TUBULIN AGGREGATION AND DISAGGREGATION - MEDIATION BY 2 DISTINCT VINBLASTINE-BINDING SITES
TUBULIN AGGREGATION AND DISAGGREGATION - MEDIATION BY 2 DISTINCT VINBLASTINE-BINDING SITES
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.73.7.2375
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发表时间:
1976-01-01
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
WOLFF, J
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作者:
BHATTACHARYYA, B;WOLFF, J
Rat brain tubulin possessed 2 distinct binding sites for vinblastine per molecule: a high-affinity site with an affinity constant of 6.2 .times. 106 M-1 and a low-affinity site with an affinity constant of 8 .times. 104 M-1. The high-affinity site was labile with a t1/237.degree. of 3.5 h, protected by colchicine and unaffected by salt, whereas the low-affinity site was stable but was inhibited by salt. Binding to both sites was rapid. The high-affinity binding constant of vinblastine to tubulin (6.2 .times. 106 M-1) corresponded to the half-maximal concentration of vinblastine needed to prevent polymerization of tubulin in vitro, whereas the low-affinity binding constant (8 .times. 104 M-1) corresponds to the half-maximal concentration of vinblastine required to aggregate tubulin. Vinblastine binding to the high- and low-affinity sites, respectively, probably accounts for the depolymerization and aggregation behavior of tubulin.