title: Localization of a critical diphtheria toxin-binding domain to the C-terminus of the mature heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor region of the diphtheria toxin receptor.
abstract: The monkey and human heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor precursors are diphtheria toxin receptors. To investigate which portion of this growth factor precursor is responsible for binding the toxin, the monkey precursor was compared to the mouse precursor which does not bind the toxin. Three clusters of differing residues were identified. The human mature growth factor (residues 63-148), which contains two of three differing clusters, inhibited the binding of radiolabeled toxin to cell-surface receptors, thus narrowing the binding domain to 86 of the 208 residue precursor. To define further the binding domain, chimeric mouse/monkey precursors were expressed and assayed for toxin sensitivity. The third cluster, residues 122-135, was found to be the most important region for toxin binding. Total replacement of monkey residues with mouse residues N-terminal to this region yields a highly toxin-sensitive cell. Collectively, the results suggest that the most critical residues for toxin binding lie between residues 122-148.
authors: Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9048.
authors: K P
authors: KP
authors: Hooper
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Eidels
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D004167:Diphtheria Toxin / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000737:chemistry; D006493:Heparin / Q000378:metabolism*; D066257:Heparin-binding EGF-like Growth Factor; D006801:Humans; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008168:Lung / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014162:Transfection; D014709:Vero Cells
chemical_list: D004167:Diphtheria Toxin; C587883:HBEGF protein, human; C587884:Hbegf protein, mouse; D066257:Heparin-binding EGF-like Growth Factor; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D006493:Heparin