Structure and function of laminin: anatomy of a multidomain glycoprotein

Beck, Konrad ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5098-9484, Hunter, I. and Engel, J. 1990. Structure and function of laminin: anatomy of a multidomain glycoprotein. The FASEB Journal 4 (2) , pp. 148-160.

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Abstract

Laminin is a large (900 kDa) mosaic protein composed of many distinct domains with different structures and functions. Globular and rodlike domains are arranged in an extended four-armed, cruciform shape that is well suited for mediating between distant sites on cells and other components of the extracellular matrix. The alpha-helical coiled-coil domain of the long arm is involved in the specific assembly of the three chains (A, B1, B2, and possible variants) of laminin and is the only domain composed of multiple chains. It is terminated by a large globular domain composed of five homologous subdomains formed by the COOH-terminal part of the A chain. Sites for receptor-mediated cell attachment and promotion of neurite outgrowth reside in the terminal region of the long arm. A second cell attachment site, a cell signaling site with mitogenic action, binding sites for the closely associated glycoprotein nidogen/entactin, and regions involved in calcium-dependent aggregation are localized in the short arms. These domains, which to a large extent are composed of Cys-rich repeats with limited homology to EGF, are the most highly conserved regions in laminins of different origin. At present, most structural and functional data have been collected for a laminin expressed by a mouse tumor, which can be readily isolated in native form and dissected into functional fragments by limited proteolysis. Increasing information on laminins from different species and tissues demonstrates considerable variations of structure. Isoforms of laminin assembled from different chains are focally and transiently expressed and may serve distinct functions at early stages of development even before being laid down as major components of basement membranes.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Dentistry
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology
Publisher:	Federation of American Society of Experimental Biology
ISSN:	0892-6638
Last Modified:	05 Jan 2024 08:12
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/16302

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