ISSN:
1573-5001
Keywords:
acidic fibroblast growth factor
;
1H
;
13C
;
15N assignments
;
heparin binding
;
secondary structure
;
triple resonance NMR
;
three dimensional structure
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) bind to extracellular matrices, especially heparin-like carbohydrates of heparansulfate proteoglycans which stabilize FGFs to protect against inactivation by heat, acid, proteolysis and oxidation. Moreover, binding of FGFs to cell surface proteoglycans promotes to form oligomers, which is essential for receptor oligomerization and activation. In the present study, we determined the solution structure of acidic FGF using a series of triple resonance multi-dimensional NMR experiments and simulated annealing calculations. Furthermore, we prepared the sample complexed with a heparin-derived hexasaccharide which is a minimum unit for aFGF binding. From the chemical shift differences between free aFGF and aFGF-heparin complex, we concluded that the major heparin binding site was located on the regions 110–131 and 17–21. The binding sites are quite similar to those observed for bFGF-heparin hexasaccharide complex, showing that both FGFs recognize heparin- oligosaccharides in a similar manner.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008330622467
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