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Benzothiazepine binding domain of purified L-type calcium channels: direct labeling using a novel fluorescent diltiazem analogue.

We have synthesized a series of N-propylamino-substituted benzazepinones (NPSBs) as specific probes for the benzothiazepinone (BTZ) binding domain of muscle L-type calcium channels (LTCCs). NPSBs were identified which possess high affinity for the channel after purification. We synthesized a fluorescent NPSB, DMBODIPY-BAZ, as the first benz(othi)azepinone derivative known to reversibly label partially purified LTCCs. DMBODIPY-BAZ binds to the partially purified channel with high affinity (Kd = 25 nM, Bmax = 580 pmol/mg of protein). Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) occurred between tryptophan residues of the channel protein and the DMBODIPY fluorophore upon specific drug binding. FRET was exploited to allow highly time-resolved detection of specific drug binding kinetics. We found that the dissociation half-life (t1/2) of DMBODIPY-BAZ decreased with the concentration of an unlabeled competitor, which indicates ligand-induced accelerated dissociation. In contrast, t1/2 was concentration-dependently increased by the dihydropyridine (DHP) (+)-isradipine. These kinetic properties of DMBODIPY-BAZ indicate that a high-affinity BTZ binding domain also exists on purified LTCCs. NPSBs represent novel tools to provide further insight into the molecular pharmacology of the BTZ binding domain on LTCCs.

Animals↗

Theoretical studies on competitive binding of caldesmon and myosin S1 to actin: prediction of apparent cooperativity in equilibrium and slow-down in kinetics of S1 binding by caldesmon.

Several laboratories have reported cooperative binding of S1 to actin in the presence of caldesmon. This cooperative binding has been interpreted with a model similar to that proposed for the binding of S1 to regulated actins in which the binding affinity of S1 is controlled by the position of the tropomyosin filaments. In a recent paper [Sen, A., Chen, Y., Yan, B., and Chalovich, J. M. (2001) Biochemistry 40, 5757-64], we showed qualitatively that S1 binding resulted in rapid dissociation of caldesmon from actin or actin-tropomyosin. This suggests that the cooperativity observed in the case of caldesmon is not due to a conformational change in actin-caldesmon but to the displacement of caldesmon. We show in this paper that the pure competitive binding model, in which both S1 and caldesmon are competing for the same binding sites on actin, can simulate quantitatively the effect of caldesmon on both the equilibrium and the kinetics of S1 binding to actin. This model successfully predicts an apparent cooperativity for the binding of S1 to actin-caldesmon without the need to assume multiple actin-caldesmon structures and produces a decreased rate of S1 binding to actin in the presence of caldesmon. This suggests that the inhibitory action of caldesmon on the actin-activated ATPase activity of myosin in solution and on the generation of active force in a contracting muscle may be simply due to the blocking of myosin binding sites on actin by caldesmon.

Actins↗

Analysis of the F-actin binding fragments of vinculin using stopped-flow and dynamic light-scattering measurements.

Using amino acids 884-1066 and 884-1012 expressed from chicken vinculin as fusion proteins with schistosomal glutathione S-transferase, we determined the binding kinetics of the protein fragments with F-actin. We established by the stopped-flow method a two-step binding process: an initial rapid reaction followed by a slower process. The latter is attributed to F-actin cross-linking and/or bundling, which was previously detected by viscometry and electron microscopy [Johnson, R. P. & Craig, S. W. (1995) Nature 373, 261-264]. This is also supported by dynamic light-scattering measurements, indicating dramatic changes in the internal actin filament dynamics, i.e. in bending undulations due to thermal noise. The similar size of the binding reaction for both fusion proteins with F-actin indicates that the F-actin binding site(s) on vinculin are located between residues 884-1012. No binding of pure glutathione S-transferase or its fusion protein with vinculin peptide 1012-1066 with F-actin was detected by either method.

Actins↗

Sidedness and chemical and kinetic properties of the vesamicol receptor of cholinergic synaptic vesicles.

