3IJ2

Ligand-receptor structure

Summary for 3IJ2

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb3ij2/pdb
• Descriptor: Beta-nerve growth factor, Nerve growth factor receptor (TNFR superfamily, member 16) (2 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: receptor and ligand, cleavage on pair of basic residues, disulfide bond, glycoprotein, growth factor, phosphoprotein, secreted, hormone-protein binding complex, hormone/protein binding
• Biological source: Mus musculus (mouse); More
• Total number of polymer chains: 4
• Total formula weight: 87865.41

Authors

Feng, D.,Garcia, K.C. (deposition date: 2009-08-03, release date: 2010-01-12, Last modification date: 2024-11-27)

Primary citation

Feng, D.,Kim, T.,Ozkan, E.,Light, M.,Torkin, R.,Teng, K.K.,Hempstead, B.L.,Garcia, K.C.
Molecular and structural insight into proNGF engagement of p75NTR and sortilin.
J.Mol.Biol., 396:967-984, 2010

PubMed Abstract: Nerve growth factor (NGF) is initially synthesized as a precursor, proNGF, that is cleaved to release its C-terminal mature form. Recent studies suggested that proNGF is not an inactive precursor but acts as a signaling ligand distinct from its mature counterpart. proNGF and mature NGF initiate opposing biological responses by utilizing both distinct and shared receptor components. In this study, we carried out structural and biochemical characterization of proNGF interactions with p75NTR and sortilin. We crystallized proNGF complexed to p75NTR and present the structure at 3.75-A resolution. The structure reveals a 2:2 symmetric binding mode, as compared with the asymmetric structure of a previously reported crystal structure of mature NGF complexed to p75NTR and the 2:2 symmetric complex of neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) and p75NTR. Here, we discuss the possible origins and implications of the different stoichiometries. In the proNGF-p75NTR complex, the pro regions of proNGF are mostly disordered and two hairpin loops (loop 2) at the top of the NGF dimer have undergone conformational changes in comparison with mature NT structures, suggesting possible interactions with the propeptide. We further explored the binding characteristics of proNGF to sortilin using surface plasmon resonance and cell-based assays and determined that calcium ions promote the formation of a stable ternary complex of proNGF-sortilin-p75NTR. These results, together with those of previous structural and mechanistic studies of NT-receptor interactions, suggest the potential for distinct signaling activities through p75NTR mediated by different NT-induced conformational changes.

PubMed: 20036257
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.12.030

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (3.75 Å)