title: GTP-binding properties of the membrane-bound form of porcine liver annexin VI.
abstract: Annexin VI (AnxVI) of molecular mass 68-70 kDa belongs to a multigenic family of ubiquitous Ca2+- and phospholipid-binding proteins. In this report, we describe the GTP-binding properties of porcine liver AnxVI, determined with a fluorescent GTP analogue, 2'-(or 3')-O-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)guanosine 5'-triphosphate (TNP-GTP). The optimal binding of TNP-GTP to AnxVI was observed in the presence of Ca2+ and asolectin liposomes, as evidenced by a 5.5-fold increase of TNP-GTP fluorescence and a concomitant blue shift (by 17 nm) of its maximal emission wavelength. Titration of AnxVI with TNP-GTP resulted in the determination of the dissociation constant (Kd) and binding stoichiometry that amounted to 1.3 microM and 1:1 TNP-GTP/AnxVI, mole/mole, respectively. In addition, the intrinsic fluorescence of the membrane-bound form of AnxVI was quenched by TNP-GTP and this was accompanied by fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) from AnxVI Trp residues to TNP-GTP. This indicates that the GTP-binding site within the AnxVI molecule is probably located in the vicinity of a Trp-containing domain of the protein. By controlled proteolysis of human recombinant AnxVI, followed by purification of the proteolytic fragments by affinity chromatography on GTP-agarose, we isolated a 35 kDa fragment corresponding to the N-terminal half of AnxVI containing Trp192. On the basis of these results, we suggest that AnxVI is a GTP-binding protein and the binding of the nucleotide may have a regulatory impact on the interaction of annexin with membranes, e.g. formation of ion channels by the protein.
authors: Department of Cellular Biochemistry, M. Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warszawa, Poland.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Kirilenko
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Golczak
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Pikuła
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Bandorowicz-Pikuła
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017317:Annexin A6 / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013552:Swine; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D017317:Annexin A6; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D014364:Tryptophan; C045093:2',3'-O-(2,4,6-trinitrocyclohexadienylidene)guanosine 5'-triphosphate; D002118:Calcium