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In vivo and in vitro Studies of Adaptor-clathrin Interaction
Published on: January 26, 2011
Structure of a helically extended SH3 domain of the T cell adapter protein ADAP
Katja Heuer1, Michael Kofler, Grant Langdon
1Protein Engineering Group, Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie and Freie Universität Berlin, Robert-Rössle-Strasse 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany.
Abstract:
The adapter protein ADAP (FYB/SLAP-130) provides a critical link between T cell receptor (TCR) signaling and cell adhesion via the activation of integrins. The C-terminal 70 residues of ADAP show homology to SH3 domains; however, conserved residues of the fold are absent. An alignment and annotation of this domain has therefore been elusive. We have solved the three-dimensional structure of the ADAP C-terminal domain by NMR spectroscopy and show that it represents an altered SH3 domain fold. An N-terminal, amphipathic helix makes extensive contacts to residues of the regular SH3 domain fold, and thereby a composite surface with unusual surface properties is created. We propose this SH3 domain variant to be classified as a helically extended SH3 domain (hSH3 domain) and show that the ADAP-hSH3 domain can no longer bind conventional proline-rich peptides.
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