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Interaction of agrin with laminin requires a coiled-coil conformation of the agrin-binding site within the laminin gamma1 chain

Kammerer, R. A. and Schulthess, T. and Landwehr, R. and Schumacher, B. and Lustig, A. and Yurchenco, P. D. and Ruegg, M. A. and Engel, J. and Denzer, A. J.. (1999) Interaction of agrin with laminin requires a coiled-coil conformation of the agrin-binding site within the laminin gamma1 chain. The EMBO Journal, 18 (23). pp. 6762-6770.

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Abstract

Coiled-coil domains are found in a wide variety of proteins, where they typically specify subunit oligomerization. Recently, we have demonstrated that agrin, a multidomain heparan sulfate proteoglycan with a crucial role in the development of the nerve-muscle synapse, binds to the three-stranded coiled-coil domain of laminin-1. The interaction with laminin mediates the integration of agrin into basement membranes. Here we characterize the binding site within the laminin-1 coiled coil in detail. Binding assays with individual laminin-1 full-length chains and fragments revealed that agrin specifically interacts with the gamma1 subunit of laminin-1, whereas no binding to alpha1 and beta1 chains was detected. By using recombinant gamma1 chain fragments, we mapped the binding site to a sequence of 20 residues. Furthermore, we demonstrate that a coiled-coil conformation of this binding site is required for its interaction with agrin. The finding that recombinant gamma1 fragments bound at least 10-fold less than native laminin-1 indicates that the structure of the three-stranded coiled-coil domain of laminin is required for high-affinity agrin binding. Interestingly, no binding to a chimeric gamma2 fragment was observed, indicating that the interaction of agrin with laminin is isoform specific.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Neurobiology > Pharmacology/Neurobiology (Rüegg)
UniBasel Contributors:Rüegg, Markus A.
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Nature Publishing Group
ISSN:0261-4189
e-ISSN:1460-2075
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Deposited On:22 Mar 2012 13:20

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