title: pH-Dependent self-association of the Src homology 2 (SH2) domain of the Src homologous and collagen-like (SHC) protein.
abstract: The Src homologous and collagen-like (SHC) protein plays an essential role in signal transduction pathways in that it participates in the chain of events that leads to the activation of the protein Ras. The crystal structure of the SH2 domain of SHC has been determined using the method of multiple isomorphous replacement at a resolution of 2.5 A. The SH2 domain of SHC is similar in fold to other SH2 domains. The peptide-binding surfaces resemble that of the SH2 domain of Src in that a deep pocket is formed where the third amino acid C-terminal to the phosphotyrosine can insert. A novel feature of this structure is the observation of a disulfide bond and an extensive dimer interface between two symmetry-related molecules. Solution studies under reducing conditions using analytical centrifugation and PAGE suggest that the SH2 domain of SHC dimerizes in a pH-dependent manner where low pH conditions (approximately 4.5) are conducive to dimer formation. Dimerization of SHC may have important biological implications in that it may promote the assembly of large heteromultimeric signaling complexes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Réty
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fütterer
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Grucza
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Munoz
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Frazier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Waksman
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003196:Computer Graphics; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D019281:Dimerization; D004220:Disulfides / Q000737:chemistry; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D012645:Selenomethionine / Q000737:chemistry; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D014461:Ultracentrifugation; D018909:src Homology Domains
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004220:Disulfides; D011506:Proteins; C007105:c1q-binding proteins; D012645:Selenomethionine