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Mutation of a conserved asparagine in the I-like domain promotes constitutively active integrins alphaLbeta2 and alphaIIbbeta3.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 22 Jun 2007
Cheng Ming, Foo Shen-Yun, Shi Min-Long, Tang Ren-Hong, Kong Le-Sheng, Law S K Alex, Tan Suet-Mien
Abstract excerpt
The leukocyte beta2 integrins are heterodimeric adhesion receptors required for a functional immune system. Many leukocyte adhesion deficiency-1 (LAD-1) mutations disrupt the expression and function of beta2 integrins. Herein, we further characterized the LAD-1 mutation N329S in the beta2 inserted (I)-like domain. This mutation converted alphaLbeta2 from a resting into a high affinity conformer because...
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