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Binding kinetics and physical properties of androgen receptor in androgen-dependent Shionogi mammary carcinoma 115.

The characteristics of the androgen receptor in the cytoplasmic fraction of Shionogi carcinoma 115 were studied in vitro by means of charcoal adsorption assay, sucrose density gradient centrifugation, and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The equilibrium dissociation constant for [3H]dihydrotestosterone (Kd = (2-5) X 10(-11) M) was estimated from independently determined rates of association and dissociation, and was lower by one order of magnitude than the value obtained by saturation analysis (Kd = (2-8) X 10(-10) M). Evaluation of the effect of temperature on receptor binding of androgen allowed the estimation of several thermodynamic parameters, including activation energies of association (4 kcal/mol) and dissociation (14 kcal/mol), the apparent free energy (-13 kcal/mol), enthalpy (-9 kcal/mol), and entropy (+14 cal/mol per K). The receptor was greatly stabilized when bound with androgen. The results indicate how the lability of the unbound receptor and slow rate of dihydrotestosterone-receptor interaction can influence the estimation of dissociation constants by usual saturation analysis. The sedimentation coefficient of androgen receptor in freshly prepared cytosol was 6S, and became 7S after storage for 2 months at -80 degrees C. The 7S conversion of the receptor was reversed by treatment with heparin. In all cases, a single 5S peak was obtained in the presence of 0.5 M KCl. On electrophoresis in heparin-containing polyacrylamide gel, protein-bound radioactive androgen migrated as a single peak (Rf = 0.5 in 5% gel). Differences in reported values for the sedimentation coefficient of androgen receptor in cytosol of Shionogi carcinoma 115 appear to be derived from aggregation of the receptor protein during the assay procedure.

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Characterization of steady state, single-turnover, and binding kinetics of the TaqI restriction endonuclease.

The TaqI restriction endonuclease recognizes and cleaves the duplex DNA sequence T decreases CGA. Steady state kinetic analysis with a small oligodeoxyribonucleotide substrate showed that the enzyme obeyed Michaelis-Menten kinetics (Km = 53 nM, kcat = 1.3 min-1 at 50 degrees C and Km = 0.5 nM, kcat = 2.9 min-1 at 60 degrees C). At 0 degree C, the enzyme was completely inactive, while at 15 degrees C, turnover produced nicked substrate as the major product in excess of enzyme indicating dissociation between nicking events. Above 37 degrees C, both strands in the duplex were cleaved prior to dissociation. In contrast to the tight, temperature-dependent binding of substrate, binding of the Mg2+ cofactor was weak (Kd = 2.5 mM) and the same at either 50 degrees C or 60 degrees C. Single-turnover experiments using oligonucleotide substrate showed that hydrolysis of duplex DNA occurred via two independent nicking events, each with a first order rate constant (kst) of 5.8 min-1 at 60 degrees C and 3.5 min-1 at 50 degrees C. The pH dependence of Km (pKa = 9) and kst (pKa = 7) suggests Lys/Arg and His, respectively, as possible amino acids influencing these constants. Moreover, although kst increased significantly with pH, kcat did not, indicating that at least two steps can be rate-controlling in the reaction pathway. Binding of protein to canonical DNA in the presence of Mg2+ at 0 degree C or in the absence of Mg2+ at 50 degrees C was weak (Kd = 2.5 microM or 5,000-fold weaker than the optimal measured Km) and equal to the binding of noncanonical DNA as judged by retention on nitrocellulose. Similar results were seen in gel retardation assays. These results suggest that both Mg2+ and high temperature are required to attain the correct protein conformation to form the tight complex seen in the steady state analysis. In the accompanying paper (Zebala, J. A., Choi, J., Trainor, G. L., and Barany, F. (1992) J. Biol. Chem. 267, 8106-8116), we report how these kinetic constants are altered using substrate analogues and propose a model of functional groups involved in TaqI endonuclease recognition.