Cholinergic synaptic vesicles isolated from Torpedo electric organ contain a receptor for the compound l-2-(4-phenylpiperidino)cyclohexanol (vesamicol, formerly AH5183), which when occupied blocks storage of acetylcholine (AcCh). The inside or outside orientation of the receptor and its chemical and ligand binding kinetics characteristics were studied. Binding of [3H]vesamicol to the receptor is inhibited efficiently by the protein modification reagents 4-(chloromercuri)benzenesulfonate and N,N'-dicyclo-hexylcarbodiimide and by protease treatment of cholate-solubilized receptor. The receptor in native vesicles is resistant to irreversible inactivation by proteases, elevated temperature, or pH extremes. [3H]Vesamicol binding depends on deprotonation of a group of pKa1 = 6.26 +/- 0.03 and protonation of a group of pKa2 = 10.60 +/- 0.04, which is probably the tertiary amine of the drug molecule itself. The membrane-impermeant zwitterionic vesamicol analogue dl-trans-4-oxo-4-[5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-6-hydroxy-7-(4-phenyl-1-piperidinyl )-1- naphthalenyl]amino]butanoic acid (TPNB) is an effective inhibitor of AcCh active transport with an IC50 value of (51 +/- 8) x 10(-9) M. At 23 degrees C, [3H]vesamicol bound to the receptor at a rate of (1.74 +/- 0.06) x 10(5) M-1 s-1, and excess unlabeled vesamicol displaced a low concentration of bound [3H]vesamicol at 0.29 +/- 0.01 min-1. At 0 degrees C, 10 microM unlabeled vesamicol displaced 36 +/- 2% of a low concentration of bound [3H]vesamicol at 0.16 +/- 0.02 min-1 and 64 +/- 2% at 0.013 +/- 0.001 min-1. One micromolar unlabeled vesamicol behaved similarly.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Acetylcholine↗

Trypsin activation of porcine procolipase. Kinetics of activation and effects on lipid binding.

The kinetics of trypsin activation of pancreatic procolipase was investigated and the pH dependence of the binding of procolipase and colipase to a tributyrine-bile salt interface studied. The Km was 0.06 mM and kcat 8 s-1, and was of the same order of magnitude as for the activation of pancreatic zymogens. At basic pH values colipase had a higher affinity for the tributyrine-bile salt interface as compared to procolipase. The trypsin activation of procolipase ensures a rapid degradation of dietary lipids in the intestine.

Animals↗

Role of high-affinity folate-binding protein in the plasma distribution of tetrahydrofolate in pigs.

Stability and protein-binding properties of tetrahydrofolate (THF) in pig plasma were studied in vitro. THF in plasma was stable for more than 120 min when it existed in a bound form, whereas THF both in plasma ultrafiltrate and in plasma ultrafiltrate plus porcine albumin was degraded rapidly and disappeared soon after its addition. These results suggest that high-affinity folate-binding protein (HFBP) is related to the stability of THF. THF-protein binding kinetic analysis showed that porcine plasma had HFBP and low-affinity binding protein (albumin) for THF. Dissociation constant and maximal binding capacity of HFBP were calculated to be 0.4 and 70 nM, respectively, indicating that > 98% of endogenous plasma THF existed in bound form with HFBP. Porcine albumin was not essentially a protein that binds and protects endogenous THF from degradation. We conclude that most endogenous THF binds to HFBP and only the unbound form of THF is rapidly degraded in pig plasma. HFBP protects THF from degradation and allows THF to exist stably in pig plasma. In addition, HFBP may govern the species specificity of plasma folate distribution in pigs.

