{"doi":"10.1021/acschembio.4c00389","title":"Alteration of Neuropilin-1 and Heparan Sulfate Interaction Impairs Murine B16 Tumor Growth","abstract":"High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide Neuropilin-1 acts as a coreceptor with vascular endothelial growth factor receptors to facilitate binding of its ligand, vascular endothelial growth factor. Neuropilin-1 also binds to heparan sulfate, but the functional significance of this interaction has not been established. A combinatorial library screening using heparin oligosaccharides followed by molecular dynamics simulations of a heparin tetradecasaccharide suggested a highly conserved binding site composed of amino acid residues extending across the b1 and b2 domains of murine neuropilin-1. Mutagenesis studies established the importance of arginine513 and lysine514 for binding of heparin to a recombinant form of Nrp1 composed of the a1, a2, b1, and b2 domains. Recombinant Nrp1 protein bearing R513A,K514A mutations showed a significant loss of heparin-binding, heparin-induced dimerization, and heparin-dependent thermal stabilization. Isothermal calorimetry experiments suggested a 1:2 complex of heparin tetradecasaccharide:Nrp1. To study the impact of altered heparin binding in vivo, a mutant allele of Nrp1 bearing the R513A,K514A mutations was created in mice ( Nrp1 D ) and crossbred to Nrp1 +/– mice to examine the impact of altered heparan sulfate binding. Analysis of tumor formation showed variable effects on tumor growth in Nrp1 D/D mice, resulting in a frank reduction in tumor growth in Nrp1 D/– mice. Expression of mutant Nrp1 D protein was normal in tissues, suggesting that the reduction in tumor growth was due to the altered binding of heparin/heparan sulfate to neuropilin-1. 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