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CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY
卷 56, 期 -, 页码 56-63出版社
CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2018.11.007
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- Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator Award [101748/Z/13/Z]
- Wellcome Trust [101748/Z/13/Z] Funding Source: Wellcome Trust
A unique O-mannose-linked glycan on the transmembrane protein dystroglycan binds a number of extracellular matrix proteins containing laminin G-like (LG) domains. The dystroglycan-matrix interaction is essential for muscle function: disrupted biosynthesis of the matrix-binding modification causes several forms of muscular dystrophy. The complete chemical structure of this modification has been deciphered in the past few years. We now know that LG domains bind to a glycosaminoglycan-like polysaccharide of [-3GlcA beta 1,3Xyl alpha 1-] units, termed matriglycan, that is attached to a highly unusual heptasaccharide linker. X-ray crystallography has revealed the principles of Ca2+-dependent matriglycan binding by LG domains. In this review, the new structural insights are applied to the growing number of LG domain-containing proteins that bind dystroglycan. It is proposed that LG domains be recognised as 'D-type' lectins to indicate their conserved function in dystroglycan binding.
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