Nature Communications (Dec 2021)

Hedgehog-Interacting Protein is a multimodal antagonist of Hedgehog signalling

  • Samuel C. Griffiths,
  • Rebekka A. Schwab,
  • Kamel El Omari,
  • Benjamin Bishop,
  • Ellen J. Iverson,
  • Tomas Malinauskas,
  • Ramin Dubey,
  • Mingxing Qian,
  • Douglas F. Covey,
  • Robert J. C. Gilbert,
  • Rajat Rohatgi,
  • Christian Siebold

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27475-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Hedgehog-Interacting Protein (HHIP) is the only reported secreted inhibitor of Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) signalling. Here, the authors report structures of the HHIP N- and C-terminal domains, both in complexes with glycosaminoglycans, providing insights into the molecular basis for SHH sequestration and inhibition.