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J Biol Chem ; 279(23): 24265-73, 2004 Jun 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15047691

RESUMO

The N-terminal NC4 domain of collagen IX is a globular structure projecting away from the surface of the cartilage collagen fibril. Several interactions have been suggested for this domain, reflecting its location and its characteristic high isoelectric point. In an attempt to characterize the NC4 domain in more detail, we set up a prokaryotic expression system to produce the domain. The purified 27.5-kDa product was analyzed for its glycosaminoglycan-binding potential by surface plasmon resonance and solid-state assays. The results show that the NC4 domain of collagen IX specifically binds heparin with a K(d) of 0.6 microm, and the full-length recombinant collagen IX has an even stronger interaction with heparin, with an apparent K(d) of 3.6 nm. The heparin-binding site of the NC4 domain was located in the extreme N terminus, containing a heparin-binding consensus sequence, whereas electron microscopy suggested the presence of at least three additional heparin-binding sites on full-length collagen IX. The NC4 domain was also shown to bind cartilage oligomeric matrix protein. This interaction and the association of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein with other regions of collagen IX were found to be heparin-competitive. Circular dichroism analyses of the NC4 domain indicated the presence of stabilizing disulfide bonds and a thermal denaturation point of about 80 degrees C. The pattern of disulfide bond formation within the NC4 domain was identified by tryptic peptide mass mapping of the NC4 in native and reduced states. A similar pattern was demonstrated for the NC4 domain of full-length recombinant collagen IX.


Assuntos
Cartilagem/metabolismo , Colágeno Tipo IX/química , Glicosaminoglicanos/química , Sítios de Ligação , Biotinilação , Dicroísmo Circular , Colágeno/química , Dissulfetos , Heparina/química , Humanos , Cinética , Espectrometria de Massas , Microscopia Eletrônica , Ligação Proteica , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/química , Espectroscopia de Infravermelho com Transformada de Fourier , Ressonância de Plasmônio de Superfície , Temperatura , Fatores de Tempo
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Biochem J ; 377(Pt 2): 479-87, 2004 Jan 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14580238

RESUMO

We have introduced a pseudoachondroplasia-associated mutation (His(587)-->Arg) into the C-terminal collagen-binding domain of COMP (cartilage oligomeric matrix protein) and recombinantly expressed the full-length protein as well as truncated fragments in HEK-293 cells. CD spectroscopy revealed only subtle differences in the overall secondary structure of full-length proteins. Interestingly, the mutant COMP did not aggregate in the presence of calcium, as does the wild-type protein. The binding site for collagens was recently mapped to amino acids 579-595 and it was assumed that the His(587)-->Arg mutation influences collagen binding. However full-length mutant COMP bound to collagens I, II and IX, and the binding was not significantly different from that of wild-type COMP. Also a COMP His(587)-->Arg fragment encompassing the calcium-binding repeats and the C-terminal collagen-binding domain bound collagens equally well as the corresponding wild-type protein. The recombinant fragments encompassing the C-terminal domain alone showed multiple bands following SDS/PAGE, although their theoretical molecular masses could be verified by MS. A temperature-induced conformational change was observed in CD spectroscopy, and negative-staining electron microscopy demonstrated that both wild-type and mutant proteins formed defined elongated aggregates after heating to 60 degrees C. Our results suggest that the His(587)-->Arg mutation is not itself deleterious to the structure and collagen-binding of COMP.


Assuntos
Colágeno/metabolismo , Proteínas da Matriz Extracelular/genética , Glicoproteínas/genética , Mutação , Arginina/genética , Sítios de Ligação , Proteína de Matriz Oligomérica de Cartilagem , Linhagem Celular , Proteínas da Matriz Extracelular/química , Proteínas da Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Glicoproteínas/química , Glicoproteínas/metabolismo , Histidina/genética , Humanos , Proteínas Matrilinas , Osteocondrodisplasias/genética , Conformação Proteica , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína
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