Base Sequence↗

Epitope mapping and binding kinetics of monoclonal antibodies studied by real time biospecific interaction analysis using surface plasmon resonance.

The interaction between human heart myoglobin and ten specific monoclonal antibodies was investigated with a new biosensor technology, real time biospecific interaction analysis (RT BIA), using surface plasmon resonance. Analysis of association and dissociation kinetics was monitored in real time, with unlabelled reactants. Antibody isotyping was rapid and simple. Epitope mapping with RT BIA confirmed, with substantial time saving, the sum of results obtained in conventional labelled systems. Monoclonal antibodies with four different epitope specificities and optimal binding function were selected for a myoglobin sandwich assay with enhanced sensitivity. BIAcore can be used directly as a diagnostic tool, or as an analytical tool in immunoassay development.

Antibodies, Monoclonal↗

Erythromycin, roxithromycin, and clarithromycin: use of slow-binding kinetics to compare their in vitro interaction with a bacterial ribosomal complex active in peptide bond formation.

In a cell-free system derived from Escherichia coli, it is shown that clarithromycin and roxithromycin, like their parent compound erythromycin, do not inhibit the puromycin reaction (i.e., the peptide bond formation between puromycin and AcPhe-tRNA bound at the P-site of 70S ribosomes programmed with heteropolymeric mRNA). Nevertheless, all three antibiotics compete for binding on the ribosome with tylosin, a 16-membered ring macrolide that behaves as a slow-binding, slowly reversible inhibitor of peptidyltransferase. The mutually exclusive binding of these macrolides to ribosomes is also corroborated by the fact that they protect overlapping sites in domain V of 23S rRNA from chemical modification by dimethyl sulfate. From this competition effect, detailed kinetic analysis revealed that roxithromycin or clarithromycin (A), like erythromycin, reacts rapidly with AcPhe-tRNA.MF-mRNA x 70S ribosomal complex (C) to form the encounter complex CA which is then slowly isomerized to a more tight complex, termed C*A. The value of the overall dissociation constant, K, encompassing both steps of macrolide interaction with complex C, is 36 nM for erythromycin, 20 nM for roxithromycin, and 8 nM for clarithromycin. Because the off-rate constant of C*A complex does not significantly differ among the three macrolides, the superiority of clarithromycin as an inhibitor of translation in E. coli cells and many Gram-positive bacteria may be correlated with its greater rate of association with ribosomes.

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Relationship of psychopathology to the human serotonin1B genotype and receptor binding kinetics in postmortem brain tissue.

Knockout of the 5-HT1B gene in mice results in increased aggression, as well as alcohol and cocaine consumption. Given the clinical association of aggression, suicide, alcoholism, and substance abuse, we studied relationship of psychopathology to the human 5-HT1B receptor gene (N = 178) and postmortem human 5-HT1B receptor binding (N = 96) in the brain. The sample comprised: 71 suicide victims, 107 nonsuicides, 45 with a history of major depression and 79 without, 64 with a history of a alcoholism or substance abuse and 60 without, as well as 36 with a history of pathological aggression and 42 without. Single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) analysis and DNA sequencing techniques were used to screen the coding region of the human 5-HT1B receptor gene in genomic DNA isolated from postmortem human brain tissue. Two common polymorphisms were identified in the 5-HT1B receptor gene, involving a silent C to T substitution at nucleotide 129 and a silent G to C substitution at nucleotide 861 of the coding region. These polymorphisms were found with the same frequency in the suicide and the nonsuicide groups and in those with and without a history of major depression, alcoholism, or pathological aggression. The binding indices (Bmax and KD of the 5-HT1B receptor in prefrontal cortex also did not differ in suicides and controls, major depression, alcoholism, and cases with a history of pathological aggression. The C129 or G861 allele had 20% fewer 5-HT1B receptor compared to the 129T or 861C allele. We did not identify a relationship between suicide, major depression, alcoholism, or pathological aggression with 5-HT1B receptor binding indices or genotype.

