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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2022

Characterization of interactions within the Igα/Igβ transmembrane domains of the human B-cell receptor provides insights into receptor assembly.

Christine Lockey, Hannah Young, Jessica Brown, Ann M Dixon

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2022. 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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3citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christine LockeyDepartment of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Hannah YoungDepartment of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Jessica BrownDepartment of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Ann M DixonDepartment of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. Electronic address: ann.dixon@warwick.ac.uk.
University of Warwick · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/P022995/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The B-cell receptor (BCR), a complex comprised of a membrane-associated immunoglobulin and the Igα/β heterodimer, is one of the most important immune receptors in humans and controls B-cell development, activity, selection, and death. BCR signaling plays key roles in autoimmune diseases and lymphoproliferative disorders, yet, despite the clinical significance of this protein complex, key regions (i.e., the transmembrane domains) have yet to be structurally characterized. The mechanism for BCR signaling also remains unclear and has been variously described by the mutually exclusive cross-linking and dissociation activation models. Common to these models is the significance of local plasma membrane composition, which implies that interactions between BCR transmembrane domains (TMDs) play a role in receptor functionality. Here we used an in vivo assay of TMD oligomerization called GALLEX alongside spectroscopic and computational methods to characterize the structures and interactions of human Igα and Igβ TMDs in detergent micelles and natural membranes. We observed weak self-association of the Igβ TMD and strong self-association of the Igα TMD, which scanning mutagenesis revealed was entirely stabilized by an E-X

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Receptors, Antigen, B-CellCell MembraneEndoplasmic ReticulumHumansProtein DomainsSignal TransductionReceptors, Antigen, B-CellB-cell receptor (BCR)CD79circular dichroism (CD)GALLEXlipid raftprotein cross-linkingprotein–protein interactiontransmembrane domain

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PMID35307351
PMCPMC9018394
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