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Inter- and Intramolecular interactions mediated by TB domains

ReferenceB11674
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Dr Anna K Downing
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Penny Handford
Institution University of Oxford
DepartmentOxford Centre for Molecular Sciences
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 97,038
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 08/11/1999
End date 08/11/2001
Duration24 months

Abstract

The TB module is found principally in proteins localised to extracellular matrix fibrils including human fibrillin-1 and LTBP-1. The identification of 16 missense mutations in fibrillin-1 TB domains which are associated with the Marfan syndrome underscores the importance of this domain. Functional studies have directly implicated a TB domain (TB3) in the association of LTBP-1 with LAP, part of the latent TGF-betal complex. Here we propose to study the structural and functional properties of a wild-type and mutant TB-cbEGF domain pair from fibrillin-1 and TB3 from LTBP-1 using NMR and coimmunoprecipitation of TB3-LAP complexes. This research will identify the roles of TB domains within extracellular matrix fibrils.

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Committee Closed Committee - Biomolecular Sciences (BMS)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
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