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CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 24, Issue 1, Pages 107-115Publisher
CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2011.10.004
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- NCI NIH HHS [R37 CA031798, R37 CA031798-32] Funding Source: Medline
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Integrins dynamically equilibrate between three conformational states on cell surfaces. A bent conformation has a closed headpiece. Two extended conformations contain either a closed or an open headpiece. Headpiece opening involves hybrid domain swing-out and a 70 angstrom separation at the integrin knees, which is conveyed by allostery from the hybrid-proximal end of the beta I domain to a 3 angstrom rearrangement of the ligand-binding site at the opposite end of the beta I domain. Both bent-closed and extended-closed integrins have low affinity, whereas extended-open integrin affinity is 10(3) to 10(4) higher. lntegrin-mediated adhesion requires the extended-open conformation, which in physiological contexts is stabilized by post-ligand binding events. Integrins thus discriminate between substrate-bound and soluble ligands. Analysis of LFA-1-ICAM-1 interactions in the immunological synapse suggests that bond lifetimes are on the order of seconds, which is consistent with high affinity interactions subjected to cytoskeletal forces that increase the dissociation rate. LFA-1 beta I domain antagonists abrogate function in the immunological synapse, further supporting a critical role for high affinity LFA-1.
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