Disease
[ITAM_HUMAN] Genetic variations in ITGAM has been associated with susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus type 6 (SLEB6) [MIM:609939]. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, inflammatory and often febrile multisystemic disorder of connective tissue. It affects principally the skin, joints, kidneys and serosal membranes. It is thought to represent a failure of the regulatory mechanisms of the autoimmune system.
Function
[ITAM_HUMAN] Integrin alpha-M/beta-2 is implicated in various adhesive interactions of monocytes, macrophages and granulocytes as well as in mediating the uptake of complement-coated particles. It is identical with CR-3, the receptor for the iC3b fragment of the third complement component. It probably recognizes the R-G-D peptide in C3b. Integrin alpha-M/beta-2 is also a receptor for fibrinogen, factor X and ICAM1. It recognizes P1 and P2 peptides of fibrinogen gamma chain.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The alpha-I domain, found in the alpha-subunit of the leucocyte integrins such as alphaMbeta2 and alphaLbeta2, switches between the open and closed tertiary conformations, reflecting the high- and low-affinity ligand-binding states of the integrin that are required for regulated cell adhesion and migration. In the present study we show, by using point mutations and engineered disulphide bonds, that ligand affinity can be reduced or increased allosterically by altering the equilibrium between the closed and open states. We determined equilibrium constants for the binding of two ligands, fibrinogen and intercellular cell-adhesion molecule 1, to the alphaM-I domain by surface plasmon resonance, and determined crystal structures of a low-affinity mutant. Locking the domain in the open conformation increases affinity by a factor of no greater than 10, consistent with a closely balanced equilibrium between the two conformations in the absence of ligand. This behaviour contrasts with that of the unliganded alphaL-I domain, for which the equilibrium lies strongly in favour of the closed conformation. These results suggest significant differences in the way the parent integrins regulate I domain conformation and hence ligand affinity.
Engineered allosteric mutants of the integrin alphaMbeta2 I domain: structural and functional studies.,McCleverty CJ, Liddington RC Biochem J. 2003 May 15;372(Pt 1):121-7. PMID:12611591[1]
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References
- ↑ McCleverty CJ, Liddington RC. Engineered allosteric mutants of the integrin alphaMbeta2 I domain: structural and functional studies. Biochem J. 2003 May 15;372(Pt 1):121-7. PMID:12611591 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/BJ20021273
