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SUBMITTER: Liu W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3684052 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Weizhi W Draheim Kyle M KM Zhang Rong R Calderwood David A DA Boggon Titus J TJ
Molecular cell 20130111 4
KRIT1 (Krev/Rap1 Interaction Trapped-1) mutations are observed in ∼40% of autosomal-dominant cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs), a disease occurring in up to 0.5% of the population. We show that KRIT1 functions as a switch for β1 integrin activation by antagonizing ICAP1 (Integrin Cytoplasmic Associated Protein-1)-mediated modulation of "inside-out" activation. We present cocrystal structures of KRIT1 with ICAP1 and ICAP1 with integrin β1 cytoplasmic tail to 2.54 and 3.0 Å resolution (the r ...[more]