Journal
FEBS LETTERS
Volume 583, Issue 1, Pages 19-24Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2008.11.023
Keywords
Fibroblast growth factor-21; beta-Klotho; Fibroblast growth factor receptor; Partial agonist
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Fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF21) signaling requires the presence of b-Klotho, a co-receptor with a very short cytoplasmic domain. Here we show that FGF21 binds directly to b-Klotho through its Cterminus. Serial C-terminal truncations of FGF21 weakened or even abrogated its interaction with b-Klotho in a Biacore assay, and led to gradual loss of potency in a luciferase reporter assay but with little effect on maximal response. In contrast, serial N-terminal truncations of FGF21 had no impact on b-Klotho binding. Interestingly, several of them exhibited characteristics of partial agonists with minimal effects on potency. These data demonstrate that the C-terminus of FGF21 is critical for binding to b-Klotho and the N-terminus is critical for fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) activation.
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