Solution structure of an extracellular domain containing the WSxWS motif of the granulocyte colony-stimulating factor receptor and its interaction with ligand.
Primary Citation of Related Structures:   1CTO, 1GCF
PubMed Abstract: 
We have determined the NMR structure of a ligand-binding domain of the granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) receptor, containing the highly conserved WSxWS motif. The domain consists of seven beta-strands with the fibronectin type III-like topology seen in several cytokine receptors ...
We have determined the NMR structure of a ligand-binding domain of the granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) receptor, containing the highly conserved WSxWS motif. The domain consists of seven beta-strands with the fibronectin type III-like topology seen in several cytokine receptors. Comparisons between the spectra of the 15N-labelled domain with and without G-CSF indicate that the major ligand-recognition site is on the FG loop just upstream of the WSxWS sequence, and not on the BC loop which is mainly used in the growth hormone system. The WSxWS residues are suggested to contribute to ligand-recognition and to the protein architecture of the G-CSF receptor.
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Ligand Binding Characteristics of the Carboxyl-Terminal Domain of the Cytokine Receptor Homologous Region of the Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Receptor Anaguchi, H., Hiraoka, O., Yamasaki, K., Naito, S., Ota, Y. (1995) J Biol Chem 270: 27845
Organizational Affiliation: 
Protein Engineering Research Institute, Osaka, Japan. kyamasak@nibh.go.jp