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Effects of dispersed point substitutions in Repeat 1 of human interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein (IRBP).

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PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to measure the effects of mutations on the retinol binding capability of human Repeat 1 of interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP). First, we predicted important functional amino acids by several computer programs. We also noted the lack of shared functions between Tail-specific protease (Tsp) and IRBP, which bear sequence similarity, and this aided in predicting functional residues. We analyzed the effects of point substitutions on the retinol and fatty acid binding properties of Repeat 1 of human IRBP at 25 and 50 degrees C. METHODS:To find residues critical to retinol binding that might affect function, a series of thirteen mutations were created by site-specific mutagenesis between positions 140 and 280 in Repeat 1 of human IRBP. These mutants were expressed, purified, and tested for binding properties. The conformations of the proteins were examined by circular dichroism (CD) scans. RESULTS:Seven of the mutations exhibited reduced binding capacity, and five were not expressed at high enough levels to assess binding activity. Four of the mutants were purified, and their CD scans were very similar to those of Repeat 1. Only one of the mutations did not affect binding, folding, or expression when compare to wild type Repeat 1. CONCLUSIONS:Several IRBP mutants containing point mutations retained native structure but lost retinol binding function. The data suggest that retinol binding is affected by many different amino acid substitutions in or near a binding pocket. That even a single point substitution can profoundly affect binding without affecting overall conformation suggests that much of Domain B (from amino acid positions 80 to 300) is involved with ligand binding. This excludes three previously proposed IRBP-retinol binding mechanisms: (1) retinol binds to a small portion of the protein repeat, (2) retinol can bind to any hydrophobic patch in the protein, and (3) native conformation is not required for retinol binding to the repeat.

journal_name

Mol Vis

journal_title

Molecular vision

authors

Gross EA,Li GR,Ruuska SE,Boatright JH,Mian IS,Nickerson JM

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-04-07 00:00:00

pages

40-50

issn

1090-0535

pii

v6/a7

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Effects of dispersed point substitutions in Repeat 1 of human interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein (IRBP).