title: Binding of bovine prion protein to heparin: a fluorescence polarization study.
abstract: Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are believed to be associated with prion disease pathology and also with metabolism of the prion protein. Fluorescence polarization assay (FPA) of binding between bovine recombinant prion protein (brecPrP) and heparin labelled with AlexaFluor488 was used in model experiments to study glycosaminoglycan-prion protein interaction. Heparin binding to brecPrP was a rapid reversible event which occurred under defined conditions. The interaction of brecPrP with fluorophore-labelled heparin was inhibited by the presence of Cu(2+) ions and was sensitive to competition with heparin, heparan sulphate, and dextran. The dissociation constant of the heparin-brecPrP complex was 73.4+/-3.7 nM. Circular dichroism (CD) experiments indicated that the structure of brecPrP was less helical in the presence of heparin.
authors.affiliation: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, OLF (Animal Diseases Research Institute), 3851 Fallowfield Road, Ottawa, Canada ON K2H 8P9. andrievskaiao@inspection.gc.ca
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Andrievskaia
authors.forename: Zhanna
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Potetinova
authors.forename: Aru
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balachandran
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nielsen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002417:Cattle; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D019286:Endopeptidase K / Q000378:metabolism; D005454:Fluorescence Polarization; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000378:metabolism; D006493:Heparin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011328:Prions / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D012756:Sheep
chemical_list: D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D011328:Prions; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D006493:Heparin; D019286:Endopeptidase K