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Molecular Architecture of a Network of Potential Intracellular EGFR Modulators: ARNO, CaM, Phospholipids, and the Juxtamembrane Segment

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  • Aldino Viegas, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Jülich Research Centre
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  • Dongsheng M. Yin, Center of Advanced European Studies and Research, University of Bonn
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  • Jan Borggräfe, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Jülich Research Centre
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  • Thibault Viennet
  • Marcel Falke, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
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  • Anton Schmitz, Center of Advanced European Studies and Research, University of Bonn
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  • Michael Famulok, Center of Advanced European Studies and Research, University of Bonn
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  • Manuel Etzkorn, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Jülich Research Centre

Epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFRs) are central cellular signaling interfaces whose misregulation is related to several severe diseases. Although ligand binding to the extracellular domain is the most obvious regulatory element, also intracellular factors can act as modulators of EGFR activity. The juxtamembrane (JM) segment seems to be the receptor's key interaction interface of these cytoplasmic factors. However, only a limited number of cytoplasmic EGFR modulators are known and a comprehensive understanding of their mode of action is lacking. Here, we report ARNO, a member of the cytohesin family, as another JM-binding protein and structurally characterize the ARNO-EGFR interaction interface. We reveal that its binding mode displays common features and distinct differences with JM's interaction with calmodulin and anionic phospholipids. Furthermore, we show that each interaction can be modulated by additional factors, generating a distinctly regulated network of possible EGFR modulators acting on the intracellular domain of the receptor. Interactions with the intracellular juxtamembrane (JM) segment of the membrane spanning epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) can modulate its vital signaling. Viegas et al. unravel an interaction network comprising lipids, proteins, as well as individual cofactors, and characterize the molecular mechanisms of the respective interactions with EGFR's JM segment.

Original languageEnglish
JournalStructure
Volume28
Issue1
Pages (from-to)54-62
Number of pages14
ISSN0969-2126
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jan 2020
Externally publishedYes

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    Research areas

  • ARNO-Sec7, cytohesins, EGFR, juxtamembrane, NMR

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