Structural highlights
Function
[NID1_MOUSE] Sulfated glycoprotein widely distributed in basement membranes and tightly associated with laminin. Also binds to collagen IV and perlecan. It probably has a role in cell-extracellular matrix interactions.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Nidogen, an invariant component of basement membranes, is a multifunctional protein that interacts with most other major basement membrane proteins. Here, we report the crystal structure of the mouse nidogen-1 G2 fragment, which contains binding sites for collagen IV and perlecan. The structure is composed of an EGF-like domain and an 11-stranded beta-barrel with a central helix. The beta-barrel domain has unexpected similarity to green fluorescent protein. A large surface patch on the beta-barrel is strikingly conserved in all metazoan nidogens. Site-directed mutagenesis demonstrates that the conserved residues are involved in perlecan binding.
Crystal structure and mutational analysis of a perlecan-binding fragment of nidogen-1.,Hopf M, Gohring W, Ries A, Timpl R, Hohenester E Nat Struct Biol. 2001 Jul;8(7):634-40. PMID:11427896[1]
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References
- ↑ Hopf M, Gohring W, Ries A, Timpl R, Hohenester E. Crystal structure and mutational analysis of a perlecan-binding fragment of nidogen-1. Nat Struct Biol. 2001 Jul;8(7):634-40. PMID:11427896 doi:10.1038/89683
