title: Serotriflin, a CRISP family protein with binding affinity for small serum protein-2 in snake serum.
abstract: Habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis) serum contains 3 small serum proteins (SSP-1, SSP-2, and SSP-3) with molecular masses of 6.5 to 10 kDa. Gel filtration analysis showed that all the SSPs exist in high molecular mass forms of approximately 60 kDa in the serum. Ultrafiltration of Habu serum showed that SSPs dissociated from the complex below a pH of 4. An SSP-binding protein was purified from Habu serum by gel filtration, ion exchange, and reverse-phase HPLC. N-terminal sequencing yielded a 39-amino acid sequence, similar to the N-terminal region of triflin, which is a snake venom-derived Ca2+ channel blocker that suppresses smooth muscle contraction. The amino acid sequence of this protein, termed serotriflin, was established by peptide analysis and cDNA cloning. Serotriflin is a glycosylated protein and consists of 221 amino acids. Among the 3 SSPs, only SSP-2 formed a noncovalent complex with serotriflin. It was bound to triflin and serotriflin with high affinity, as evidenced by surface plasmon resonance. SSP-2 is considered to be a protein that prevents self injury by accidental leaking of venom into the blood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Fukuoka University, 8-19-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.
authors.forename: Narumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Akie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakiyama
authors.forename: Kimiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuroki
authors.forename: Katsumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maenaka
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kohda
authors.forename: Masanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deshimaru
authors.forename: Shigeyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terada
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D003435:Crotalid Venoms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D007700:Kinetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011485:Protein Binding; D011522:Protons; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance; D017841:Trimeresurus; D014462:Ultrafiltration
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D003435:Crotalid Venoms; D011522:Protons; C502756:triflin protein, Trimeresurus flavoviridis