Integrin AlphaVBeta3 ectodomain bound to the tenth domain of FibronectinIntegrin AlphaVBeta3 ectodomain bound to the tenth domain of Fibronectin

Structural highlights

4mmx is a 3 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 3.32Å
Ligands:, , ,
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

ITAV_HUMAN The alpha-V integrins are receptors for vitronectin, cytotactin, fibronectin, fibrinogen, laminin, matrix metalloproteinase-2, osteopontin, osteomodulin, prothrombin, thrombospondin and vWF. They recognize the sequence R-G-D in a wide array of ligands. In case of HIV-1 infection, the interaction with extracellular viral Tat protein seems to enhance angiogenesis in Kaposi's sarcoma lesions.

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Integrins are important therapeutic targets. However, current RGD-based anti-integrin drugs are also partial agonists, inducing conformational changes that trigger potentially fatal immune reactions and paradoxical cell adhesion. Here we describe the first crystal structure of alphaVbeta3 bound to a physiologic ligand, the tenth type III RGD domain of wild-type fibronectin (wtFN10), or to a high-affinity mutant (hFN10) shown here to act as a pure antagonist. Comparison of these structures revealed a central pi-pi interaction between Trp1496 in the RGD-containing loop of hFN10 and Tyr122 of the beta3 subunit that blocked conformational changes triggered by wtFN10 and trapped hFN10-bound alphaVbeta3 in an inactive conformation. Removing the Trp1496 or Tyr122 side chains or reorienting Trp1496 away from Tyr122 converted hFN10 into a partial agonist. These findings offer new insights into the mechanism of integrin activation and a basis for the design of RGD-based pure antagonists.

Structural basis for pure antagonism of integrin alphaVbeta3 by a high-affinity form of fibronectin.,Van Agthoven JF, Xiong JP, Alonso JL, Rui X, Adair BD, Goodman SL, Arnaout MA Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2014 Apr;21(4):383-8. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.2797. Epub 2014 Mar , 23. PMID:24658351[1]

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References

  1. Van Agthoven JF, Xiong JP, Alonso JL, Rui X, Adair BD, Goodman SL, Arnaout MA. Structural basis for pure antagonism of integrin alphaVbeta3 by a high-affinity form of fibronectin. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2014 Apr;21(4):383-8. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.2797. Epub 2014 Mar , 23. PMID:24658351 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.2797

4mmx, resolution 3.32Å

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