A SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY OF THE BINDING OF M7GTP AND M7GPPPG TO HUMAN PROTEIN-SYNTHESIS INITIATION FACTOR-4E
A SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY OF THE BINDING OF M7GTP AND M7GPPPG TO HUMAN PROTEIN-SYNTHESIS INITIATION FACTOR-4E
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DOI:
10.1021/bi00446a017
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发表时间:
1989-10-03
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
GOSS, DJ
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作者:
CARBERRY, SE;RHOADS, RE;GOSS, DJ
The binding of analogues of the 7-methylguanosine-containing cap, m7GTP and m7GpppG, to eIF-4E from human erythrocytes as a function of pH, temperature, and ionic strength is described. From the pH-dependent binding of m7GTP and m7GpppG to eIF-4E, a new model describing the nature of the cap-eIF-4E interaction is proposed. The thermodynamic values and ionic strength dependence of binding are consistent with a binding site which is primarily hydrophobic. Fluorescence and circular dichroism data indicate that tryptophan residues may be involved in base-stacking interactions with the cap in a somewhat buried environment. The model presented here confirms the earlier proposal [Rhoads et al. (1983) Biochemistry 22, 6084-6088] that the enolate tautomer of the cap is preferred for interaction and further proposes that the interaction is with a protonated amino acid residue, such as histidine, while stacking with an aromatic amino acid, such as tryptophan.