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Mann MM, Hsieh MK, Tang JD, Hart WS, Lazzara MJ, Klauda JB, Berger BW. Understanding how transmembrane domains regulate interactions between human BST-2 and the SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein ORF7a. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2023; 1865:184174. [PMID: 37211321 PMCID: PMC10197439 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2023.184174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of COVID, replicates at intracellular membranes. Bone marrow stromal antigen 2 (BST-2; tetherin) is an antiviral response protein that inhibits transport of viral particles after budding within infected cells. RNA viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 use various strategies to disable BST-2, including use of transmembrane 'accessory' proteins that interfere with BST-2 oligomerization. ORF7a is a small, transmembrane protein present in SARS-CoV-2 shown previously to alter BST-2 glycosylation and function. In this study, we investigated the structural basis for BST-2 ORF7a interactions, with a particular focus on transmembrane and juxtamembrane interactions. Our results indicate that transmembrane domains play an important role in BST-2 ORF7a interactions and mutations to the transmembrane domain of BST-2 can alter these interactions, particularly single-nucleotide polymorphisms in BST-2 that result in mutations such as I28S. Using molecular dynamics simulations, we identified specific interfaces and interactions between BST-2 and ORF7a to develop a structural basis for the transmembrane interactions. Differences in glycosylation are observed for BST-2 transmembrane mutants interacting with ORF7a, consistent with the idea that transmembrane domains play a key role in their heterooligomerization. Overall, our results indicate that ORF7a transmembrane domain interactions play a key role along with extracellular and juxtamembrane domains in modulating BST-2 function.
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- Madison M Mann
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, United States of America; Institute for Physical Science and Technology, Biophysics Program, University of Maryland College Park, United States of America.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, United States of America; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, United States of America.
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Virtual Screening, Molecular Docking Studies and DFT Calculations of Novel Anticancer Flavonoids as Potential VEGFR-2 Inhibitors. CHEMISTRY AFRICA 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s42250-023-00611-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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Orrico KB. Basic concepts of cancer genetics and receptor tyrosine kinase inhibition for pharmacists. A narrative review. J Oncol Pharm Pract 2023:10781552231153814. [PMID: 36734129 DOI: 10.1177/10781552231153814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The intent of this review is to present basic genetic concepts key to understanding oncogenesis and the role receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibition plays in the targeted treatment of many cancer types. Oncogenic signaling by RTKs can result from genetic events such as point mutations, chromosomal rearrangements, structural variation, and gene amplification in the cancer genome. The cancer pharmacogenes discussed encode RTKs that exemplify the link between gene variation, the oncogenic process, and the basis of targeted approaches to treatment. Biochemical pathways often involved in oncogenesis and affected by RTK variation are reviewed. Molecular diagnostic testing for the presence of specific gene variants, alterations, and amplifications direct therapy to indicated tyrosine kinase inhibitors and monoclonal antibody drugs. As pharmacists are integral to the selection, preparation, and monitoring of chemotherapy, it is important that they understand the genetic basis for targeted therapies as well as the underlying disease process.
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- Kathleen B Orrico
- 43166University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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Tosetti F, Alessio M, Poggi A, Zocchi MR. ADAM10 Site-Dependent Biology: Keeping Control of a Pervasive Protease. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22094969. [PMID: 34067041 PMCID: PMC8124674 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Enzymes, once considered static molecular machines acting in defined spatial patterns and sites of action, move to different intra- and extracellular locations, changing their function. This topological regulation revealed a close cross-talk between proteases and signaling events involving post-translational modifications, membrane tyrosine kinase receptors and G-protein coupled receptors, motor proteins shuttling cargos in intracellular vesicles, and small-molecule messengers. Here, we highlight recent advances in our knowledge of regulation and function of A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase (ADAM) endopeptidases at specific subcellular sites, or in multimolecular complexes, with a special focus on ADAM10, and tumor necrosis factor-α convertase (TACE/ADAM17), since these two enzymes belong to the same family, share selected substrates and bioactivity. We will discuss some examples of ADAM10 activity modulated by changing partners and subcellular compartmentalization, with the underlying hypothesis that restraining protease activity by spatial segregation is a complex and powerful regulatory tool.
