Download MendeleyNMR structure and dynamics of the C-terminal domain of R-type lectin from the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris
Hemmi, H., Kuno, A., Hirabayashi, J.(2013) FEBS J 280: 70-82
- PubMed: 23122331
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/febs.12050
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
2RST - PubMed Abstract:
The C-terminal domain (Ch; C-half) of the R-type earthworm 29-kDa lectin (EW29), isolated from the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris, has two sugar-binding sites, in subdomains α and γ, and the protein uses the two sugar-binding sites for its function as a single domain-type haemagglutinin. Our previous NMR titration experiments showed that the α sugar-binding site is a high-affinity site and the γ sugar-binding site is a low-affinity site. However, it remains unclear why the α sugar-binding site of EW29Ch binds to lactose much more strongly because the crystal structure of lactose-bound EW29Ch showed that the interaction between the α sugar-binding site and lactose was almost same as that between the γ sugar-binding site and lactose. In the present study, we have determined the NMR structure of EW29Ch in the sugar-free state and performed (15)N relaxation experiments for EW29Ch in both the sugar-free state and the lactose-bound states. The conformation of EW29Ch in the sugar-free state was similar to that of EW29Ch in complex with lactose. Conformational changes upon binding of lactose were observed only for the α sugar-binding site. By contrast, the (15)N relaxation experiments revealed a conformational exchange at the α sugar-binding site in the sugar-free state, which was suppressed in the lactose-bound state. The conformational exchange phenomenon observed for the α sugar-binding site was not observed for the γ sugar-binding site. Differences in the conformational change and the backbone dynamics between subdomains α and γ may be associated with the difference of the sugar-binding modes between the two sugar-binding sites.
Organizational Affiliation:
National Food Research Institute, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. hemmi@affrc.go.jp
