Letter to the Editor:: 1H, 13C and 15N backbone resonance assignments of the hyaluronan-binding domain of CD44
Letter to the Editor:: 1H, 13C and 15N backbone resonance assignments of the hyaluronan-binding domain of CD44
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DOI:
10.1023/b:jnmr.0000019465.12250.e0
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发表时间:
2004-05-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Shimada, I
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作者:
Takeda, M;Terasawa, H;Shimada, I
CD44 is the main cell surface receptor for hyaluronic acid (HA), and the binding of CD44 to HA has been implicated in both cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix (ECM) components and cellular signaling cascades (Lesley et al., 1993; Naor et al., 1997). CD44 contains a functional HA-binding domain (HABD) composed of a Link module with N-and C-terminal extensions. Link modules are found in several ECM molecules and the protein product of tumor necrosis factor-stimulated gene-6 (TSG-6)(Day et al., 2002). The three-dimensional structure and ligand-binding site of the TSG-6 Link module have already been determined by NMR (Kohda et al., 1996; Kahmann et al., 2000). In addition to the Link module, CD44 requires N-and C-terminal extensions for its proper folding and the functional activity, but no structural information about CD44 is available. Here we report the 1H, 13C and 15N backbone resonance assignments for the CD44 HABD. The assignments obtained from the present study will be used to elucidate the HA-recognition mode of CD44 HABD by cross-saturation and chemical shift perturbation experiments.