Animals↗

Dissociation rate of antibody-gp120 binding interactions is predictive of V3-mediated neutralization of HIV-1.

mAbs specific for the V3 loop of HIV-1 are capable of neutralizing laboratory strains of HIV-1 in vitro. In this report we use surface plasmon resonance and biosensor technology to demonstrate that the ability of V3-specific mAbs to neutralize HIV-1(MN) correlated with the dissociation rate constant of the homologous mAb-gp120 binding interaction. mAbs capable of binding diverse strains of gp120 with similar association rate constants exhibited marked differences in the dissociation rate. The dissociation rate, and not the association rate, was found to be predictive of the neutralization capacity of the mAb. Furthermore, synthetic peptides corresponding to the V3 loop of HIV-1(IIIB, MN) yielded quantitatively similar binding kinetic profiles abrogating the need for purified recombinant gp120 protein and potentially facilitating the screening of more diverse isolates. Biosensor immobilized V3 peptides were found to mimic their conformational structure in solution. This offers advantages to peptides studied by ELISA where some degree of denaturation and masking of epitopes can occur upon adsorption of peptides to plastic surfaces. The impact of amino acid substitutions within epitopes on subsequent mAb binding was dissected by observing alterations in dissociation rates. The technique provides rapid kinetic analyses of V3 Ab binding interactions with diverse V3 sequences, facilitating the efficient screening and selection of those most likely to possess the broadest and most potent HIV-1 neutralizing potentials.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

Carbon monoxide religation kinetics to hemoglobin S polymers following ligand photolysis.

The re-equilibration rate of carbon monoxide binding to hemoglobin S polymers is determined by time-resolved measurements of linear dichroism spectra. Linear dichroism is used to detect religation to hemoglobin in the polymer in the presence of rebinding to free hemoglobin S tetramers. Measurement of the linear dichroism resulting from photolysis of the small percentage of ligand bound to the polymer is accomplished through the use of an ultrasensitive, ellipsometric linear dichroism technique developed for this purpose. The major finding is that the return of the polymer phase to its equilibrium ligation state is much slower than that of the solution phase hemoglobin tetramers. Assuming all hemes in the polymer are equally likely to participate in rebinding, the re-equilibration rate for carbon monoxide religation to hemoglobin S polymers is found to be 0.14 +/- 0.07 (s-1 mM-1), about 1000 times slower than the rebinding rate of carbon monoxide to T-state monomer hemoglobin. Several interpretations of this result are discussed. An understanding of the ligand binding kinetics to hemoglobin S polymers could have pathophysiological significance in its relevance to polymer formation and melting during red blood cell circulation.

Anemia, Sickle Cell↗

A novel site contributing to growth-arrest-specific gene 6 binding to its receptors as revealed by a human monoclonal antibody.

Gas6 (growth-arrest-specific gene 6) is a vitamin K-dependent protein known to activate the Axl family of receptor tyrosine kinases. It is an important regulator of thrombosis and many other biological functions. The C-terminus of Gas6 binds to receptors and consists of two laminin-like globular domains LG1 and LG2. It has been reported that a Ca2+-binding site at the junction of LG1 and LG2 domains and a hydrophobic patch at the LG2 domain are important for receptor binding [Sasaki, Knyazev, Cheburkin, Gohring, Tisi, Ullrich, Timpl and Hohenester (2002) J. Biol. Chem. 277, 44164-44170]. In the present study, we developed a neutralizing human monoclonal antibody, named CNTO300, for Gas6. The antibody was generated by immunization of human IgG-expressing transgenic mice with recombinant human Gas6 protein and the anti-Gas6 IgG sequences were rescued from an unstable hybridoma clone. Binding of Gas6 to its receptors was partially inhibited by the CNTO300 antibody in a dose-dependent manner. To characterize further the interaction between Gas6 and this antibody, the binding kinetics of CNTO300 for recombinant Gas6 were compared with independently expressed LG1 and LG2. The CNTO300 antibody showed comparable binding affinity, yet different dependence on Ca2+, to Gas6 and LG1. No binding to LG2 was detected. In the presence of EDTA, binding of the antibody to Gas6 was disrupted, but no significant effect of EDTA on LG1 binding was evident. Further epitope mapping identified a Gas6 peptide sequence recognized by the CNTO300 antibody. This peptide sequence was found to be located at the LG1 domain distant from the Ca2+-binding site and the hydrophobic patch. Co-interaction of Gas6 with its receptor and CNTO300 antibody was detected by BIAcore analysis, suggesting a second receptor-binding site on the LG1 domain. This hypothesis was further supported by direct binding of Gas6 receptors to an independently expressed LG1 domain. Our results revealed, for the first time, a second binding site for Gas6-receptor interaction.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

Fluorimetric analysis of the binding of warfarin to human serum albumin. Equilibrium and kinetic study.

