| Autor: |
Michael B. Sporn, Anita B. Roberts, K. Gakenheimer, Su Wen Qian, Erwin P. Bottinger, Supavadee Amatayakul-Chantler |
| Rok vydání: |
1994 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269:27687-27691 |
| ISSN: |
0021-9258 |
| Popis: |
Transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) is a homodimeric protein stabilized by a single disulfide bridge between Cys77 on the respective monomers and two paired complementary hydrophobic interfaces between the two subunits. A TGF-beta 1 mutant with Cys77 replaced by serine has been expressed in stably transfected Chinese hamster ovary cells and purified to homogeneity. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis confirms that the sole interchain disulfide bond in TGF-beta 1 has been eliminated. It is 20% as potent as native TGF-beta 1 in the induction of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 promoter expression in mink lung epithelial cells (Mv1Lu), although it is less than 1% as potent as native TGF-beta 1 in inhibition of growth in the same cell line. The mutant acts as a full agonist in both bioassays. [Ser77]TGF-beta 1 binds to soluble type II receptors and competes with native TGF-beta 1 in sandwich-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays; however, in Mv1Lu cells, the mutant shows preferential cross-linking to type I rather than type II receptors. [Ser77]TGF-beta 1 is a useful tool for understanding the different ligand-receptor complexes and numerous biological activities of this multifunctional cytokine. |
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