Inhibition of tetrameric Patched1 by Sonic Hedgehog through an asymmetric paradigm

Hedgehog (Hh) controls embryonic development via interaction with its receptor Patched (Ptch). Here the authors report the cryo-EM structure of tetrameric Ptch1 in complex with the palmitoylated N-terminal signaling domain of human Sonic hedgehog (ShhNp) at a 4:2 stoichiometric ratio.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hongwu Qian, Pingping Cao, Miaohui Hu, Shuai Gao, Nieng Yan, Xin Gong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10234-9