8AVF

Human leptin in complex with the human LEP-R ectodomain fused to a C-terminal trimeric isoleucine GCN4 zipper (closed 3:3 model)


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 6.45 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

Starting Models: experimental
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Literature

Mechanism of receptor assembly via the pleiotropic adipokine Leptin.

Tsirigotaki, A.Dansercoer, A.Verschueren, K.H.G.Markovic, I.Pollmann, C.Hafer, M.Felix, J.Birck, C.Van Putte, W.Catteeuw, D.Tavernier, J.Fernando Bazan, J.Piehler, J.Savvides, S.N.Verstraete, K.

(2023) Nat Struct Mol Biol 30: 551-563

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-023-00941-9
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    7Z3P, 7Z3Q, 7Z3R, 8AV2, 8AVB, 8AVC, 8AVD, 8AVE, 8AVF, 8AVO, 8B7Q

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The adipokine Leptin activates its receptor LEP-R in the hypothalamus to regulate body weight and exerts additional pleiotropic functions in immunity, fertility and cancer. However, the structure and mechanism of Leptin-mediated LEP-R assemblies has remained unclear. Intriguingly, the signaling-competent isoform of LEP-R is only lowly abundant amid several inactive short LEP-R isoforms contributing to a mechanistic conundrum. Here we show by X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM that, in contrast to long-standing paradigms, Leptin induces type I cytokine receptor assemblies featuring 3:3 stoichiometry and demonstrate such Leptin-induced trimerization of LEP-R on living cells via single-molecule microscopy. In mediating these assemblies, Leptin undergoes drastic restructuring that activates its site III for binding to the Ig domain of an adjacent LEP-R. These interactions are abolished by mutations linked to obesity. Collectively, our study provides the structural and mechanistic framework for how evolutionarily conserved Leptin:LEP-R assemblies with 3:3 stoichiometry can engage distinct LEP-R isoforms to achieve signaling.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Unit for Structural Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Leptin
A, C, E
171Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: LEPOBOBS
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P41159 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P41159
PHAROS:  P41159
GTEx:  ENSG00000174697 
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UniProt GroupP41159
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  • Reference Sequence
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Leptin receptor
B, D, F
868Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: LEPRDBOBR
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PHAROS:  P48357
GTEx:  ENSG00000116678 
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 6.45 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 
EM Software:
TaskSoftware PackageVersion
RECONSTRUCTIONcryoSPARCv3.3.2
MODEL REFINEMENTPHENIX1.19.2

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)BelgiumG0G0619N

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2023-04-05
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2023-04-26
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2024-11-20
    Changes: Data collection, Refinement description, Structure summary