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X-Ray Structure of the Human Calreticulin Globular Domain Reveals a Peptide-Binding Area and Suggests a Multi-Molecular Mechanism

In the endoplasmic reticulum, calreticulin acts as a chaperone and a Ca(2+)-signalling protein. At the cell surface, it mediates numerous important biological effects. The crystal structure of the human calreticulin globular domain was solved at 1.55 Å resolution. Interactions of the flexible N-term...

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Autores principales: Chouquet, Anne, Païdassi, Helena, Ling, Wai Li, Frachet, Philippe, Houen, Gunnar, Arlaud, Gérard J., Gaboriaud, Christine
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3057994/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21423620
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017886
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Sumario:In the endoplasmic reticulum, calreticulin acts as a chaperone and a Ca(2+)-signalling protein. At the cell surface, it mediates numerous important biological effects. The crystal structure of the human calreticulin globular domain was solved at 1.55 Å resolution. Interactions of the flexible N-terminal extension with the edge of the lectin site are consistently observed, revealing a hitherto unidentified peptide-binding site. A calreticulin molecular zipper, observed in all crystal lattices, could further extend this site by creating a binding cavity lined by hydrophobic residues. These data thus provide a first structural insight into the lectin-independent binding properties of calreticulin and suggest new working hypotheses, including that of a multi-molecular mechanism.