Accidents, Traffic↗

Binding kinetics of an antibody against HIV p24 core protein measured with real-time biomolecular interaction analysis suggest a slow conformational change in antigen p24.

The interaction between HIV core protein p24 and the murine monoclonal antibody CB-4/1 or its Fab fragment showed unusual kinetics. Recombinant p24 was immobilised in a hydrophilic carboxymethyldextran matrix. At high concentration of CB-4/1 Fab the association of the antigen-antibody complex proceeds in two phases, while dissociation is mono-exponential. The antigen has a 'memory', i.e. shortly after dissociation of Fab-antigen complex the fast association phase is enhanced. Biphasic association was also found in solution. Experiments suggest a reversible change of binding properties in the epitope region with an overall time constant of about 100 s at room temperature. Intermediate steps with faster time constants must be involved. Slow conformational changes of p24 seem to be the most probable explanation. A simple model that provides a quantitative description of this process could not be found. Real-time analysis of antibody binding by surface plasmon resonance is a powerful method for studying such changes in the time domain of a few seconds to a few minutes.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

Binding kinetics, uptake and intracellular accumulation of F105, an anti-gp120 human IgG1kappa monoclonal antibody, in HIV-1 infected cells.

The use of targeting moieties is a new and exciting field of scientific research for facilitating the specific delivery of therapeutic agents in HIV-infected patients. The interaction of a potential targeting moiety with its ligand is a crucial factor in the evaluation of a targeted approach for chemotherapeutic intervention. Therefore, we have further characterized the interaction between a potential targeting agent, the monoclonal human antibody F105, and its ligand gp120, a glycoprotein expressed on the surface of HIV-1 infected cells. We demonstrate the specificity of binding and entry of F105 to infected cells. F105 was rapidly taken up into the cell and accumulated in the Golgi apparatus. Kinetic analysis of the F105-gp120 interaction revealed an equilibrium dissociation constant (K(D)) of 0.62 nM, compared with the gp120-CD4 interaction where the K(D) was determined at 35 nM. Consequently, F105 displayed a higher gp120 affinity. This was due to a slower dissociation as compared with the natural ligand. These data further underline the potential of monoclonal antibodies as targeting agents, and offer new insights into the possibility of F105 as a targeting moiety for the delivery of antiretroviral drugs to HIV-1 infected cells.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗

Binding kinetics of mercury(II) TO POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDES.

Kinetic studies of the interaction of Hg(II) with polyribonucleotides have been used to investigate structural fluctuations of the bases in nucleic acids. The reaction of Hg(II) with poly(A)-poly(U) occurs in two phases which differ in time scale by a factor of about 100. The slow phase is first order and exhibits cooperativity or autocatalytic kinetics. The rate is found to increase as decreasing chain length of poly(U) is used to make the double helical complex. The reaction appears to initiate at the ends of poly(U) strands and may be associated with a molecular rearrangement which results in strand separation with Hg(II) being linked only to uridine. The fast reaction phase is second order ans shows little cooperative behavior. Protons are released at this stage indicating alteration of the double helix. The measured second-order rate constant is nearly three orders of magnitude smaller than that found for poly(U) alone. This rate difference suggests that the reactive sites are blocked by double helix formation, and become available for reaction with Hg(II) only through a structural fluctuation. The ratio of rate constants for the reaction of Hg(II) with poly(U) and poly(A)-poly(U) was used to place an upper limit on the equilibrium constant for the structural fluctuation of 2 times 10- minus 3 at 15 degrees and 0.5 M NaClO4. The heat of the "breathing" reaction can be estimated to be similar to 9 kcal/mol from comparison of the temperature coefficient of the reaction with poly(U) to that with poly(A)-poly(U).

