title: Characterization of a novel zinc binding site of protein kinase C inhibitor-1.
abstract: The zinc-binding properties of an endogenous protein inhibitor of protein kinase C was studied. Equilibrium gel penetration revealed that 1 mol of this protein binds 0.97 mol of zinc with a dissociation constant of 4.3 microM. The site of zinc-binding, MVVNEGSDGGQSVYHVHLHVLGGR, was identified by a multi-step process consisting of tryptic digestion, fragment isolation, transfer to nitrocellulose, and hybridization with 65ZnCl2. Binding of 65ZnCl2 to selected synthetic fragments further localized the site of interaction to the sequence QSVYHVHLHVL. This region contains 3 closely positioned histidine residues and represents a novel zinc-binding site.
authors.affiliation: Biopolymer Chemistry, Upjohn Co., Kalamazoo, MI 49001.
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Mozier
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Pearson
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology; D002256:Carbonic Anhydrases / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010449:Peptide Mapping; D051381:Rats; D014357:Trypsin; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C489276:protein kinase C-binding protein Beta15, rat; D014357:Trypsin; D002256:Carbonic Anhydrases; D015032:Zinc