Binding of warfarin to human serum albumin results in a red shift of the UV absorption maximum, suggesting that the binding site is a hydrophobic area of the protein. The enhancement of the fluorescence of warfarin upon binding to human serum albumin was used to study the binding equilibrium and the kinetics of this drug-protein interaction. From equilibrium fluorescence measurements, contributions from free and bound warfarin could be evaluated. From the resulting Scatchard plots, equilibrium constants ranging from 4.2 X 10(5) to 3.5 X 10(5) M-1 for temperatures from 8 degrees to 37 degrees were calculated. The reaction is slightly exothermic (delta H = -1.2 kcal m mole-1) and strongly entropy-driven (delta S = +21 cal . mole-1 . K-1). The reaction rate constants of the warfarin-albumin interaction were determined by the stopped-flow technique. The association rate constant varies from 2.2 X 10(5) to 7.7 X 10(5) M-1 sec-1 from 10 degrees to 32 degrees. The corresponding activation enthalpy is 9.0 kcal . mole-1. These values are not consistent with a diffusion-controlled reaction. The dissociation of the complex was studied by making use of the direct competition between warfarin and phenylbutazone for the same binding site. The dissociation rate constant varies from 2.5 to 10.8 sec-1 in the same temperature range. Activation parameters obtained in the kinetic experiments correspond very well with the thermodynamic parameters calculated from the equilibrium study, validating the fluorescence approach to the equilibrium studies.

Biotransformation↗

Both lysine-clusters of the NH2-terminal prion-protein fragment PrP23-110 are essential for t-PA mediated plasminogen activation.

We have recently shown that the NH(2)-terminal fragment (PrP23-110) of the human cellular prion protein (PrP(c) ) stimulates t-PA mediated plasminogen activation. PrP23-110 contains an N-terminal lysine cluster (LC1; K(23),K(24), K(27)) and a C-terminal one (LC2; K(101),K(104),K(106),K(110)). To study their biological function we have substituted all lysine residues of each cluster by alanine and generated the recombinant PrP proteins PrP23-110sLC1 and PrP23-110sLC2. The ability of the mutant proteins to stimulate plasminogen activation was assayed. We found that both lysine clusters are essential for t-PA mediated plasminogen activation. We further studied the binding of soluble PrP23-110 to immobilized t-PA or plasminogen using surface plasmon resonance. The recorded binding curves could not be modeled by classical 1:1 binding kinetics suggesting oligomerisation of PrP23-110. Further plasmon resonance studies show that indeed PrP23-110 binds to itself and that glycosaminoglycans modify this interaction. Binding of t-PA or plasminogen to PrP23-110 was no longer influenced by glycosaminoglycans when PrP23-110 was immobilized on the chip surface. Thus a possible role of heparin as a cofactor in the stimulation of plasminogen activation by t-PA could be the generation of a PrP23-110 form with both lysine clusters accessible for binding of t-PA and plasminogen.

Blotting, Western↗

Design and characterization of dipetacompinR10H, a dipetalogastin II-derived, classical competitive thrombin inhibitor.

The design of small chimeric thrombin inhibitors based on the structure of dipetalogastin II has been previously described. These proteins are effective inhibitors of thrombin showing slow binding or slow, tight-binding kinetics. We report here about dipetacompinR10H, a new dipetalogastin II-derived chimeric thrombin inhibitor, which exhibits classical competitive kinetics. The dissociation constant K (i) of dipetacompinR10H was determined to be 17.1 +/- 0.8 pM. In various coagulation assays it showed a comparable anticoagulant activity like r-hirudin and r-dipetalogastin II. DipetacompinR10H ' s inhibition of thrombin was specific, since no inhibition of other serine proteases like factor Xa, plasmin, trypsin or chymotrypsin has been observed.

