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Crystal structure of afadin PDZ domain in complex with the C-terminal peptide from nectin-3
Structural highlights
FunctionAFAD_MOUSE Belongs to an adhesion system, probably together with the E-cadherin-catenin system, which plays a role in the organization of homotypic, interneuronal and heterotypic cell-cell adherens junctions (AJs). Nectin- and actin-filament-binding protein that connects nectin to the actin cytoskeleton. May play a key role in the organization of epithelial structures of the embryonic ectoderm.[1] NECT3_MOUSE Plays a role in cell-cell adhesion through heterophilic trans-interactions with nectins-like or other nectins, such as trans-interaction with NECTIN2 at Sertoli-spermatid junctions. Trans-interaction with PVR induces activation of CDC42 and RAC small G proteins through common signaling molecules such as SRC and RAP1. Also involved in the formation of cell-cell junctions, including adherens junctions and synapses. Induces endocytosis-mediated down-regulation of PVR from the cell surface, resulting in reduction of cell movement and proliferation. Plays a role in the morphology of the ciliary body.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Publication Abstract from PubMedAfadin, a scaffold protein localized in adherens junctions (AJs), links nectins to the actin cytoskeleton. Nectins are the major cell adhesion molecules of AJs. At the initial stage of cell-cell junction formation, the nectin-afadin interaction plays an indispensable role in AJ biogenesis via recruiting and tethering other components. The afadin PDZ domain (AFPDZ) is responsible for binding the cytoplasmic C-terminus of nectins. AFPDZ is a class II PDZ domain member, which prefers ligands containing a class II PDZ-binding motif, X-Phi-X-Phi (Phi, hydrophobic residues); both nectins and other physiological AFPDZ targets contain this class II motif. Here, we report the first crystal structure of the AFPDZ in complex with the nectin-3 C-terminal peptide containing the class II motif. We engineered the nectin-3 C-terminal peptide and AFPDZ to produce an AFPDZ-nectin-3 fusion protein and succeeded in obtaining crystals of this complex as a dimer. This novel dimer interface was created by forming an antiparallel beta sheet between beta2 strands. A major structural change compared with the known AFPDZ structures was observed in the alpha2 helix. We found an approximately 2.5 A-wider ligand-binding groove, which allows the PDZ to accept bulky class II ligands. Apparently, the last three amino acids of the nectin-3 C-terminus were sufficient to bind AFPDZ, in which the two hydrophobic residues are important. Crystal structure of afadin PDZ domain-nectin-3 complex shows the structural plasticity of the ligand-binding site.,Fujiwara Y, Goda N, Tamashiro T, Narita H, Satomura K, Tenno T, Nakagawa A, Oda M, Suzuki M, Sakisaka T, Takai Y, Hiroaki H Protein Sci. 2015 Mar;24(3):376-85. doi: 10.1002/pro.2628. Epub 2015 Jan 13. PMID:25534554[7] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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Categories: Large Structures | Mus musculus | Fujiwara Y | Goda N | Hiroaki H | Nakagawa A | Narita H | Sakisaka T | Satomura K | Suzuki M
