Structural highlights
Function
UNC5D_RAT Receptor for the netrin NTN4 that promotes neuronal cell survival. Plays a role in cell-cell adhesion and cell guidance. Receptor for netrin involved in cell migration. Plays a role in axon guidance by mediating axon repulsion of neuronal growth cones in the developing nervous system upon ligand binding. May play a role in apoptosis in response to DNA damage. It also acts as a dependence receptor required for apoptosis induction when not associated with netrin ligand (By similarity). Mediates cell-cell adhesion via its interaction with FLRT3 on an adjacent cell (By similarity).[UniProtKB:Q6UXZ4][UniProtKB:Q8K1S2]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Latrophilin adhesion-GPCRs (Lphn1-3 or ADGRL1-3) and Unc5 cell guidance receptors (Unc5A-D) interact with FLRT proteins (FLRT1-3), thereby promoting cell adhesion and repulsion, respectively. How the three proteins interact and function simultaneously is poorly understood. We show that Unc5D interacts with FLRT2 in cis, controlling cell adhesion in response to externally presented Lphn3. The ectodomains of the three proteins bind cooperatively. Crystal structures of the ternary complex formed by the extracellular domains reveal that Lphn3 dimerizes when bound to FLRT2:Unc5, resulting in a stoichiometry of 1:1:2 (FLRT2:Unc5D:Lphn3). This 1:1:2 complex further dimerizes to form a larger 'super-complex' (2:2:4), using a previously undescribed binding motif in the Unc5D TSP1 domain. Molecular dynamics simulations, point-directed mutagenesis and mass spectrometry demonstrate the stability and molecular properties of these complexes. Our data exemplify how receptors increase their functional repertoire by forming different context-dependent higher-order complexes.
Super-complexes of adhesion GPCRs and neural guidance receptors.,Jackson VA, Mehmood S, Chavent M, Roversi P, Carrasquero M, Del Toro D, Seyit-Bremer G, Ranaivoson FM, Comoletti D, Sansom MS, Robinson CV, Klein R, Seiradake E Nat Commun. 2016 Apr 19;7:11184. doi: 10.1038/ncomms11184. PMID:27091502[1]
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- ↑ Jackson VA, Mehmood S, Chavent M, Roversi P, Carrasquero M, Del Toro D, Seyit-Bremer G, Ranaivoson FM, Comoletti D, Sansom MS, Robinson CV, Klein R, Seiradake E. Super-complexes of adhesion GPCRs and neural guidance receptors. Nat Commun. 2016 Apr 19;7:11184. doi: 10.1038/ncomms11184. PMID:27091502 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11184
