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Structure of C. elegans UNC-5 IG 1+2 DomainsStructure of C. elegans UNC-5 IG 1+2 Domains
Structural highlights
FunctionUNC5_CAEEL Receptor for netrin (unc-6) required for axon guidance (PubMed:11454756, PubMed:8332188). Mediates axon repulsion of neuronal growth cones in the developing nervous system upon ligand binding (PubMed:11454756, PubMed:1384987, PubMed:8332188, PubMed:9473333). Axon migration is mediated by the secreted unc-6, which promotes attraction of neurons and axons through binding to the unc-40 receptor, while repulsion requires both unc-5 and unc-40 receptors (PubMed:11454756, PubMed:9473333). Involved in the ventral-dorsal and anterior-posterior migration of distal tip cells along the body, which may be mediated by Wnt receptor mom-5, ced-10/Rac, ced-12/ELMO and mig-2/RhoG (PubMed:10631179, PubMed:17716643, PubMed:26292279).[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Publication Abstract from PubMedNetrins dictate attractive and repulsive responses during axon growth and cell migration, where the presence of the receptor Uncoordinated-5 (UNC-5) on target cells results in repulsion. Here, we showed that UNC-5 is a heparin-binding protein, determined its structure bound to a heparin fragment, and could modulate UNC-5-heparin affinity using a directed evolution platform or structure-based rational design. We demonstrated that UNC-5 and UNC-6/netrin form a large, stable, and rigid complex in the presence of heparin, and heparin and UNC-5 exclude the attractive UNC-40/DCC receptor from binding to UNC-6/netrin to a large extent. Caenorhabditis elegans with a heparin-binding-deficient UNC-5 fail to establish proper gonad morphology due to abrogated cell migration, which relies on repulsive UNC-5 signaling in response to UNC-6. Combining UNC-5 mutations targeting heparin and UNC-6/netrin contacts results in complete cell migration and axon guidance defects. Our findings establish repulsive netrin responses to be mediated through a glycosaminoglycan-regulated macromolecular complex. Structural insights into the formation of repulsive netrin guidance complexes.,Priest JM, Nichols EL, Smock RG, Hopkins JB, Mendoza JL, Meijers R, Shen K, Ozkan E Sci Adv. 2024 Feb 16;10(7):eadj8083. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adj8083. Epub 2024 Feb , 16. PMID:38363837[8] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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