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- Francesca Tosetti
- Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico S. Martino Largo R. Benzi 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy;
- Correspondence:
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- Proteome Biochemistry, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy;
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- Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico S. Martino Largo R. Benzi 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy;
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- Division of Immunology, Transplants and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy;
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The vasculature is a dynamic environment in which blood platelets constantly survey the endothelium for sites of vessel damage. The formation of a mechanically coherent hemostatic plug to prevent blood loss relies on a coordinated series of ligand-receptor interactions governing the recruitment, activation, and aggregation of platelets. The physical biology of each step is distinct in that the recruitment of platelets depends on the mechanosensing of the platelet receptor glycoprotein Ib for the adhesive protein von Willebrand factor, whereas platelet activation and aggregation are responsive to the mechanical forces sensed at adhesive junctions between platelets and at the platelet-matrix interface. Herein we take a biophysical perspective to discuss the current understanding of platelet mechanotransduction as well as the measurement techniques used to quantify the physical biology of platelets in the context of thrombus formation under flow.
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- Caroline E Hansen
- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA; .,Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA; .,Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Department of Cell, Developmental, and Cancer Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA.,Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology and Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA; .,Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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Yang Y, Li L, Yuan L, Zhou X, Duan J, Xiao H, Cai N, Han S, Ma X, Liu W, Chen CC, Wang L, Li X, Chen J, Kang N, Chen J, Shen Z, Malwal SR, Liu W, Shi Y, Oldfield E, Guo RT, Zhang Y. A Structural Change in Butyrophilin upon Phosphoantigen Binding Underlies Phosphoantigen-Mediated Vγ9Vδ2 T Cell Activation. Immunity 2019; 50:1043-1053.e5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2019.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Gerhart J, Thévenin AF, Bloch E, King KE, Thévenin D. Inhibiting Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Dimerization and Signaling Through Targeted Delivery of a Juxtamembrane Domain Peptide Mimic. ACS Chem Biol 2018; 13:2623-2632. [PMID: 30133245 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.8b00555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Overexpression and deregulation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are implicated in multiple human cancers and therefore are a focus for the development of therapeutics. Current strategies aimed at inhibiting EGFR activity include monoclonal antibodies and tyrosine kinase inhibitors. However, activating mutations severely limit the efficacy of these therapeutics. There is thus a growing need for novel methods to inhibit EGFR. One promising approach involves blocking the association of the cytoplasmic juxtamembrane (JM) domain of EGFR, which has been shown to be essential for receptor dimerization and kinase function. Here, we aim to improve the selectivity and efficacy of an EGFR JM peptide mimic by utilizing the pH(low) insertion peptide (pHLIP), a unique molecule that can selectively target cancer cells solely based on their extracellular acidity. This delivery strategy potentially allows for more selective targeting to tumors than current methods and for anchoring the peptide mimic to the cytoplasmic leaflet of the plasma membrane, increasing its local concentration and thus efficacy. We show that the conjugated construct is capable of inhibiting EGFR phosphorylation and downstream signaling and of inducing concentration- and pH-dependent toxicity in cervical cancer cells. We envision that this approach could be expanded to the modulation of other single-span membrane receptors whose activity is mediated by JM domains.
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- Janessa Gerhart
- Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, 6 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, 6 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, 6 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, 6 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, 6 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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Thinn AMM, Wang Z, Zhu J. The membrane-distal regions of integrin α cytoplasmic domains contribute differently to integrin inside-out activation. Sci Rep 2018; 8:5067. [PMID: 29568062 PMCID: PMC5864728 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-23444-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Functioning as signal receivers and transmitters, the integrin α/β cytoplasmic tails (CT) are pivotal in integrin activation and signaling. 18 α integrin subunits share a conserved membrane-proximal region but have a highly diverse membrane-distal (MD) region at their CTs. Recent studies demonstrated that the presence of α CTMD region is essential for talin-induced integrin inside-out activation. However, it remains unknown whether the non-conserved α CTMD regions differently regulate the inside-out activation of integrin. Using αIIbβ3, αLβ2, and α5β1 as model integrins and by replacing their α CTMD regions with those of α subunits that pair with β3, β2, and β1 subunits, we analyzed the function of CTMD regions of 17 α subunits in talin-mediated integrin activation. We found that the α CTMD regions play two roles on integrin, which are activation-supportive and activation-regulatory. The regulatory but not the supportive function depends on the sequence identity of α CTMD region. A membrane-proximal tyrosine residue present in the CTMD regions of a subset of α integrins was identified to negatively regulate integrin inside-out activation. Our study provides a useful resource for investigating the function of α integrin CTMD regions.
