Integrin conformational regulation: Uncoupling extension/tail separation from changes in the head region by a multiresolution approach
Integrin conformational regulation: Uncoupling extension/tail separation from changes in the head region by a multiresolution approach
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DOI:
10.1016/j.str.2008.02.019
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发表时间:
2008-06-01
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5.7
通讯作者:
Hantgan, Roy R.
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作者:
Rocco, Mattia;Rosano, Camillo;Hantgan, Roy R.
Integrin-dependent adhesion and signaling are regulated by conformational changes whose details remain controversial. Crystallography revealed bent shapes for resting and primed integrin ectodomains, whereas large, ligand-induced rearrangements in other constructs suggested extension, "opening," and tail separation. We have used experimental/ computed hydrodynamics to discriminate among different alpha(v)beta(3) and alpha(IIb)beta(3) atomic models built on X-ray, NMR, and EM data. In contrast with X-ray structures and EM maps, hydrodynamics indicate that resting integrins are already extended. Furthermore, the hydrodynamics of an alpha(v)beta(3) ectodomain-fibronectin fragment complex support opening via additional head region conformational changes (hybrid domain swing-out), but without tail separation. Likewise, frictional changes induced by priming agents in full-length alpha(IIb)beta(3) correlate well with the swing-out coupled to a simple transmembrane helix shift in an extended, electron tomography-based model. Extension and immediate tail separation are then uncoupled from head region rearrangements following activation, thus underscoring integrins' delicate, finely tuned plasticity.