Adenine Nucleotides↗

Site-directed mutagenesis of tyrosine 118 within the central constriction site of the LamB (maltoporin) channel of Escherichia coli. II. Effect on maltose and maltooligosaccharide binding kinetics.

The 3-D structure of the maltooligosaccharide-specific LamB channel of Escherichia coli (also called maltoporin) is known from x-ray crystallography. The central constriction of the channel formed by the external loop 3 is controlled by tyrosine 118. Y118 was replaced by site-directed mutagenesis by 10 other amino acids (alanine (A), isoleucine (I), asparagine (N), serine (S), cysteine (C), aspartic acid (D), arginine (R), histidine (H), phenylalanine (F), and tryptophan (W)) including neutral ones, negatively and positively charged amino acids to study the effect of their size, their hydrophobicity index, and their charge on maltose and maltooligosaccharide binding to LamB. The mutants were reconstituted into lipid bilayer membranes and the stability constants for binding of maltose, maltotriose, maltopentaose, and maltoheptaose to the channel were measured using titration experiments. The mutation of Y118 to any other non-aromatic amino acid led to a substantial decrease of the stability constant of binding by factors between about two and six. The highest effect was observed for the mutant Y118A. Replacement of Y118 by the two other aromatic amino acids, phenylalanine (F) and tryptophan (W), resulted in a substantial increase of the stability constant maximally by a factor of almost 400 for the Y118W mutant. The carbohydrate-induced block of the channel function was used for the study of current noise through the different mutant LamB channels. The analysis of the power density spectra allowed the evaluation of the on- and off-rate constants (k(1) and k(-1)) of sugar binding. The results suggest that both rate constants were affected by the mutations. For most mutants, with the exception of Y118F and Y118W, k(1) decreased and k(-1) increased, whereas the opposite was found for the aromatic amino acid mutants. The results suggest that tyrosine 118 has a crucial effect on carbohydrate transport through LamB.

Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins↗

Ligand binding kinetics and dissociation of the human embryonic haemoglobins.

The three human embryonic haemoglobins have been studied using a range of stopped-flow and flash photolysis experiments. The association and dissociation kinetics and equilibrium constants for the tetramer-dimer reactions of the deoxy and oxygenated forms have been investigated and found to be characterized by constants similar to those of the human adult protein. The rates of oxygen dissociation from the embryonic haemoglobins have been measured and appear to be responsible for the high oxygen-binding affinity associated with the embryonic proteins compared with the adult protein. The pH dependence of the oxygen dissociation rate constants also accounts for the rather unusual, previously described, Bohr effects characteristic of the embryonic haemoglobins. A general scheme has been developed coupling both the dimer-tetramer equilibria and ligand-binding steps observed following photolysis of the liganded forms of the human embryonic haemoglobins.

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Identification of casein kinase II phosphorylation sites in Max: effects on DNA-binding kinetics of Max homo- and Myc/Max heterodimers.

Myc proteins have been implicated in the regulation of cell growth and differentiation. The identification of Max, a basic region/helix-loop-helix/leucine zipper protein, as a partner for Myc has provided insights into Myc's molecular function as a transcription factor. Recent evidence indicates that the relative abundance of Myc and Max is important to determine the level of specific gene transcription. In this report we have identified two major in vivo phosphorylation sites in Max (Ser-2 and -11) which can be modified in vitro by casein kinase II (CKII). Phosphorylation of these sites modulates DNA-binding by increasing both the on- and off-rates of Max homo- as well as Myc/Max heterodimers. In addition, our data indicate that the steady state binding of the shorter version of Max (p21) to DNA was similar yet its rate of dissociation faster than that of longer version of Max (p22). These data argue that different Max complexes have different kinetic properties and that these can be modified by CKII phosphorylation. We propose this as an important biological mechanism by which different dimeric complexes can exchange with varying efficiencies on DNA, thereby responding to changes in cell growth conditions.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

Effect of irradiation on the GTP binding kinetics of chicken embryo brain plasma membranes.

