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Identification and structural analysis of type I collagen sites in complex with fibronectin fragments
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Journal Article
Identification and structural analysis of type I collagen sites in complex with fibronectin fragments
2009
Overview
Collagen and fibronectin are major components of vertebrate extracellular matrices. Their association and distribution control the development and properties of diverse tissues, but thus far no structural information has been available for the complex formed. Here, we report binding of a peptide, derived from the α₁ chain of type I collagen, to the gelatin-binding domain of human fibronectin and present the crystal structure of this peptide in complex with the ⁸⁻⁹FnI domain pair. Both gelatin-binding domain subfragments, ⁶FnI¹⁻²FnII⁷FnI and ⁸⁻⁹FnI, bind the same specific sequence on D-period 4 of collagen I α₁, adjacent to the MMP-1 cleavage site. ⁸⁻⁹FnI also binds the equivalent sequence of the α₂ chain. The collagen peptide adopts an antiparallel β-strand conformation, similar to structures of proteins from pathogenic bacteria bound to FnI domains. Analysis of the type I collagen sequence suggests multiple putative fibronectin-binding sites compatible with our structural model. We demonstrate, by kinetic unfolding experiments, that the triple-helical collagen state is destabilized by ⁸⁻⁹FnI. This finding suggests a role for fibronectin in collagen proteolysis and tissue remodeling.
