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Structures of SALSA/DMBT1 SRCR domains reveal the conserved ligand-binding mechanism of the ancient SRCR fold
Authors: Reichhardt MP, Loimaranta V, Lea SM, Johnson S
Publisher: LIFE SCIENCE ALLIANCE LLC
Publication year: 2020
Journal: Life Science Alliance
Journal name in source: LIFE SCIENCE ALLIANCE
Journal acronym: LIFE SCI ALLIANCE
Article number: ARTN e201900502
Volume: 3
Issue: 4
Number of pages: 10
eISSN: 2575-1077
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26508/lsa.201900502
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/47792660
The scavenger receptor cysteine-rich (SRCR) family of proteins comprises more than 20 membrane-associated and secreted molecules. Characterised by the presence of one or more copies of the similar to 110 amino-acid SRCR domain, this class of proteins have widespread functions as antimicrobial molecules, scavenger receptors, and signalling receptors. Despite the high level of structural conservation of SRCR domains, no unifying mechanism for ligand interaction has been described. The SRCR protein SALSA, also known as DMBT1/gp340, is a key player in mucosal immunology. Based on detailed structural data of SALSA SRCR domains 1 and 8, we here reveal a novel universal ligand-binding mechanism for SALSA ligands. The binding interface incorporates a dual cation-binding site, which is highly conserved across the SRCR superfamily. Along with the well-described cation dependency on most SRCR domain-ligand interactions, our data suggest that the binding mechanism described for the SALSA SRCR domains is applicable to all SRCR domains. We thus propose to have identified in SALSA a conserved functional mechanism for the SRCR class of proteins.
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