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The dynamic nature of netrin-1 and the structural basis for glycosaminoglycan fragment-induced filament formation

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Title:The dynamic nature of netrin-1 and the structural basis for glycosaminoglycan fragment-induced filament formation
Creators Name:Meier, M. and Gupta, M. and Akgül, S. and McDougall, M. and Imhof, T. and Nikodemus, D. and Reuten, R. and Moya-Torres, A. and To, V. and Ferens, F. and Heide, F. and Padilla-Meier, G.P. and Kukura, P. and Huang, W. and Gerisch, B. and Mörgelin, M. and Poole, K. and Antebi, A. and Koch, M. and Stetefeld, J.
Abstract:Netrin-1 is a bifunctional chemotropic guidance cue that plays key roles in diverse cellular processes including axon pathfinding, cell migration, adhesion, differentiation, and survival. Here, we present a molecular understanding of netrin-1 mediated interactions with glycosaminoglycan chains of diverse heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) and short heparin oligosaccharides. Whereas interactions with HSPGs act as platform to co-localise netrin-1 close to the cell surface, heparin oligosaccharides have a significant impact on the highly dynamic behaviour of netrin-1. Remarkably, the monomer-dimer equilibrium of netrin-1 in solution is abolished in the presence of heparin oligosaccharides and replaced with highly hierarchical and distinct super assemblies leading to unique, yet unknown netrin-1 filament formation. In our integrated approach we provide a molecular mechanism for the filament assembly which opens fresh paths towards a molecular understanding of netrin-1 functions.
Keywords:Biophysical Chemistry, Caenorhabditis Elegans, Intracellular Signalling Peptides and Proteins, X-Ray Crystallography
Source:Nature Communications
ISSN:2041-1723
Publisher:Nature Publishing Group
Volume:14
Number:1
Page Range:1226
Date:3 March 2023
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36692-w
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