3AYC

Crystal structure of galectin-3 CRD domian complexed with GM1 pentasaccharide

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.8 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.199 
  • R-Value Work: 0.168 

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Literature

Structural basis for distinct binding properties of the human galectins to thomsen-friedenreich antigen

Bian, C.F., Zhang, Y., Sun, H., Li, D.F., Wang, D.C.

(2011) Plos One 6: e25007-e25007

  • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025007
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • The Thomsen-Friedenreich (TF or T) antigen, Galβ1-3GalNAcα1-O-Ser/Thr, is the core 1 structure of O-linked mucin type glycans appearing in tumor-associated glycosylation. The TF antigen occurs in about 90% of human cancer cells and is a potential lig ...

    The Thomsen-Friedenreich (TF or T) antigen, Galβ1-3GalNAcα1-O-Ser/Thr, is the core 1 structure of O-linked mucin type glycans appearing in tumor-associated glycosylation. The TF antigen occurs in about 90% of human cancer cells and is a potential ligand for the human endogenous galectins. It has been reported that human galectin-1 (Gal-1) and galectin-3 (Gal-3) can perform their cancer-related functions via specifically recognizing TF antigen. However, the detailed binding properties have not been clarified and structurally characterized. In this work, first we identified the distinct TF-binding abilities of Gal-1 and Gal-3. The affinity to TF antigen for Gal-3 is two orders of magnitude higher than that for Gal-1. The structures of Gal-3 carbohydrate recognition domain (CRD) complexed with TF antigen and derivatives, TFN and GM1, were then determined. These structures show a unique Glu-water-Arg-water motif-based mode as previously observed in the mushroom galectin AAL. The observation demonstrates that this recognition mode is commonly adopted by TF-binding galectins, either as endogenous or exogenous ones. The detailed structural comparisons between Gal-1 and Gal-3 CRD and mutagenesis experiments reveal that a pentad residue motif ((51)AHGDA(55)) at the loop (g1-L4) connecting β-strands 4 and 5 of Gal-1 produces a serious steric hindrance for TF binding. This motif is the main structural basis for Gal-1 with the low affinity to TF antigen. These findings provide the intrinsic structural elements for regulating the TF-binding activity of Gal-1 in some special conditions and also show certain target and approach for mediating some tumor-related bioactivities of human galectins.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
Galectin-3
A, B
135Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: LGALS3 (MAC2)
Find proteins for P17931 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P17931
Small Molecules
Ligands 7 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
SO4
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A, B
SULFATE ION
O4 S
QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
 Ligand Interaction
GOL
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A
GLYCEROL
GLYCERIN; PROPANE-1,2,3-TRIOL
C3 H8 O3
PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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BGC
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B
BETA-D-GLUCOSE
C6 H12 O6
WQZGKKKJIJFFOK-VFUOTHLCSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
GAL
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B
BETA-D-GALACTOSE
C6 H12 O6
WQZGKKKJIJFFOK-FPRJBGLDSA-N
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BME
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A, B
BETA-MERCAPTOETHANOL
C2 H6 O S
DGVVWUTYPXICAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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NGA
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B
N-ACETYL-D-GALACTOSAMINE
C8 H15 N O6
OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-JAJWTYFOSA-N
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SIA
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B
O-SIALIC ACID
C11 H19 N O9
SQVRNKJHWKZAKO-YRMXFSIDSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.8 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.199 
  • R-Value Work: 0.168 
  • Space Group: P 1
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 32.540α = 64.44
b = 51.640β = 85.23
c = 59.670γ = 81.04
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
ADSCdata collection
CNSrefinement
PHASESphasing
SCALAdata scaling
MOSFLMdata reduction

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  • Version 1.0: 2011-10-12
    Type: Initial release