National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH/NHLBI)
1ZIAHL006264
United States
Citation
Journal: PNAS Nexus / Year: 2026 Title: Allosteric regulation of fibronectin binding by the anti-β1 integrin antibody TS2/16. Authors: Jienyu Ding / Dalia A Fantini / Dirk Dedden / Stephanie Schumacher / Christian Biertümpfel / Naoko Mizuno / Abstract: The monoclonal antibody (mAb) TS2/16 stabilizes the active conformation of β1 integrin, enhancing its adhesive capacity on the cell surface. However, the molecular mechanism by which TS2/16 ...The monoclonal antibody (mAb) TS2/16 stabilizes the active conformation of β1 integrin, enhancing its adhesive capacity on the cell surface. However, the molecular mechanism by which TS2/16 modulates integrin affinity for extracellular ligands remains unclear. Using endogenous full-length α5β1 integrin purified from human placenta, we determined the structure of integrin α5β1 with fibronectin up to 2.61-Å resolution in the absence of TS2/16, capturing the active form without its aid, and performed comparative B-factor-based analysis and CABS-Flex simulation with and without TS2/16. Despite no global conformational differences, we found that TS2/16 interacts with α2 helix of the integrin β1 subunit and contacts the C-terminus of α3 helix, leading to a localized decrease in B factor. This interaction allosterically alters the dynamics of α2-α3 loop despite not being in direct contact with TS2/16. Notably, this loop directly engages fibronectin, and its dynamic change underlies the enhanced ligand-binding affinity and explains increased cell adhesion observed with TS2/16. These findings reveal an allosteric mechanism of integrin regulation by TS2/16 and offer insights for the rational design of therapeutic antibodies targeting integrin-mediated adhesion in pathological contexts such as inflammation and cancer.
Model: Quantifoil R1.2/1.3 / Material: COPPER / Mesh: 200 / Support film - Material: CARBON / Support film - topology: HOLEY / Pretreatment - Type: GLOW DISCHARGE / Pretreatment - Time: 30 sec. / Pretreatment - Atmosphere: AIR / Pretreatment - Pressure: 3.8000000000000003 kPa
Vitrification
Cryogen name: ETHANE-PROPANE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 277 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV
Details
integrin a5b1 in nanodiscs (MSPE3D1) was incubated with 10 mM MnCl2 for 30 min at 4C, then mixed with purified FN7-10 at a molar ratio of 1:3, at a final a5b1-ND concentration of 0.15 mg/ml in TBS pH 7.5 and 1 mM MnCl2.
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Electron microscopy
Microscope
TFS KRIOS
Specialist optics
Energy filter - Name: GIF Bioquantum / Energy filter - Slit width: 20 eV
Software
Name: SerialEM
Image recording
Film or detector model: GATAN K3 BIOQUANTUM (6k x 4k) / Number grids imaged: 1 / Number real images: 10341 / Average electron dose: 69.0 e/Å2
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
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