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ArticlePloS one2019

Defining the binding interface of Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) and Contactin3 (CNTN3) by site-directed mutagenesis.

Xi Peng, John Williams, Philip M Smallwood, Jeremy Nathans

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xi PengDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-2189-1415
John WilliamsDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
Philip M SmallwoodDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
Jeremy NathansDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-8106-5460
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · USJohns Hopkins University · US

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) and Contactin (CNTN) families of cell-surface proteins have been intensively studied in the context of neural development and neuropsychiatric diseases. Earlier studies demonstrated both genetic and biochemical interactions between the extracellular domains of APP and CNTN3, but their precise binding interfaces were not defined. In the present study, we have used binding assays between APP-alkaline phosphatase (AP) fusion proteins and CNTN-Fc fusion proteins, together with alanine substitution mutagenesis, to show that: (i) the second Fibronectin domain (Fn(2)) in CNTN3 mediates APP binding; (ii) the copper binding domain (CuBD) in APP mediates CNTN3 binding; and (iii) the most important amino acids for APP-CNTN3 binding reside on one face of CNTN3-Fn(2) and on one face of APP-CuBD. These experiments define the regions of direct contact that mediate the binding interaction between APP and CNTN3.

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Mutagenesis, Site-DirectedAmino AcidsAmino Acid SequenceAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsContactinsHEK293 CellsHumansMiceModels, MolecularProtein BindingAmino AcidsAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorCntn3 protein, mouseContactins

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PMID31318883
PMCPMC6638891
OpenAlexW2963167028

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