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- Aye Myat Myat Thinn
- Blood Research Institute, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Blood Research Institute, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Blood Research Institute, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
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Sato T. Chemical synthesis of transmembrane peptide and its application for research on the transmembrane-juxtamembrane region of membrane protein. Biopolymers 2017; 106:613-21. [PMID: 26573237 DOI: 10.1002/bip.22775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2015] [Revised: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Membrane proteins possess one or more hydrophobic regions that span the membrane and interact with the lipids that constitute the membrane. The interactions between the transmembrane (TM) region and lipids affect the structure and function of these membrane proteins. Molecular characterization of synthetic TM peptides in lipid bilayers helps to understand how the TM region participates in the formation of the structure and in the function of membrane proteins. The use of synthetic peptides enables site-specific labeling and modification and allows for designing of an artificial TM sequence. Research involving such samples has resulted in significant increase in the knowledge of the mechanisms that govern membrane biology. In this review, the chemical synthesis of TM peptides has been discussed. The preparation of synthetic TM peptides is still not trivial; however, the accumulated knowledge summarized here should provide a basis for preparing samples for spectroscopic analyses. The application of synthetic TM peptides for gaining insights into the mechanism of signal transduction by receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) has also been discussed. RTK is a single TM protein and is one of the difficult targets in structural biology as crystallization of the full-length receptor has not been successful. This review describes the structural characterization of the synthetic TM-juxtamembrane sequence and proposes a possible scheme for the structural changes in this region for the activation of ErbBs, the epidermal growth factor receptor family. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers (Pept Sci) 106: 613-621, 2016.
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- Takeshi Sato
- Laboratory of Protein Organic Chemistry, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Bocharov EV, Mineev KS, Pavlov KV, Akimov SA, Kuznetsov AS, Efremov RG, Arseniev AS. Helix-helix interactions in membrane domains of bitopic proteins: Specificity and role of lipid environment. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2016; 1859:561-576. [PMID: 27884807 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Revised: 09/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Interaction between transmembrane helices often determines biological activity of membrane proteins. Bitopic proteins, a broad subclass of membrane proteins, form dimers containing two membrane-spanning helices. Some aspects of their structure-function relationship cannot be fully understood without considering the protein-lipid interaction, which can determine the protein conformational ensemble. Experimental and computer modeling data concerning transmembrane parts of bitopic proteins are reviewed in the present paper. They highlight the importance of lipid-protein interactions and resolve certain paradoxes in the behavior of such proteins. Besides, some properties of membrane organization provided a clue to understanding of allosteric interactions between distant parts of proteins. Interactions of these kinds appear to underlie a signaling mechanism, which could be widely employed in the functioning of many membrane proteins. Treatment of membrane proteins as parts of integrated fine-tuned proteolipid system promises new insights into biological function mechanisms and approaches to drug design. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Lipid order/lipid defects and lipid-control of protein activity edited by Dirk Schneider.
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- Eduard V Bocharov
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, Miklukho-Maklaya ul. 16/10, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation; National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Akad. Kurchatova pl. 1, Moscow, 123182, Russian Federation.
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, Miklukho-Maklaya ul. 16/10, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation
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- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry RAS, Leninskiy prospect 31/5, Moscow, 119071, Russian Federation
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- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry RAS, Leninskiy prospect 31/5, Moscow, 119071, Russian Federation; National University of Science and Technology "MISiS", Leninskiy prospect 4, Moscow, 119049, Russian Federation
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, Miklukho-Maklaya ul. 16/10, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, Miklukho-Maklaya ul. 16/10, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation; Higher School of Economics, Myasnitskaya ul. 20, Moscow, 101000, Russian Federation
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, Miklukho-Maklaya ul. 16/10, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation.
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Chen Y, Lee H, Tong H, Schwartz M, Zhu C. Force regulated conformational change of integrin α Vβ 3. Matrix Biol 2016; 60-61:70-85. [PMID: 27423389 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2016.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2016] [Revised: 06/18/2016] [Accepted: 07/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Integrins mediate cell adhesion to extracellular matrix and transduce signals bidirectionally across the membrane. Integrin αVβ3 has been shown to play an essential role in tumor metastasis, angiogenesis, hemostasis and phagocytosis. Integrins can take several conformations, including the bent and extended conformations of the ectodomain, which regulate integrin functions. Using a biomembrane force probe, we characterized the bending and unbending conformational changes of single αVβ3 integrins on living cell surfaces in real-time. We measured the probabilities of conformational changes, rates and speeds of conformational transitions, and the dynamic equilibrium between the two conformations, which were regulated by tensile force, dependent on the ligand, and altered by point mutations. These findings provide insights into how αVβ3 acts as a molecular machine and how its physiological function and molecular structure are coupled at the single-molecule level.
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- Yunfeng Chen
- Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Internal Medicine (Section of Cardiovascular Medicine), Cell Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA; Current address: Life Science Research Center, Beihua University, Jilin 132013, China
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- Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Departments of Internal Medicine (Section of Cardiovascular Medicine), Cell Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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- Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
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