Structure and interdomain interactions of a hybrid domain: a disulphide-rich module of the fibrillin/LTBP superfamily of matrix proteins

Structure. 2009 May 13;17(5):759-68. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2009.03.014.

Abstract

The fibrillins and latent transforming growth factor-beta binding proteins (LTBPs) form a superfamily of structurally-related proteins consisting of calcium-binding epidermal growth factor-like (cbEGF) domains interspersed with 8-cysteine-containing transforming growth factor beta-binding protein-like (TB) and hybrid (hyb) domains. Fibrillins are the major components of the extracellular 10-12 nm diameter microfibrils, which mediate a variety of cell-matrix interactions. Here we present the crystal structure of a fibrillin-1 cbEGF9-hyb2-cbEGF10 fragment, solved to 1.8 A resolution. The hybrid domain fold is similar, but not identical, to the TB domain fold seen in previous fibrillin-1 and LTBP-1 fragments. Pairwise interactions with neighboring cbEGF domains demonstrate extensive interfaces, with the hyb2-cbEGF10 interface dependent on Ca(2+) binding. These observations provide accurate constraints for models of fibrillin organization within the 10-12 nm microfibrils and provide further molecular insights into how Ca(2+) binding influences the intermolecular interactions and biomechanical properties of fibrillin-1.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Binding Sites
  • Calcium
  • Calcium-Binding Proteins / chemistry*
  • Calcium-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • Disulfides / chemistry*
  • Disulfides / metabolism
  • Endothelial Growth Factors / chemistry
  • Endothelial Growth Factors / metabolism
  • Fibrillins
  • Latent TGF-beta Binding Proteins / chemistry*
  • Latent TGF-beta Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • Microfilament Proteins / chemistry*
  • Microfilament Proteins / metabolism
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Calcium-Binding Proteins
  • Disulfides
  • Endothelial Growth Factors
  • Fibrillins
  • Latent TGF-beta Binding Proteins
  • Microfilament Proteins
  • Calcium

Associated data

  • PDB/2W86