The membrane bound form of the catalytic subunit of adenylate cyclase of chicken embryo brain has been found earlier to be rather radioresistant [28]. The radiation induced changes of G proteins of membrane preparations of 19 day old chicken embryo brains were investigated in this work. The activation of catalytic subunit of adenylate cyclase by G protein dependent activators (Gpp/NH/p and NaF) was found elevated at lower radiation doses (0-400 Gy), while both basal enzyme activity (measured without any activator) and the activity measured in the presence of activators decreased at higher doses (above 800 Gy). Heterogeneity of GTP binding sites measured with 3-H-Gpp/NH/p a GTP-ase resistant GTP analogue was observed in the case of control (with Kd1 = 0.0663 +/- 0.034 mumol/l, Bmax = 0.0079 +/- 0.0022 nmol/ml and Kd2 = 2.038 +/- 0.4779 mumol/l, Bmax2 = 0.0291 +/- 0.0017 nmol/ml). The lower affinity high capacity binding sites seemed to be more radiosensitive, than the higher affinity sites. A marked decrease was observed in the number of low affinity binding sites above 200 Gy and these low affinity binding sites practically disappeared after irradiation with 400 Gy. At high doses (above 1600 Gy) the catalytic subunit was damaged, too. On the basis of the decrease of low affinity binding sites together with an increase in activation of the catalytic subunit via G proteins one can conclude that it is caused by radiation induced damage of Gi protein that can be more radiosensitive, than Gs protein.

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XV454, a novel nonpeptide small-molecule platelet GIIb/IIIa antagonist with comparable platelet alpha(IIb)beta3-binding kinetics to c7E3.

XV454 demonstrated high potency (IC50 = 14-25 nM) in inhibiting human platelet aggregation induced by adenosine diphosphate (ADP, 10 microM), thrombin receptor agonist peptide (TRAP) (10 microM), or collagen (20 microg/ml). XV454 exhibited a high degree of selectivity for platelet alpha(IIb)beta3 in comparison with c7E3, which is a nonspecific antagonist for both alpha(IIb)beta3 and alpha(v)beta3. Both XV454 and c7E3 bind with high affinity to either activated (A) or unactivated (U) human, baboon, or canine platelets. XV454 binds with a relatively higher affinity [Kd = 0.5 nM (A), 0.6 nM (U)] as compared with c7E3 [Kd = 9.1 nM (A), 9.2 (U) nM]. XV454 demonstrated a tight association with human, baboon, and, to a lesser extent, with canine platelets (t(1/2) of dissociation = 110 +/- 6, 80 +/- 10, and 23 +/- 2 min, respectively). Both c7E3 and XV454 associate tightly with a slower dissociation rate with unactivated human platelets: t(1/2) of 42 and 116 min, respectively. In non-human primates, oral (0.1 mg/kg, p.o.) and intravenous (0.05 mg/kg, i.v. bolus administration of XV454 methyl ester pro-drug resulted a long-lasting maximal antiplatelet efficacy for < or = 72 h with significant but reversible prolongation of bleeding time and without effects on platelet count, clinical chemistry, or hemodynamic profile. In conclusion, XV454 represents a potent antiplatelet agent in inhibiting platelet aggregation along with a high affinity and relatively slow dissociation rate from human platelet GPIIb/IIIa receptors that allow a long-lasting antiplatelet efficacy after single i.v. or oral administration.

Alanine↗

TCR binding kinetics measured with MHC class I tetramers reveal a positive selecting peptide with relatively high affinity for TCR.

