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MOLECULAR CELL
卷 31, 期 3, 页码 432-437出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2008.06.022
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- NIH
- Academy of Finland
- Sigrid Juselius Foundation
- MEC of Spain [BFU2005-05972]
Integrins are cell surface receptors that transduce signals bidirectionally across the plasma membrane. The key event of integrin signaling is the allosteric regulation between its ligand-binding site and the C-terminal helix (alpha 7) of integrin's inserted (1) domain. A significant axial movement of the alpha 7 helix is associated with the open, active conformation of integrins. We describe the crystal structure of an engineered high-affinity I domain from the integrin alpha(L)beta(2) (LFA-1) alpha subunit in complex with the N-terminal two domains of ICAM-5, an adhesion molecule expressed in telencephalic neurons. The finding that the a7 helix swings out and inserts into a neighboring I domain in an upside-down orientation in the crystals implies an intrinsically unusual mobility of this helix. This remarkable feature allows the alpha 7 helix to trigger integrin's large-scale conformational changes with little energy penalty. It serves as a mechanistic example of how a weakly bound adhesion molecule works in signaling.
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