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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
42
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-10-21
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Heterodimeric integrin adhesion receptors regulate diverse biological processes including angiogenesis, thrombosis and wound healing. The transmembrane-cytoplasmic domains (TMCDs) of integrins play a critical role in controlling activation of these receptors via an inside-out signaling mechanism, but the precise structural basis remains elusive. Here, we present the solution structure of integrin alphaIIb beta3 TMCD heterodimer, which reveals a right-handed coiled-coil conformation with 2 helices intertwined throughout the transmembrane region. The helices extend into the cytoplasm and form a clasp that differs significantly from a recently published alphaIIb beta3 TMCD structure. We show that while a point mutation in the clasp interface modestly activates alphaIIb beta3, additional mutations in the transmembrane interface have a synergistic effect, leading to extensive integrin activation. Detailed analyses and structural comparison with previous studies suggest that extensive integrin activation is a highly concerted conformational transition process, which involves transmembrane coiled-coil unwinding that is triggered by the membrane-mediated alteration and disengagement of the membrane-proximal clasp. Our results provide atomic insight into a type I transmembrane receptor heterocomplex and the mechanism of integrin inside-out transmembrane signaling.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1091-6490
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
106
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
17729-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Cricetulus, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Cytoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Dimerization, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Multiprotein Complexes, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Point Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Protein Structure, Quaternary, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:19805198-Transfection
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Structure of an integrin alphaIIb beta3 transmembrane-cytoplasmic heterocomplex provides insight into integrin activation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Cardiology NB20, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural