Abstract:
:Serum vitamin D-binding protein (DBP) is structurally very similar to serum albumin (ALB); both have three distinct structural domains and high cysteine-content. Yet, functionally they are very different. DBP possesses high affinity for vitamin D metabolites and G-actin, but ALB does not. It has been suggested that there may be cross-talk among the domains so that binding of one ligand may influence the binding of others. In this study we have employed 2-p-toluidinyl-6-sulfonate (TNS), a reporter molecule that fluoresces upon binding to hydrophobic pockets of DBP. We observed that recombinant domain III possesses strong binding for TNS, which is not influenced by 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) (25-OH-D(3)), yet TNS fluorescence of the whole protein is quenched by 25-OH-D(3). These results provide a direct evidence of cross-talk among the structural domains of DBP.
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Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Ray A,Swamy N,Ray Rdoi
10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.11.033subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-01-25 00:00:00pages
746-50issue
4eissn
0006-291Xissn
1090-2104pii
S0006-291X(07)02441-2journal_volume
365pub_type
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