期刊
CELLS
卷 8, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells8080932
关键词
receptor tyrosine kinases; TrkB; preformed dimer; extracellular juxtamembrane motif; antibodies; brain-derived neurotrophic factor
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资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81501105, 31730034]
- Shenzhen Science Technology and Innovation Commission [JCYJ20180508152240368, JCYJ20170411152419928]
- Ministry of Education (Thousand Talent Program)
- Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission [Z151100003915118]
Receptor tyrosine kinases are believed to be activated through ligand-induced dimerization. We now demonstrate that in cultured neurons, a substantial amount of endogenous TrkB, the receptor for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), exists as an inactive preformed dimer, and the application of BDNF activates the pre-existing dimer. Deletion of the extracellular juxtamembrane motif (EJM) of TrkB increased the amount of preformed dimer, suggesting an inhibitory role of EJM on dimer formation. Further, binding of an agonistic antibody (MM12) specific to human TrkB-EJM activated the full-length TrkB and unexpectedly also truncated TrkB lacking ECD (TrkBdelECD365), suggesting that TrkB is activated by attenuating the inhibitory effect of EJM through MM12 binding-induced conformational changes. Finally, in cells co-expressing rat and human TrkB, MM12 could only activate TrkB human-human dimer but not TrkB human-rat TrkB dimer, indicating that MM12 binding to two TrkB monomers is required for activation. Our results support a model that TrkB preforms as an inactive dimer and BDNF induces TrkB conformation changes leading to its activation.
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