VHS Domain of human GGA1 complexed with SorLA C-terminal PeptideVHS Domain of human GGA1 complexed with SorLA C-terminal Peptide

Structural highlights

3g2s is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.7Å
Ligands:
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Function

SORL_HUMAN Likely to be a multifunctional endocytic receptor, that may be implicated in the uptake of lipoproteins and of proteases. Binds LDL, the major cholesterol-carrying lipoprotein of plasma, and transports it into cells by endocytosis. Binds the receptor-associated protein (RAP). Could play a role in cell-cell interaction.

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The cytosolic adaptors GGA1-3 mediate sorting of transmembrane proteins displaying a C-terminal acidic dileucine motif (DXXLL) in their cytosolic domain. GGA1 and GGA3 contain similar but intrinsic motifs that are believed to serve as autoinhibitory sites activated by the phosphorylation of a serine positioned three residues upstream of the DXXLL motif. In the present study, we have subjected the widely acknowledged concept of GGA1 autoinhibition to a thorough structural and functional examination. We find that (i) the intrinsic motif of GGA1 is inactive, (ii) only C-terminal DXXLL motifs constitute active GGA binding sites, (iii) while aspartates and phosphorylated serines one or two positions upstream of the DXXLL motif increase GGA1 binding, phosphoserines further upstream have little or no influence and (iv) phosphorylation of GGA1 does not affect its conformation or binding to Sortilin and SorLA. Taken together, our findings seem to refute the functional significance of GGA autoinhibition in particular and of intrinsic GGA binding motifs in general.

GGA Autoinhibition Revisited.,Cramer JF, Gustafsen C, Behrens MA, Oliveira CL, Pedersen JS, Madsen P, Petersen CM, Thirup SS Traffic. 2010 Feb;11(2):259-73. Epub 2009 Nov 10. PMID:20015111[1]

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References

  1. Cramer JF, Gustafsen C, Behrens MA, Oliveira CL, Pedersen JS, Madsen P, Petersen CM, Thirup SS. GGA Autoinhibition Revisited. Traffic. 2010 Feb;11(2):259-73. Epub 2009 Nov 10. PMID:20015111 doi:http://dx.doi.org/TRA1017

3g2s, resolution 1.70Å

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