Structural analysis of collagen type I interactions with human fibronectin reveals a cooperative binding mode.
Structural analysis of collagen type I interactions with human fibronectin reveals a cooperative binding mode.
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I型I型与人纤连蛋白的胶原蛋白相互作用的结构分析揭示了一种合作结合模式。
DOI:
10.1074/jbc.m113.469841
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发表时间:
2013-06-14
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Vakonakis I
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Erat MC;Sladek B;Campbell ID;Vakonakis I
Background: The fibronectin (FN)-collagen interaction is important for cell adhesion and migration. Results: FN modules 8–9FnI interact with two distinct sites in both chains of collagen I. All six collagen-binding FN modules interact cooperatively with a single collagen site. Conclusion: Collagen I possesses four equipotent sites for FN. Significance: We have mapped FN binding to collagen I and demonstrated the first cooperative interaction. Despite its biological importance, the interaction between fibronectin (FN) and collagen, two abundant and crucial tissue components, has not been well characterized on a structural level. Here, we analyzed the four interactions formed between epitopes of collagen type I and the collagen-binding fragment (gelatin-binding domain (GBD)) of human FN using solution NMR, fluorescence, and small angle x-ray scattering methods. Collagen association with FN modules 8–9FnI occurs through a conserved structural mechanism but exhibits a 400-fold disparity in affinity between collagen sites. This disparity is reduced in the full-length GBD, as 6FnI1–2FnII7FnI binds a specific collagen epitope next to the weakest 8–9FnI-binding site. The cooperative engagement of all GBD modules with collagen results in four broadly equipotent FN-collagen interaction sites. Collagen association stabilizes a distinct monomeric GBD conformation in solution, giving further evidence to the view that FN fragments form well defined functional and structural units.