Mapping CD55 function. The structure of two pathogen-binding domains at 1.7 A |
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Authors: | Williams Pamela Chaudhry Yasmin Goodfellow Ian G Billington Jason Powell Robert Spiller O Brad Evans David J Lea Susan |
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Institution: | Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. |
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Abstract: | Decay-accelerating factor (CD55), a regulator of the alternative and classical pathways of complement activation, is expressed on all serum-exposed cells. It is used by pathogens, including many enteroviruses and uropathogenic Escherichia coli, as a receptor prior to infection. We describe the x-ray structure of a pathogen-binding fragment of human CD55 at 1.7 A resolution containing two of the three domains required for regulation of human complement. We have used mutagenesis to map biological functions onto the molecule; decay-accelerating activity maps to a single face of the molecule, whereas bacterial and viral pathogens recognize a variety of different sites on CD55. |
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