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Cryo-EM structure of native human uromodulin, a zona pellucida module polymer.

Abstract

Assembly of extracellular filaments and matrices mediating fundamental biological processes such as morphogenesis, hearing, fertilization, and antibacterial defense is driven by a ubiquitous polymerization module known as zona pellucida (ZP) "domain". Despite the conservation of this element from hydra to humans, no detailed information is available on the filamentous conformation of any ZP module protein. Here, we report a cryo-electron microscopy study of uromodulin (UMOD)/Tamm-Horsfall protein, the most abundant protein in human urine and an archetypal ZP module-containing molecule, in its mature homopolymeric state. UMOD forms a one-start helix with an unprecedented 180-degree twist between subunits enfolded by interdomain linkers that have completely reorganized as a result of propeptide dissociation. Lateral interaction between filaments in the urine generates sheets exposing a checkerboard of binding sites to capture uropathogenic bacteria, and UMOD-based models of heteromeric vertebrate egg coat filaments identify a common sperm-binding region at the interface between subunits.

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  1. Cryo-EM structure of native human uromodulin, a zona pellucida module polymer. Stsiapanava A, Xu C, Brunati M, Zamora-Caballero S, Schaeffer C, Bokhove M, Han L, Hebert H, Carroni M, Yasumasu S, Rampoldi L, Wu B, Jovine L. EMBO J 39 e106807 (2020)
  2. Water Loading and Uromodulin Secretion in Healthy Individuals and Idiopathic Calcium Stone Formers. LaFavers KA, Gaddy AR, Micanovic R, Lingeman J, Williams JC, Coe FL, El-Achkar TM, Worcester E. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 18 1059-1067 (2023)
  3. Sperm-binding regions on bovine egg zona pellucida glycoprotein ZP4 studied in a solid supported form on plastic plate. Dilimulati K, Orita M, Undram G, Yonezawa N. PLoS One 16 e0254234 (2021)
  4. N-Glycosylation Site in the Middle Region Is Involved in the Sperm-Binding Activity of Bovine Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins ZP3 and ZP4. Dilimulati K, Yulin Z, Imai FL, Yonezawa N. Biomolecules 13 1636 (2023)
  5. Egg envelope formation of medaka Oryzias latipes requires ZP proteins originating from both the liver and ovary. Yokokawa R, Watanabe K, Kanda S, Nishino Y, Yasumasu S, Sano K. J Biol Chem 299 104600 (2023)
  6. Structure of the decoy module of human glycoprotein 2 and uromodulin and its interaction with bacterial adhesin FimH. Stsiapanava A, Xu C, Nishio S, Han L, Yamakawa N, Carroni M, Tunyasuvunakool K, Jumper J, de Sanctis D, Wu B, Jovine L. Nat Struct Mol Biol 29 190-193 (2022)
  7. The kidney releases a nonpolymerizing form of uromodulin in the urine and circulation that retains the external hydrophobic patch domain. Micanovic R, LaFavers KA, Patidar KR, Ghabril MS, Doud EH, Mosley AL, Sabo AR, Khan S, El-Achkar TM. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 322 F403-F418 (2022)
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