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Multiple loop structures critical for ligand binding of the integrin alpha4 subunit in the upper face of the beta-propeller mode 1.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 8 Jul 1997
Irie A, Kamata T, Takada Y
Abstract excerpt
A non-I-domain integrin, alpha4beta1, recognizes vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) and the IIICS portion of fibronectin. To localize regions of alpha4 critical for ligand binding, we swapped several predicted loops within or near the putative ligand-binding site of alpha4 (which spans repeats 2-5 of the seven N-terminal repeats) with the corresponding regions of alpha5. Swapping residues 112-131 in...
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