Structural highlights
Function
SLA_CRODU Snake venom lectin that activates platelets by binding to the platelet collagen receptor glycoprotein VI (GP6) (PubMed:9153205). The indirect activation of integrin alpha-IIb/beta-3 (ITGA2B/ITGB3) also induced by the toxin is upstream the cytoskeletal translocation of GPIb, FcRgamma (FCER1G) and 14-3-3zeta (YWHAZ)(PubMed:16102113).[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Convulxin (CVX), a C-type lectin, isolated from the venom of the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus, causes cardiovascular and respiratory disturbances and is a potent platelet activator which binds to platelet glycoprotein GPVI. The structure of CVX has been solved at 2.4A resolution to a crystallographic residual of 18.6% (R(free)=26.4%). CVX is a disulfide linked heterodimer consisting of homologous alpha and beta chains. The heterodimers are additionally linked by disulfide bridges to form cyclic alpha(4)beta(4)heterotetramers. These domains exhibit significant homology to the carbohydrate-binding domains of C-type lectins, to the factor IX-binding protein (IX-bp), and to flavocetin-A (Fl-A) but sequence and structural differences are observed in both the domains in the putative Ca(2+)and carbohydrate binding regions.
Crystal structure of the platelet activator convulxin, a disulfide-linked alpha4beta4 cyclic tetramer from the venom of Crotalus durissus terrificus.,Murakami MT, Zela SP, Gava LM, Michelan-Duarte S, Cintra AC, Arni RK Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2003 Oct 17;310(2):478-82. PMID:14521935[3]
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References
- ↑ Polgar J, Clemetson JM, Kehrel BE, Wiedemann M, Magnenat EM, Wells TN, Clemetson KJ. Platelet activation and signal transduction by convulxin, a C-type lectin from Crotalus durissus terrificus (tropical rattlesnake) venom via the p62/GPVI collagen receptor. J Biol Chem. 1997 May 23;272(21):13576-83. PMID:9153205
- ↑ Lu Q, Clemetson JM, Clemetson KJ. Translocation of GPIb and Fc receptor gamma-chain to cytoskeleton in mucetin-activated platelets. J Thromb Haemost. 2005 Sep;3(9):2065-76. PMID:16102113 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01481.x
- ↑ Murakami MT, Zela SP, Gava LM, Michelan-Duarte S, Cintra AC, Arni RK. Crystal structure of the platelet activator convulxin, a disulfide-linked alpha4beta4 cyclic tetramer from the venom of Crotalus durissus terrificus. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2003 Oct 17;310(2):478-82. PMID:14521935
