A FLUORESCENT CALMODULIN THAT REPORTS THE BINDING OF HYDROPHOBIC INHIBITORY LIGANDS
A FLUORESCENT CALMODULIN THAT REPORTS THE BINDING OF HYDROPHOBIC INHIBITORY LIGANDS
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DOI:
10.1042/bj2110473
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
WITTENAUER, LA
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作者:
JOHNSON, JD;WITTENAUER, LA
Ca2+ binding to [bovine testis] calmodulin in the pCa range 5.5-7.0 exposes hydrophobic sites that bind hydrophobic inhibitory ligands, including calmodulin antagonists, some Ca2+-antagonists and calmodulin-binding proteins. The binding of these hydrophobic ligands to calmodulin can be followed by the .apprx. 80% fluorescence increase they produce in dansylated (5-dimethylaminoaphthalene-1-sulfonylated) calmodulin (CDRDANS). In the presence of Ca2+, calmodulin binds the calmodulin inhibitor, R24571, with an affinity of .apprx. 2-3 nM and hydrophobic ligands, including trifluoperazine (TFP), W-7 [N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloronaphthalene-1-sulfonamide], fendiline, felodipine and prenylamine, with affinities in the micromolar range. This binding is strongly Ca2+-dependent and Mg2+-independent. Calmodulin shows a reasonably high degree of specificity in its binding of these ligands over other ligands tested. CDRDANS, therefore, provides a convenient and simple means of monitoring the interaction of a variety of hydrophobic ligands with the Ca2+-dependent regulatory protein, calmodulin. CDRDANS binds to phospholipid vesicles made of (dimyristoyl)phosphatidylcholine or (dipalmitoyl)phosphatidylcholine and produces fluorescence increases only in the presence of Ca2+ and at temperatures above their gel-to-liquid crystalline phase transition. Although the fluorescence changes in CDRDANS accurately report phase transitions in these liposomes, its binding to these vesicles is weak. Calmodulin probably requires a high-affinity lipid-bound receptor protein for its high-affinity binding to natural membranes.