| Autor: |
Kyozo Hayashi, Kohji Okumura, Seiji Inoue, Kiyoshi Ikeda |
| Rok vydání: |
1999 |
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Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1441:51-60 |
| ISSN: |
1388-1981 |
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The cDNA encoding of a phospholipase A2 inhibitor (PLIα) of the Chinese mamushi, Agkistrodon blomhoffii siniticus, was identified from a liver cDNA library by use of a probe prepared by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on the basis of the amino acid sequence of PLIα. It encoded a polypeptide of 166 amino acid residues, including 19 residues of the signal sequence and 147 residues of the complete mature sequence of PLIα. The PLIα cDNA was subcloned into the expression vector pET-16b and used to transform Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3)pLysS. The recombinant PLIα expressed as a fusion protein was solubilized and purified to homogeneity by use of a metal affinity resin. The purified PLIα fusion protein underwent folding to form a trimeric structure like the intact PLIα, and showed inhibitory activity against the group II acidic PLA2 from A. blomhoffii siniticus venom; although its binding constant (1/Ki) value was 30-fold lower than that of the natural PLIα. The elimination of the N-terminal additional peptide from the fusion protein resulted in a marked increase in the inhibition activity with a binding constant comparable to that of the natural PLIα against the acidic PLA2. Furthermore, the carbohydrate chains of the natural PLIα were found to play an important role in the inhibitory activity against the basic PLA2. |
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OpenAIRE |
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