4um9 | pdb_00004um9
Crystal structure of alpha V beta 6 with peptide
Structural highlights
DiseaseTGFB3_HUMAN Defects in TGFB3 are a cause of familial arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia type 1 (ARVD1) [MIM:107970; also known as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy 1 (ARVC1). ARVD is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by partial degeneration of the myocardium of the right ventricle, electrical instability, and sudden death. It is clinically defined by electrocardiographic and angiographic criteria; pathologic findings, replacement of ventricular myocardium with fatty and fibrous elements, preferentially involve the right ventricular free wall.[1] FunctionTGFB3_HUMAN Involved in embryogenesis and cell differentiation. Publication Abstract from PubMedEight integrin alpha-beta heterodimers recognize ligands with an Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) motif. However, the structural mechanism by which integrins differentiate among extracellular proteins with RGD motifs is not understood. Here, crystal structures, mutations and peptide-affinity measurements show that alphaVbeta6 binds with high affinity to a RGDLXXL/I motif within the prodomains of TGF-beta1 and TGF-beta3. The LXXL/I motif forms an amphipathic alpha-helix that binds in a hydrophobic pocket in the beta6 subunit. Elucidation of the basis for ligand binding specificity by the integrin beta subunit reveals contributions by three different betaI-domain loops, which we designate specificity-determining loops (SDLs) 1, 2 and 3. Variation in a pair of single key residues in SDL1 and SDL3 correlates with the variation of the entire beta subunit in integrin evolution, thus suggesting a paradigmatic role in overall beta-subunit function. Structural determinants of integrin beta-subunit specificity for latent TGF-beta,Dong X, Hudson NE, Lu C, Springer TA Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2014 Nov 10. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.2905. PMID:25383667[2] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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