title: Role of the surface loop on the structure and biological activity of angiogenin.
abstract: Angiogenin is a member of the ribonuclease superfamily that induces the formation of new blood vessels. It has been suggested that the surface loop of angiogenin defined by residues 59-71 plays a special role in angiogenic function (1); however, the mechanism of action is not clearly defined. To elucidate the role of the surface loop on the structure, function and stability of angiogenin, three surface loop mutants were produced in which 14 amino acids in the surface loop of RNase A were substituted for the 13 amino acids in the corresponding loop of angiogenin. The structure, stability and biological functions of the mutants were then investigated using biophysical and biological approaches. Even though the substitutions did not influence the overall structure of angiogenin, they affected the stability and angiogenic function of angiogenin, indicating that the surface loop of angiogenin plays a significant role in maintaining the stability and angiogenic function of angiogenin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioinformatics and Life Science, and CAMDRC, Soongsil University, Seoul 156-743, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Hyang Do
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Dong Ku
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Soo Ik
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Min Kyung
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kwang Hwi
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Harold A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Scheraga
authors.forename: Hang Cheol
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D004795:Enzyme Stability; D009154:Mutation; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012259:Ribonuclease, Pancreatic / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: C046366:angiogenin; D012259:Ribonuclease, Pancreatic