title: Characterization of the metal-binding site of human prolactin by site-specific metal-catalyzed oxidation.
abstract: Site-specific metal-catalyzed oxidation (MCO) was applied to characterize the metal-binding site (MBS) of recombinant human prolactin (hPRL), which belongs to the hematopoietic cytokine family. Copper and ascorbate of various concentrations were used to initiate the oxidation of hPRL, and the oxidation-sensitive motifs were characterized and quantitated by mass spectrometry. Based on the results obtained with 10 microM Cu(2+) and 0.3-2.0mM ascorbate, we propose that the MBS in hPRL is composed of His27, His30, and His173. This result shows the similarity of hPRL to human growth hormone (hGH), a member of the same family as hPRL, where the MBS is composed of His18, His21, and Glu174.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA.
authors.forename: Vikram
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sadineni
authors.forename: Nadezhda A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Galeva
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schöneich
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002384:Catalysis; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003300:Copper / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011388:Prolactin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D003300:Copper; D011388:Prolactin