4xbq

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Galectins represent beta-galactoside-binding proteins and are known to bind Galbeta1-3/4GlcNAc disaccharides (abbreviated as LN1 and LN2, respectively). Despite high sequence and structural homology shared by the carbohydrate recognition domain (CRD) of all galectin members, how each galectin displays different sugar-binding specificity still remains ambiguous. Herein we provided the first structural evidence of human galectins-1, 3-CRD and 7 in complex with LN1. Galectins-1 and 3 were shown to have higher affinity for LN2 than for LN1, while galectin-7 displayed the reversed specificity. In comparison with the previous LN2-complexed structures, the results indicated that the average glycosidic torsion angle of galectin-bound LN1 (psiLN1 approximately 135 degrees ) was significantly differed from that of galectin-bound LN2 (psiLN2 approximately -108 degrees ), i.e. the GlcNAc moiety adopted a different orientation to maintain essential interactions. Furthermore, we also identified an Arg-Asp/Glu-Glu-Arg salt-bridge network and the corresponding loop (to position the second Asp/Glu residue) critical for the LN1/2-binding preference.

Structural Basis Underlying the Binding Preference of Human Galectins-1, -3 and -7 for Galbeta1-3/4GlcNAc.,Hsieh TJ, Lin HY, Tu Z, Huang BS, Wu SC, Lin CH PLoS One. 2015 May 6;10(5):e0125946. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125946., eCollection 2015. PMID:25945972^[1]

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