Solution Structure of a Pair of Modules from the Gelatin-Binding Domain of Fibronectin
Bocquier, A.A., Potts, J.R., Pickford, A.R., Campbell, I.D.(1999) Structure 7: 1451
- PubMed: 10647176 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-2126(00)88336-7
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1QO6 - PubMed Abstract: 
Fibronectin has a role in vital physiological processes such as cell migration during embryogenesis and wound healing. It mediates the attachment of cells to extracellular matrices that contain fibrous collagens. The affinity of fibronectin for native collagen and denatured collagen (gelatin) is located within a 42 kDa domain that contains four type 1 (F1) and two type 2 (F2) modules. A putative ligand-binding site has been located on an isolated F2 module, but the accessibility of this site in the intact domain is unknown. Thus, structural studies of module pairs and larger fragments are required for a better understanding of the interaction between fibronectin and collagen.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, UK.