Publication Abstract from PubMed
Megalin, an approx. 600 kDa transmembrane glycoprotein that acts as multi-ligand transporter, is a member of the low density lipoprotein receptor gene family. Several cysteine-rich repeats, each consisting of about 40 residues, are responsible for the multispecific binding of ligands. The solution structure of the twelfth cysteine-rich ligand-binding repeat with class A motif found in megalin features two short beta-strands and two helical turns, yielding the typical fold with a I-III, II-V and IV-VI disulfide bridge connectivity pattern and a calcium coordination site at the C-terminal end. The resulting differences in electrostatic surface potential compared to other ligand-binding modules of this gene family, however, may be responsible for the functional divergence.
Solution structure of the twelfth cysteine-rich ligand-binding repeat in rat megalin.,Wolf CA, Dancea F, Shi M, Bade-Noskova V, Ruterjans H, Kerjaschki D, Lucke C J Biomol NMR. 2007 Apr;37(4):321-8. Epub 2007 Jan 24. PMID:17245526[1]
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