From the Departments of Structural Biology and.
the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900.
J Biol Chem. 2019 Mar 1;294(9):3065-3080. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA118.005210. Epub 2018 Dec 31.
Betaglycan (BG) is a membrane-bound co-receptor of the TGF-β family that selectively binds transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) isoforms and inhibin A (InhA) to enable temporal-spatial patterns of signaling essential for their functions Here, using NMR titrations of methyl-labeled TGF-β2 with BG's C-terminal binding domain, BG, and surface plasmon resonance binding measurements with TGF-β2 variants, we found that the BG-binding site on TGF-β2 is located on the inner surface of its extended finger region. Included in this binding site are Ile-92, Lys-97, and Glu-99, which are entirely or mostly specific to the TGF-β isoforms and the InhA α-subunit, but they are unconserved in other TGF-β family growth factors (GFs). In accord with the proposed specificity-determining role of these residues, BG bound bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) weakly or not at all, and TGF-β2 variants with the corresponding residues from BMP-2 bound BG more weakly than corresponding alanine variants. The BG-binding site on InhA previously was reported to be located on the outside of the extended finger region, yet at the same time to include Ser-112 and Lys-119, homologous to TGF-β2 Ile-92 and Lys-97, on the inside of the fingers. Therefore, it is likely that both TGF-β2 and InhA bind BG through a site on the inside of their extended finger regions. Overall, these results identify the BG-binding site on TGF-β2 and shed light on the specificity of BG for select TGF-β-type GFs and the mechanisms by which BG influences their signaling.
β 聚糖(BG)是 TGF-β 家族的一种膜结合共受体,它选择性地结合转化生长因子-β(TGF-β)同工型和抑制素 A(InhA),以实现信号的时空模式,这对于它们的功能至关重要。在这里,我们使用甲基标记的 TGF-β2 与 BG 的 C 端结合域、BG 和 TGF-β2 变体的表面等离子体共振结合测量的 NMR 滴定,发现 TGF-β2 上的 BG 结合位点位于其延伸指区域的内表面。包含在这个结合位点内的有 Ile-92、Lys-97 和 Glu-99,它们完全或主要是 TGF-β 同工型和 InhA α-亚基所特有的,但在其他 TGF-β 家族生长因子(GFs)中没有保守。与这些残基决定特异性的假设一致,BG 微弱或根本不结合骨形态发生蛋白 2(BMP-2),并且 TGF-β2 变体与 BMP-2 的相应残基结合 BG 的能力比相应的丙氨酸变体弱。先前报道 InhA 的 BG 结合位点位于延伸指区域的外侧,但同时包括内侧的指上与 TGF-β2 的 Ile-92 和 Lys-97 同源的 Ser-112 和 Lys-119。因此,很可能 TGF-β2 和 InhA 通过其延伸指区域内的一个位点结合 BG。总的来说,这些结果确定了 TGF-β2 上的 BG 结合位点,并揭示了 BG 对特定 TGF-β 型 GFs 的特异性以及 BG 影响其信号转导的机制。