Skelemin Association With Alpha(IIb)Beta(3) Integrin: A Structural Model
Over the last two decades, our knowledge concerning intracellular events that regulate integrin’s affinity to their soluble ligands has significantly improved. However, the mechanism of adhesion-induced integrin clustering and development of focal complexes, which could further mature to form focal adhesions, still remains under-investigated. Here we present a structural model of tandem IgC2 domains of skelemin in complex with the cytoplasmic tails of integrin α[subscript IIb]β[subscript 3]. The model of tertiary assembly is generated based upon NMR data and illuminates a potential link between the essential cell adhesion receptors and myosin filaments. This connection may serve as a basis for generating the mechanical forces necessary for cell migration and remodeling.
- Author (aut): Gorbatyuk, Vitaliy
- Author (aut): Nguyen, Kheim
- Author (aut): Podolnikova, Nataly
- Author (aut): Deshmukh, Lalit
- Author (aut): Lin, Xiaochen
- Author (aut): Ugarova, Tatiana
- Author (aut): Vinogradova, Olga
- Contributor (ctb): College of Health Solutions