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Mutation of lysine residues of the 78-kDa gastrin-binding protein reduces gastrin binding.

Abstract
The 78-kDa gastrin-binding protein (GBP) is a likely target for the antiproliferative effects of gastrin/cholecystokinin receptor antagonists on colorectal carcinoma cell lines. Both the N- and C-terminal halves of the GBP bind gastrin, but the affinity of the N-terminal half for gastrin is 7.2-fold higher than the affinity of the C-terminal half. In order to define the gastrin-binding sites of the GBP in greater detail, we have constructed a truncation mutant lacking residues 221-318 of the N-terminal domain and a series of point mutants in which the lysine residues in the first 220 residues of the N-terminal domain were mutated to arginine residues. The effect of these mutations on both the extent of covalent cross-linking of iodinated gastrin2,17 and on the affinity for gastrin17 was investigated. Deletion of residues 221-318 of the GBP decreased the affinity 5.5-fold and reduced, but did not abolish, the extent of covalent cross-linking. Mutation of the 17 lysines in residues 1-220 of the GBP decreased the affinity for gastrin between 1.7- and 3.5-fold and in some cases reduced, but did not abolish, the extent of covalent cross-linking. We conclude that one or more lysine residues are involved in binding of gastrin to the GBP, but that no single lysine residue is the preferred target for covalent cross-linking of iodinated gastrin2,17 to the GBP.
AuthorsK A Rorison, D J Lee, G S Baldwin
JournalJournal of protein chemistry (J Protein Chem) Vol. 20 Issue 5 Pg. 345-51 (Jul 2001) ISSN: 0277-8033 [Print] United States
PMID11732685 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Cross-Linking Reagents
  • Gastrins
  • Multienzyme Complexes
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Mitochondrial Trifunctional Protein
  • Lysine
Topics
  • Binding Sites
  • Carrier Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
  • Cross-Linking Reagents
  • Gastrins (metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Lysine (genetics)
  • Mitochondrial Trifunctional Protein
  • Models, Molecular
  • Multienzyme Complexes
  • Point Mutation
  • Protein Binding
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins (metabolism)
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

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