Anticoagulants↗

The second and fourth cluster of class A cysteine-rich repeats of the low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein share ligand-binding properties.

The low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) is a multifunctional endocytic cell-surface receptor that binds and internalizes a diverse array of ligands. The receptor contains four putative ligand-binding domains, generally referred to as clusters I, II, III, and IV. In this study, soluble recombinant receptor fragments, representing each of the four individual clusters, were used to map the binding sites of a set of structurally and functionally distinct ligands. Using surface plasmon resonance, we studied the binding of these fragments to methylamine-activated alpha(2)-macroglobulin, pro-urokinase-type plasminogen activator, tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, t-PA.plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 complexes, lipoprotein lipase, apolipoprotein E, tissue factor pathway inhibitor, lactoferrin, the light chain of blood coagulation factor VIII, and the intracellular chaperone receptor-associated protein (RAP). No binding of the cluster I fragment to any of the tested ligands was observed. The cluster III fragment only bound to the anti-LRP monoclonal antibody alpha(2)MRalpha3 and weakly to RAP. Except for t-PA, we found that each of the ligands tested binds both to cluster II and to cluster IV. The affinity rate constants of ligand binding to clusters II and IV and to LRP were measured, showing that clusters II and IV display only minor differences in ligand-binding kinetics. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the subdomains C3-C7 of cluster II are essential for binding of ligands and that this segment partially overlaps with a RAP-binding site on cluster II. Finally, we show that one RAP molecule can bind to different clusters simultaneously, supporting a model in which RAP binding to LRP induces a conformational change in the receptor that is incompatible with ligand binding.

Binding Sites↗

Different sensitivities to competitive inhibition of benzodiazepine receptor binding of 11C-iomazenil and 11C-flumazenil in rhesus monkey brain.

The in vivo binding kinetics of 11C-iomazenil were compared with those of 11C-flumazenil binding in rhesus monkey brain. The monkey was anesthetized with ketamine and intravenously injected with either 11C-iomazenil or 11C-flumazenil in combination with the coadministration of different doses of non-radioactive flumazenil (0, 5 and 20 microg/kg). The regional distribution of 11C-iomazenil in the brain was similar to that of 11C-flumazenil, but the sensitivity of 11C-iomazenil binding to competitive inhibition by non-radioactive flumazenil was much less than that of 11C-flumazenil binding. A significant reduction in 11C-flumazenil binding in the cerebral cortex was observed with 20 microg/kg of flumazenil, whereas a relatively smaller inhibition of 11C-iomazenil binding in the same region was observed with the same dose of flumazenil. These results suggest that 11C-flumazenil may be a superior radiotracer for estimating benzodiazepine receptor occupancy in the intact brain.

Animals↗

Reaction of neuronal nitric-oxide synthase with 2,6-dichloroindolphenol and cytochrome c3+: influence of the electron acceptor and binding of Ca2+-activated calmodulin on the kinetic mechanism.

