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- Title
Structural basis for stem cell factor-KIT signaling and activation of class III receptor tyrosine kinases.
- Authors
Liu, Heli; Chen, Xiaoyan; Focia, Pamela J; He, Xiaolin
- Abstract
Stem cell factor (SCF) binds to and activates the KIT receptor, a class III receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK), to stimulate diverse processes including melanogenesis, gametogenesis and hematopoeisis. Dysregulation of KIT activation is associated with many cancers. We report a 2.5 A crystal structure of the functional core of SCF bound to the extracellular ligand-binding domains of KIT. The structure reveals a 'wrapping' SCF-recognition mode by KIT, in which KIT adopts a bent conformation to facilitate each of its first three immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domains to interact with SCF. Three surface epitopes on SCF, an extended loop, the B and C helices, and the N-terminal segment, contact distinct KIT domains, with two of the epitopes undergoing large conformational changes upon receptor binding. The SCF/KIT complex reveals a unique RTK dimerization assembly, and a novel recognition mode between four-helix bundle cytokines and Ig-family receptors. It serves as a framework for understanding the activation mechanisms of class III RTKs.
- Publication
The EMBO journal, 2007, Vol 26, Issue 3, p891
- ISSN
0261-4189
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.emboj.7601545