title: Conformational differences between latent and active plasminogen activator inhibitor, PAI-1: a spectroscopic study.
abstract: The protein conformation of latent and active PAI-1 has been studied with circular dichroism, absorbance and fluorescence spectroscopy. The far ultraviolet circular dichroism spectrum of latent PAI-1 displays a more negative band at 220 nm than active PAI-1, crossing the baseline at a lower wavelength. Active PAI-1 shows an absorption maximum at lower wavelength (269 nm) than present in latent PAI-1 (278 nm). In consistency, slow denaturation of active PAI-1 by incubation for two hours at 37 degrees C induces a shift in the absorption maximum from 268 nm to 274 nm. The fluorescence emission maximum of latent PAI-1 is at lower wavelength (335 nm) than that of active PAI-1 (340 nm). These spectroscopic differences are interpreted as reflecting a more tight conformation, with the tryptophan residues in a more apolar environment, in latent PAI-1 compared to active PAI-1.
authors.affiliation: Hässle Cardiovascular Research Laboratories, Mölndal, Sweden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boström
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deinum
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Löfroth
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wirth
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kubista
mesh_terms: D002942:Circular Dichroism; D006801:Humans; D015849:Plasminogen Inactivators / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015849:Plasminogen Inactivators