [MIM:167000. Ovarian cancer common malignancy originating from ovarian tissue. Although many histologic types of ovarian neoplasms have been described, epithelial ovarian carcinoma is the most common form. Ovarian cancers are often asymptomatic and the recognized signs and symptoms, even of late-stage disease, are vague. Consequently, most patients are diagnosed with advanced disease. FunctionCADH1_HUMAN Cadherins are calcium-dependent cell adhesion proteins. They preferentially interact with themselves in a homophilic manner in connecting cells; cadherins may thus contribute to the sorting of heterogeneous cell types. CDH1 is involved in mechanisms regulating cell-cell adhesions, mobility and proliferation of epithelial cells. Has a potent invasive suppressor role. It is a ligand for integrin alpha-E/beta-7.[3] E-Cad/CTF2 promotes non-amyloidogenic degradation of Abeta precursors. Has a strong inhibitory effect on APP C99 and C83 production.[4] SMT3_YEAST Not known; suppressor of MIF2 mutations. Publication Abstract from PubMedE-cadherin adhesion is regulated at the cell surface, a process that can be replicated by activating antibodies. We use cryo-electron microscopy (EM) and X-ray crystallography to examine functional states of the cadherin adhesive dimer. This dimer is mediated by N-terminal beta strand-swapping involving Trp2, and forms via a different transient X-dimer intermediate. X-dimers are observed in cryo-EM along with monomers and strand-swap dimers, indicating that X-dimers form stable interactions. A novel EC4-mediated dimer was also observed. Activating Fab binding caused no gross structural changes in E-cadherin monomers, but can facilitate strand swapping. Moreover, activating Fab binding is incompatible with the formation of the X-dimer. Both cryo-EM and X-ray crystallography reveal a distinctive twisted strand-swap dimer conformation caused by an outward shift in the N-terminal beta strand that may represent a strengthened state. Thus, regulation of adhesion involves changes in cadherin dimer configurations. Regulation of multiple dimeric states of E-cadherin by adhesion activating antibodies revealed through Cryo-EM and X-ray crystallography.,Maker A, Bolejack M, Schecterson L, Hammerson B, Abendroth J, Edwards TE, Staker B, Myler PJ, Gumbiner BM PNAS Nexus. 2022 Aug 19;1(4):pgac163. doi: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac163. eCollection , 2022 Sep. PMID:36157596[5] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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