5j5j
From Proteopedia
Crystal structure of a chimera of human Desmocollin-2 EC1 and human Desmoglein-2 EC2-EC5
Structural highlights
Disease[DSC2_HUMAN] Familial isolated arrhythmogenic ventricular dysplasia, right dominant form;Familial isolated arrhythmogenic ventricular dysplasia, biventricular form;Familial isolated arrhythmogenic ventricular dysplasia, left dominant form. The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry. Function[DSC2_HUMAN] Component of intercellular desmosome junctions. Involved in the interaction of plaque proteins and intermediate filaments mediating cell-cell adhesion. May contribute to epidermal cell positioning (stratification) by mediating differential adhesiveness between cells that express different isoforms. Publication Abstract from PubMedDesmosomes are intercellular adhesive junctions that impart strength to vertebrate tissues. Their dense, ordered intercellular attachments are formed by desmogleins (Dsgs) and desmocollins (Dscs), but the nature of trans-cellular interactions between these specialized cadherins is unclear. Here, using solution biophysics and coated-bead aggregation experiments, we demonstrate family-wise heterophilic specificity: All Dsgs form adhesive dimers with all Dscs, with affinities characteristic of each Dsg:Dsc pair. Crystal structures of ectodomains from Dsg2 and Dsg3 and from Dsc1 and Dsc2 show binding through a strand-swap mechanism similar to that of homophilic classical cadherins. However, conserved charged amino acids inhibit Dsg:Dsg and Dsc:Dsc interactions by same-charge repulsion and promote heterophilic Dsg:Dsc interactions through opposite-charge attraction. These findings show that Dsg:Dsc heterodimers represent the fundamental adhesive unit of desmosomes and provide a structural framework for understanding desmosome assembly. Structural basis of adhesive binding by desmocollins and desmogleins.,Harrison OJ, Brasch J, Lasso G, Katsamba PS, Ahlsen G, Honig B, Shapiro L Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Jun 28;113(26):7160-5. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.1606272113. Epub 2016 Jun 13. PMID:27298358[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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