Selection of a peptide ligand to the p75 neurotrophin receptor death domain and determination of its binding sites by NMR

Leopold L. Ilag, Christine Rottenberger, Edvards Liepinsh, Günter Wellnhofer, Fritz Rudert, Gottfried Otting*, Leodevico L. Ilag

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Abstract

The p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75(NTR)) contains a conserved death domain module similar to that of the cytotoxic receptors Fas and TNFR-1. Here, we describe the selection of peptide ligands from a combinatorial library using a variation of the selectively-infective phage (SIP) method directed to the death domain of p75(NTR). The binding sites on the death domain of p75(NTR) were identified for a 15 amino acid residue peptide by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The selected peptides may be useful for probing the function of the p75(NTR) death domain and aid in defining its downstream signalling mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)104-109
Number of pages6
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume255
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Feb 1999
Externally publishedYes

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