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Unusual Ca(2+)-calmodulin binding interactions of the microtubule-associated protein F-STOP.

Abstract：

:F-STOP is a microtubule-associated protein that stabilizes microtubules in a calmodulin (CaM)-dependent manner. All members of the stable tubule only polypeptide (STOP) family have a central domain that contains nearly identical multiple repeats, and a CaM binding motif is present in multiple copies within this domain. We present here an analysis of this CaM binding interaction and find that it is highly unusual in nature. For this work, we synthesized two model peptides of a single STOP central repeat motif and analyzed their binding to CaM by fluorescence, circular dichroism, infrared and NMR spectroscopy. Both peptides bind to CaM with an affinity of 4 microM, similar to that of the native protein. Results indicate that the peptides bind CaM in an atypical manner. Binding is highly dependent on the concentration of cations, indicating that it is to some extent electrostatic. Further, IR and CD analysis shows that, in contrast to typical CaM binding reactions, CaM does not change in helical structure on binding. NMR mapping confirms that CaM remains in extended conformation on binding a single STOP peptide. Binding of a single peptide to CaM occurs principally in the CaM C-terminal region, and the C-terminal domain of CaM effectively competes for STOP binding. Our results establish that CaM binds STOP in an unusual manner, involving mainly the C-terminus of CaM, thus leaving CaM potentially accessible for another binding partner at the N-terminus. This intriguing possibility could be of physiological importance in F-STOP mediated CaM regulation of microtubule dynamics or stability, specifically during mitosis where CaM and STOP colocalize.

journal_name

Biochemistry

journal_title

Biochemistry

authors

Bouvier D,Vanhaverbeke C,Simorre JP,Arlaud GJ,Bally I,Forge V,Margolis RL,Gans P,Kleman JP

doi

10.1021/bi034746w

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2003-10-07 00:00:00

pages

11484-93

issue

39

eissn

0006-2960

issn

1520-4995

journal_volume

42

pub_type

杂志文章

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