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Review
. 1998 Jul;23(7):239-42.
doi: 10.1016/s0968-0004(98)01216-x.

Getting knotted: a model for the structure and activation of Spätzle

K Mizuguchi  1 , J S Parker, T L Blundell, N J Gay
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Review

Getting knotted: a model for the structure and activation of Spätzle

K Mizuguchi et al. Trends Biochem Sci. 1998 Jul.

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  • Trends Biochem Sci 1998 Sep;23(9):361

Abstract

Sequence analyses show that Spätzle, the Drosophila melanogaster Toll-receptor ligand, shows striking similarity to nerve growth factor and coagulogen. Comparative modelling suggests that Spätzle adopts a cystine-knot fold and forms a dimer that contains a single, intermolecular disulphide bridge. Proteolytically cleaved Spätzle could therefore dimerize and activate the Toll receptor by inducing receptor dimerization.

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