Conformational control of integrin subtype selectivity in isoDGR peptide motifs: A biological switch

Thumbnail image of graphical abstract The rearrangement of asparagine to isoaspartate (isoD) is responsible for the deactivation of many functional proteins. However, the isoDGR motif, which is optimally presented as a conformationally controlled cyclic pentapeptide, binds selectively to a5ß1 integrin (see the docking model) with an affinity comparable to that of the peptidic antitumor agent CilengitidePeer Reviewe