Binding of Ca(2+)-activated calmodulin (Ca(2+)-CaM) to neuronal nitric-oxide synthase (nNOS) increases the rate of 2,6-dichloroindolphenol (DCIP) reduction 2-3-fold and that of cytochrome c(3+) 10-20-fold. Parallel initial velocity patterns indicated that both substrates were reduced via two-half reactions in a ping-pong mechanism. Product and dead-end inhibition data with DCIP were consistent with an iso ping-pong bi-bi mechanism; however, product and dead-end inhibition studies with cytochrome c(3+) were consistent with the (two-site) ping-pong mechanism previously described for the NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase-catalyzed reduction of cytochrome c(3+) [Sem, D., and Kasper, C. (1994) Biochemistry 33, 12012--12021]. Dead-end inhibition by 2'-adenosine monophosphate (2'AMP) was competitive versus NADPH for both electron acceptors, although the value of the slope inhibition constant, K(is), was 25-30-fold greater with DCIP as the substrate than with cytochrome c(3+). The difference in the apparent affinity of 2'AMP is proposed to result from a rapidly equilibrating isomerization step that occurs in both mechanisms prior to the binding of NADPH. Thus, initial velocity, product, and dead-end inhibition data were consistent with a di-iso ping-pong bi-bi and an iso (two-site) ping-pong mechanism for the reduction of DCIP and cytochrome c(3+), respectively. The presence Ca(2+)-CaM did not alter the proposed kinetic mechanisms. The activated cofactor had a negligible effect on (k(cat)/K(m))(NADPH), while it increased (k(cat)/K(m))(DCIP) and (k(cat)/K(m))(cytc) 4.5- and 23-fold, respectively.

2,6-Dichloroindophenol↗

Mechanisms of ligand binding by monoclonal anti-fluorescyl antibodies.

Binding of fluorescyl ligand by five IgG anti-fluorescyl hybridoma proteins (4-4-20, 6-10-6, 20-4-4, 20-19-=1, 20-20-3) was examined. Relative reduction in fluorescence of bound fluorescein, deuterium oxide (D2O)-induced enhancement of fluorescence, and the effects of pH on binding kinetics were measured for each clone. Individual hybridoma proteins (all of which bind fluorescein with relatively high affinity) exhibited significant differences in the relative contribution of various forces (hydrophobicity, hydrogen bonding, ionic interactions) to binding and hence, affinity. The extent of such variations in binding mechanisms among monoclonal antibodies binding the same hapten is indicative of the extreme functional diversity of active sites. In addition, ligand binding by clone 20-20-3 was examined in greater detail. ABsorption spectra of ligand bound by purified intact antibody, Fab fragments, and reassociated heavy and light chains indicated that protonation of the fluorescyl ligand by a residue within the active site contributed significantly to the binding free energy. Comparative dissociation rates of fluorescein and a structural analog, rhodamine 110, were used to quantitatively substantiate the contribution of this interaction. Association and dissociation rate studies with fluorescein and antibody indicated that: 1) the active site appeared to undergo a conformational change upon ligand binding, and 2) neither intact disulfides nor intersite cooperativity affected the dissociation rate of bound ligand. Observed mechanisms of ligand binding are discussed in terms of proposed mechanisms of antibody affinity maturation and diversity.

Antibodies, Monoclonal↗

Temperature perturbation of the allosteric equilibrium in trout hemoglobin.

The carbon monoxide binding kinetics of the isolated trout Hb I has been investigated by flash photolysis at various temperatures, from approximately 20 degrees to 72 degrees C. The time course of recombination has been quantitatively analyzed with a simple two-state allosteric model, making use of the thermodynamic data previously obtained. These new experiments and their analysis show that a simple two-state kinetic model is adequate, in the case of trout Hb I, to describe quantitatively the time course of CO binding at all temperatures. Moreover, we show that temperature can be used to perturb the quaternary conformational equilibrium, the high affinity state of the molecule (R) being progressively more populated at higher temperatures.

Allosteric Regulation↗

Fluorescence labeled and cross-linked subtilisin: kinetic characteristics and binding to Streptomyces subtilisin inhibitor.

In the preceding paper, the preparation of fluorescent cross-linked subtilisin was described. In this paper we present the catalytic and binding properties of the modified enzyme. Kinetic analysis showed that the cross-linked dimeric subtilisin retained both catalytic activity and binding affinity toward synthetic substrates. These kinetic characteristics of the modified enzyme were nearly identical to those of the native enzyme. The modified enzyme also exhibited a specific interaction with Streptomyces subtilisin inhibitor (SSI) with 1 to 1 stoichiometry. The formation of a polymeric complex, which is the expected product with cross-linked subtilisin, was demonstrated.

Bacterial Proteins↗