title: The interleukin 1 (IL-1) receptor accessory protein Toll/IL-1 receptor domain: analysis of putative interaction sites in vitro mutagenesis and molecular modeling.
abstract: The Toll/interleukin 1 (IL-1) receptor family plays an important role in both innate and adaptive immunity. These receptors are characterized by a C-terminal homology motif called the Toll/IL-1 receptor (TIR) domain. A principal function of the TIR domain is mediating homotypic protein-protein interactions in the signal transduction pathway. To suggest interaction sites of TIR domains in the IL-1 receptor complex, we modeled the putative three-dimensional structure of the TIR domain within the co-receptor chain, IL-1 receptor accessory protein. The model was based on homology with the crystal structures of human TLR1 and TLR2. The final structure of the IL-1 receptor accessory protein TIR domain suggests the conserved regions box 1 and 2, including Pro-446, as well as box 3 within the C-terminal alpha-helix as possible protein-protein interaction sites due to their exposure and their electrostatic potential. Pro-446, corresponding to the Pro/His mutation in dominant negative TLR4, is located in the third loop at the outmost edge of the TIR domain and does not play any structural role. Inhibition of IL-1 responsiveness seen after substitution of Pro-446 by charged amino acids is due to the loss of an interaction site for other TIR domains. Amino acids 527-534 as part of the loop close to the conserved box 3 are critical for recruitment of myeloid differentiation factor 88 and to a lesser extent for IL-1 responsiveness. Modeling suggests that native folding of the TIR domain may be approached by the responsive deletion mutants delta528-534 and delta527-533, whereas the C-terminal beta-strand and/or alpha-helix is displaced in the nonresponsive mutant delta527-534.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D017931:DNA Primers; D053577:Interleukin-1 Receptor Accessory Protein; D051379:Mice; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; C407643:IL1RAPL1 protein, human; D053577:Interleukin-1 Receptor Accessory Protein; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1