Structural basis for the interaction of a vascular endothelial growth factor mimic peptide motif and its corresponding receptors.
Chem Biol
; 12(10): 1075-83, 2005 Oct.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16242650
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is central to the survival and development of the vascular and nervous systems. We screened phage display libraries and built a peptide-based ligand-receptor map of binding sites within the VEGF family. We then validated a cyclic peptide, CPQPRPLC, as a VEGF-mimic that binds specifically to neuropilin-1 and VEGF receptor-1. Here, we use NMR spectroscopy to understand the structural basis of the interaction between our mimic peptide and the VEGF receptors. We show that: (1) CPQPRPLC has multiple interactive conformations; (2) receptor binding is mediated by the motif Arg-Pro-Leu; and (3) the Pro residue within Arg-Pro-Leu participates in binding to neuropilin-1 but not to VEGF receptor-1, perhaps representing an evolutionary gain-of-function. Therefore, Arg-Pro-Leu is a differential ligand motif to VEGF receptors and a candidate peptidomimetic lead for VEGF pathway modulation.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Peptídeos Cíclicos
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Mimetismo Molecular
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Fatores de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chem Biol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
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BIOQUIMICA
/
QUIMICA
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos