High-affinity TrkA and p75 neurotrophin receptor complexes: A twisted affair
Journal of Biological Chemistry(2022)
摘要
Neurotrophin signaling is essential for normal nervous system development and adult function. Neurotrophins are secreted proteins that signal via interacting with two neurotrophin receptor types: the multifaceted p75 neurotrophin receptor and the tropomyosin receptor kinase receptors. In vivo, neurons compete for the limited quantities of neurotrophins, a process that underpins neural plasticity, axonal targeting, and ultimately survival of the neuron. Thirty years ago, it was discovered that p75 neurotrophin receptor and tropomyosin receptor kinase A form a complex and mediate high-affinity ligand binding and survival signaling; however, despite decades of functional and structural research, the mechanism of modulation that yields this high-affinity complex remains unclear. Understanding the structure and mechanism of high-affinity receptor generation will allow development of pharmaceuticals to modulate this function for treatment of the many nervous system disorders in which altered neurotrophin expression or signaling plays a causative or contributory role. Here we re-examine the key older literature and integrate it with more recent studies on the topic of how these two receptors interact. We also identify key outstanding questions and propose a model of inside-out allosteric modulation to assist in resolving the elusive high-affinity mechanism and complex.
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neurotrophin,p75 neurotrophin receptor,nerve growth factor,TrkA,Trk receptor,receptor tyrosine kinase,transmembrane domain,intracellular domain,high-affinity binding,receptor structure-function
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