title: Characterization of the binding of transforming growth factor-beta 1, -beta 2, and -beta 3 to recombinant beta 1-latency-associated peptide.
abstract: Preprotransforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF beta 1) is a 390-amino acid precursor polypeptide that undergoes a number of processing steps to yield mature TGF beta 1 (amino acid residues 279-390) and a pro portion (residues 30-278) termed beta 1-latency-associated peptide (beta 1LAP). The dimeric form of beta 1LAP has been shown to associate noncovalently with the mature growth factor, resulting in inactivation of biological activity. To further characterize this interaction, the mature TGF beta 1 was radioiodinated and used to determine dissociation constants. A cross-linking method using the bifunctional covalent cross-linker bis-(sulfosuccinimidyl)suberate was found to be the best approach for measuring the amount of bound growth factor. The efficiency of cross-linking was constant within each experiment and varied between 45-55%. Saturation plots and their associated Scatchard analyses indicate apparent Kd values between 1.1-1.8 nM. Competition of TGF beta 1 binding to beta 1LAP by TGF beta 2 and TGF beta 3 (two closely related growth factors) revealed that the latter also bind beta 1LAP tightly, with apparent Kd values of 1.9 and 0.4 nM, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43699.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: ten Dijke
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Purchio
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Soloff
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Gentry
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007700:Kinetics; D008322:Mammals; D008907:Mink; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011485:Protein Binding; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism*; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011498:Protein Precursors; D011506:Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1