Structural highlights
Function
[TENS_CHICK] May be involved in cell migration, cartilage development and in linking signal transduction pathways to the cytoskeleton.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Tensin is a cytoskeletal protein that links integrins to the actin cytoskeleton at sites of cell-matrix adhesion. Here we describe the crystal structure of the phosphotyrosine-binding (PTB) domain of tensin1, and show that it binds integrins in an NPxY-dependent fashion. Alanine mutagenesis of both the PTB domain and integrin tails supports a model of integrin binding similar to that of the PTB-like domain of talin. However, we also show that phosphorylation of the NPxY tyrosine, which disrupts talin binding, has a negligible effect on tensin binding. This suggests that tyrosine phosphorylation of integrin, which occurs during the maturation of focal adhesions, could act as a switch to promote the migration of tensin-integrin complexes into fibronectin-mediated fibrillar adhesions.
Structure of the PTB domain of tensin1 and a model for its recruitment to fibrillar adhesions.,McCleverty CJ, Lin DC, Liddington RC Protein Sci. 2007 Jun;16(6):1223-9. Epub 2007 May 1. PMID:17473008[1]
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References
- ↑ McCleverty CJ, Lin DC, Liddington RC. Structure of the PTB domain of tensin1 and a model for its recruitment to fibrillar adhesions. Protein Sci. 2007 Jun;16(6):1223-9. Epub 2007 May 1. PMID:17473008 doi:10.1110/ps.072798707
