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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
40
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-10-5
pubmed:abstractText
Mutations in the TNF family ligand EDA1 cause X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (XLHED), a condition characterized by defective development of skin appendages. The EDA1 protein displays a proteolytic processing site responsible for its conversion to a soluble form, a collagen domain, and a trimeric TNF homology domain (THD) that binds the receptor EDAR. In-frame deletions in the collagen domain reduced the thermal stability of EDA1. Removal of the collagen domain decreased its activity about 100-fold, as measured with natural and engineered EDA1-responsive cell lines. The collagen domain could be functionally replaced by multimerization domains or by cross-linking antibodies, suggesting that it functions as an oligomerization unit. Surprisingly, mature soluble EDA1 containing the collagen domain was poorly active when administered in newborn, EDA-deficient (Tabby) mice. This was due to a short stretch of basic amino acids located at the N terminus of the collagen domain that confers EDA1 with proteoglycan binding ability. In contrast to wild-type EDA1, EDA1 with mutations in this basic sequence was a potent inducer of tail hair development in vivo. Thus, the collagen domain activates EDA1 by multimerization, whereas the proteoglycan-binding domain may restrict the distribution of endogeneous EDA1 in vivo.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1083-351X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
2
pubmed:volume
284
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
27567-76
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-10-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Cell Death, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Collagen, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Cross-Linking Reagents, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Ectodysplasins, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Embryonic Development, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Genetic Engineering, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Hair, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Keratinocytes, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-NF-kappa B, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Protein Multimerization, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Protein Structure, Quaternary, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Receptors, Ectodysplasin, pubmed-meshheading:19657145-Tail
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Biological activity of ectodysplasin A is conditioned by its collagen and heparan sulfate proteoglycan-binding domains.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, CH-1066 Epalinges, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't