The interaction between TCR and peptide-MHC (pMHC) complexes is crucial for the activation of T cells as well as for positive and negative selection in the thymus. The kinetics and affinity of this interaction and the densities of TCR and pMHC complexes on the cell surface are determining factors for different outcomes during thymic selection. In general, it is thought that agonist pMHC, which cause negative selection, have higher affinities and, in particular, slower off-rates than partial or weak agonists and antagonists, which cause positive selection. In this study, we have used pMHC tetramers to investigate the kinetics of TCR-pMHC interaction for agonist, weak agonist, and antagonist ligands of the anti-lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus P14 TCR. Kinetics determined on the cell surface may be biologically more relevant than methods using soluble proteins. We can distinguish between agonists and weak agonists or antagonists based on the half-life and the avidity of tetramer-TCR interaction. Furthermore, we show that a weak agonist self-peptide that positively selects P14 TCR(+) thymocytes has a tetramer half-life and avidity only slightly weaker than strong agonists. We show that, in fact, it can act as quite a strong agonist, but that its poor ability to stabilize MHC causes it instead to have a weak agonist phenotype.

Amino Acid Substitution↗

Noise analysis of ion current through the open and the sugar-induced closed state of the LamB channel of Escherichia coli outer membrane: evaluation of the sugar binding kinetics to the channel interior.

LamB, a sugar-specific channel of Escherichia coli outer membrane was reconstituted into lipid bilayer membranes and the current noise was investigated using fast Fourier transformation. The current noise through the open channels had a rather small spectral density, which was a function of the inverse frequency up to about 100 Hz. The spectral density of the noise of the open LamB channels was a quadratic function of the applied voltage. Its magnitude was not correlated to the number of channels in the lipid bilayer membrane. Upon addition of sugars to the aqueous phase the current decreased in a dose-dependent manner. Simultaneously, the spectral density of the current noise increased drastically, which indicated interaction of the sugars with the binding site inside the channel. The frequency dependence of the spectral density was of Lorentzian type, although the power of its frequency dependence was not identical to -2. Analysis of the power density spectra using a previously proposed simple model (Benz, R., A. Schmid, and G. H. Vos-Scheperkeuter. 1987. J. Membr. Biol. 100: 12-29), allowed the evaluation of the on- and the off-rate constants for the maltopentaose binding to the binding site inside the LamB channels. This means also that the maltopentaose flux through the LamB channel could be estimated by assuming a simple one-site, two-barrier model for the sugar transport from the results of the noise analysis.

Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins↗

Characterization of bovine endothelial nitric oxide synthase as a homodimer with down-regulated uncoupled NADPH oxidase activity: tetrahydrobiopterin binding kinetics and role of haem in dimerization.

The fatty-acylation-deficient bovine endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) mutant (Gly-2 to Ala-2, G2AeNOS) was purified from a baculovirus overexpression system. The purified protein was soluble and highly active (0.2-0.7 micromol of l-citrulline. mg-1.min-1), contained 0. 77+/-0.01 equivalent of haem per subunit, showed a Soret maximum at 396 nm, and exhibited only minor uncoupling of NADPH oxidation in the absence of l-arginine or tetrahydrobiopterin. Radioligand binding studies revealed KD values of 147+/-24.1 nM and 52+/-9.2 nM for specific binding of tetrahydrobiopterin in the absence and presence of 0.1 mM l-arginine respectively. The positive co-operative effect of l-arginine was due to a pronounced decrease in the rate of tetrahydrobiopterin dissociation (from 1.6+/-0.5 to 0. 3+/-0.1 min-1). Low-temperature SDS gel electrophoresis showed that approx. 80% of the protein migrated as haem-containing dimer after preincubation with l-arginine and tetrahydrobiopterin. Gel-filtration chromatography yielded one peak with a Stokes radius of 6.8+/-0.04 nm, corresponding to a hydrodynamic volume of 1. 32x10(-24) m3, whereas haem-deficient preparations (approx. 0.3 equivalent per subunit) contained an additional protein species with a hydrodynamic radius of 5.1+/-0.2 nm and a corresponding volume of 0.55x10(-24) m3, suggesting that haem availability regulates eNOS dimerization.

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