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Title: The RGD finger of Del-1 is a unique structural feature critical for integrin binding

Abstract

Developmental endothelial cell locus-1 (Del-1) glycoprotein is secreted by endothelial cells and a subset of macrophages. Del-1 plays a regulatory role in vascular remodeling and functions in innate immunity through interaction with integrin {alpha}{sub V}{beta}{sub 3}. Del-1 contains 3 epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like repeats and 2 discoidin-like domains. An Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) motif in the second EGF domain (EGF2) mediates adhesion by endothelial cells and phagocytes. We report the crystal structure of its 3 EGF domains. The RGD motif of EGF2 forms a type II' {beta} turn at the tip of a long protruding loop, dubbed the RGD finger. Whereas EGF2 and EGF3 constitute a rigid rod via an interdomain calcium ion binding site, the long linker between EGF1 and EGF2 lends considerable flexibility to EGF1. Two unique O-linked glycans and 1 N-linked glycan locate to the opposite side of EGF2 from the RGD motif. These structural features favor integrin binding of the RGD finger. Mutagenesis data confirm the importance of having the RGD motif at the tip of the RGD finger. A database search for EGF domain sequences shows that this RGD finger is likely an evolutionary insertion and unique to the EGF domain of Del-1 and its homologue milkmore » fat globule-EGF 8. The RGD finger of Del-1 is a unique structural feature critical for integrin binding.« less

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  1. Harvard-Med
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Org.:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
OSTI Identifier:
1048576
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
FASEB J.
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 26; Journal Issue: (8) ; 08, 2012; Journal ID: ISSN 0892-6638
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; ADHESION; CALCIUM IONS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FATS; FLEXIBILITY; GLYCOPROTEINS; GROWTH FACTORS; IMMUNITY; MACROPHAGES; MILK; MUTAGENESIS; PHAGOCYTES

Citation Formats

Schürpf, Thomas, Chen, Qiang, Liu, Jin-huan, Wang, Rui, Springer, Timothy A, and Wang, Jia-huai. The RGD finger of Del-1 is a unique structural feature critical for integrin binding. United States: N. p., 2012. Web. doi:10.1096/fj.11-202036.
Schürpf, Thomas, Chen, Qiang, Liu, Jin-huan, Wang, Rui, Springer, Timothy A, & Wang, Jia-huai. The RGD finger of Del-1 is a unique structural feature critical for integrin binding. United States. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.11-202036
Schürpf, Thomas, Chen, Qiang, Liu, Jin-huan, Wang, Rui, Springer, Timothy A, and Wang, Jia-huai. 2012. "The RGD finger of Del-1 is a unique structural feature critical for integrin binding". United States. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.11-202036.
@article{osti_1048576,
title = {The RGD finger of Del-1 is a unique structural feature critical for integrin binding},
author = {Schürpf, Thomas and Chen, Qiang and Liu, Jin-huan and Wang, Rui and Springer, Timothy A and Wang, Jia-huai},
abstractNote = {Developmental endothelial cell locus-1 (Del-1) glycoprotein is secreted by endothelial cells and a subset of macrophages. Del-1 plays a regulatory role in vascular remodeling and functions in innate immunity through interaction with integrin {alpha}{sub V}{beta}{sub 3}. Del-1 contains 3 epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like repeats and 2 discoidin-like domains. An Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) motif in the second EGF domain (EGF2) mediates adhesion by endothelial cells and phagocytes. We report the crystal structure of its 3 EGF domains. The RGD motif of EGF2 forms a type II' {beta} turn at the tip of a long protruding loop, dubbed the RGD finger. Whereas EGF2 and EGF3 constitute a rigid rod via an interdomain calcium ion binding site, the long linker between EGF1 and EGF2 lends considerable flexibility to EGF1. Two unique O-linked glycans and 1 N-linked glycan locate to the opposite side of EGF2 from the RGD motif. These structural features favor integrin binding of the RGD finger. Mutagenesis data confirm the importance of having the RGD motif at the tip of the RGD finger. A database search for EGF domain sequences shows that this RGD finger is likely an evolutionary insertion and unique to the EGF domain of Del-1 and its homologue milk fat globule-EGF 8. The RGD finger of Del-1 is a unique structural feature critical for integrin binding.},
doi = {10.1096/fj.11-202036},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1048576}, journal = {FASEB J.},
issn = {0892-6638},
number = (8) ; 08, 2012,
volume = 26,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 13 00:00:00 EST 2012},
month = {Tue Nov 13 00:00:00 EST 2012}
}