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Crystallization of a human galectin-3 variant with two ordered segments in the shortened N-terminal tail.


ABSTRACT: Among members of the family of adhesion/growth-regulatory galectins, galectin-3 (Gal-3) bears a unique modular architecture. A N-terminal tail (NT) consisting of the N-terminal segment (NTS) and nine collagen-like repeats is linked to the canonical lectin domain. In contrast to bivalent proto- and tandem-repeat-type galectins, Gal-3 is monomeric in solution, capable to self-associate in the presence of bi- to multivalent ligands, and the NTS is involved in cellular compartmentalization. Since no crystallographic information on Gal-3 beyond the lectin domain is available, we used a shortened variant with NTS and repeats VII-IX. This protein crystallized as tetramers with contacts between the lectin domains. The region from Tyr101 (in repeat IX) to Leu114 (in the CRD) formed a hairpin. The NTS extends the canonical ?-sheet of F1-F5 strands with two new ?-strands on the F face. Together, crystallographic and SAXS data reveal a mode of intramolecular structure building involving the highly flexible Gal-3's NT.

SUBMITTER: Flores-Ibarra A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6026190 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Crystallization of a human galectin-3 variant with two ordered segments in the shortened N-terminal tail.

Flores-Ibarra Andrea A   Vértesy Sabine S   Medrano Francisco J FJ   Gabius Hans-Joachim HJ   Romero Antonio A  

Scientific reports 20180629 1


Among members of the family of adhesion/growth-regulatory galectins, galectin-3 (Gal-3) bears a unique modular architecture. A N-terminal tail (NT) consisting of the N-terminal segment (NTS) and nine collagen-like repeats is linked to the canonical lectin domain. In contrast to bivalent proto- and tandem-repeat-type galectins, Gal-3 is monomeric in solution, capable to self-associate in the presence of bi- to multivalent ligands, and the NTS is involved in cellular compartmentalization. Since no  ...[more]

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