Abstract：
:The binding of Zn2+ to tubulin and the ability of this cation to promote the polymorphic assembly of the protein were examined. Equilibrium binding showed the existence of more than 60 potential Zn2+ binding sites on the dimer, including a number of high-affinity sites. The number of high-affinity sites, estimated by using a standard amount of phosphocellulose to remove more weakly bound Zn2+, reached a maximum of 6-7.5 with increasing levels of Zn2+ in the incubation solution. The number also increased with time of incubation at a single Zn2+ concentration. It is suggested that tubulin is slowly denatured in the presence of Zn2+, exposing more binding sites. Cu+ and Cd2+ were effective inhibitors of Zn2+ binding; Mg2+, Mn2+, and Co2+ were much less effective, and Ca2+ was without effect. Zn2+ does not replace the tightly bound Mg2+. GTP reduces the amount of Zn2+ binding under equilibrium conditions and the amount bound to high-affinity sites. Zinc-induced protofilament sheets are produced at a Zn2+/tubulin ratio of 5 in the presence of 0.5 mM GTP, conditions where about two to three Zn2+ ions would be bound to the dimer. At higher GTP concentrations, less assembly occurred, and the products were narrower sheets and microtubules. Zn2+-tubulin, isolated from phosphocellulose, will not assemble unless Mg2+ and dimethyl sulfoxide (Me2SO) or more Zn2+ is added. Broad protofilament sheets, formed from Zn2+-tubulin in the presence of Mg2+ and Me2SO, contain slightly more than one Zn2+ per dimer. It is concluded that Zn2+ stimulates tubulin assembly by binding directly to the protein, not via a ZnGTP complex.
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Biochemistryjournal_title
Biochemistryauthors
Eagle GR,Zombola RR,Himes RHdoi
10.1021/bi00270a032subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1983-01-04 00:00:00pages
221-8issue
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0006-2960issn
1520-4995journal_volume
22pub_type
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