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  • 标题:The trimeric solution structure and fucose-binding mechanism of the core fucosylation-specific lectin PhoSL
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  • 作者:Kazuhiko Yamasaki ; Tomoko Yamasaki ; Hiroaki Tateno
  • 期刊名称:Scientific Reports
  • 电子版ISSN:2045-2322
  • 出版年度:2018
  • 卷号:8
  • 期号:1
  • 页码:7740
  • DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-25630-2
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:Springer Nature
  • 摘要:The core α1-6 fucosylation-specific lectin from a mushroom Pholiota squarrosa (PhoSL) is a potential tool for precise diagnosis of cancers. This lectin consists of only 40 amino acids and can be chemically synthesized. We showed here that a synthesized PhoSL peptide formed a trimer by gel filtration and chemical cross-linking assays, and determined a structure of the PhoSL trimer by NMR. The structure possesses a β-prism motif with a three-fold rotational symmetry, where three antiparallel β-sheets are tightly connected by swapping of β-strands. A triad of Trp residues comprises the structural core, forming NH-π electrostatic interactions among the indole rings. NMR analysis with an excess amount of fucose revealed the structural basis for the molecular recognition. Namely, fucose deeply enters a pocket formed at a junction of β-sheet edges, with the methyl group placed at the bottom. It forms a number of hydrophobic and hydrogen-bonding interactions with PhoSL residues. In spite of partial similarities to the structures of other functionally related lectins, the arrangement of the antiparallel β-sheets in the PhoSL trimer is novel as a structural scaffold, and thus defines a novel type of lectin structure.
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