title: Mapping of possible laminin binding sites of Y. pestis plasminogen activator (Pla) via phage display.
abstract: We tried to determine amino acid motifs of Y. pestis plasminogen activator (Pla) involved in laminin binding. We selected heptamer peptides using a random phage library which was tested against immobilised laminin. Two sequences seemed to inhibit Pla mediated laminin binding of E. coli and exhibited a strong laminin binding capacity revealing a competition with Pla for the same laminin binding site. The motifs are also involved in plasminogen activation because they caused fibrinolysis on fibrin films. The patterns were localised outside the putative surface-exposed loops (Kukkonen et al., 2001).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, H-7624 Szigeti út 12., Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: Orsolya
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Benedek
authors.forename: Judit
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bene
authors.forename: Béla
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Melegh
authors.forename: Levente
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Emödy
mesh_terms: D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000502:physiology*; D001665:Binding Sites; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D007797:Laminin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D019151:Peptide Library; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000235:genetics*; D015010:Yersinia pestis / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D007797:Laminin; D019151:Peptide Library; D010960:Plasminogen Activators