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Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) from Naja naja atra (Taiwan cobra) snake venom was subjected to lysine modification with trinitrobenzene sulfonate (TNBS). Three major derivatives, TNP-1, TNP-2, and TNP-3, were separated by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) from the reaction mixtures in the absence of Ca2+. However, only TNP-2 and TNP-3 were isolated when trinitrophenylated reaction was carried out in the presence of Ca2+. TNP-1 and TNP-2 contained only one TNP group, on Lys-65 and Lys-6, respectively; and both Lys-6 and Lys-65 were modified in TNP-3. The extent of modification on Lys-6 and Lys-65 was calculated from the peak areas of TNP proteins in the HPLC profile. It was found that the susceptibility of Lys-6 toward TNBS markedly increased by the addition of Ca2+ when Ca2+ concentration was higher than 5 mM. With regard to the involvement of Lys-6 in the binding of substrate, the increase in the reactivity of Lys-6 may arise from a conformational change around Lys-6 for binding with substrate in the presence of Ca2+. Alternatively, the nonessentiality of Lys-65 for PLA2 activity was revealed by the finding that TNP-1 still retained 95% activity of native enzyme. Moreover, the reactivity of Lys-65 toward TNBS did not greatly change in either the absence or presence of Ca2+, suggesting that Ca2+ binding did not cause an appreciable change in the microenvironment around Lys-65. These results indicate that the differential reactivities of Lys-6 and Lys-65 toward TNBS as affected by the binding of Ca2+ are well consistent with their functional roles in the catalytic mechanism of PLA2, and suggest that the occurrence of conformational changes with PLA2 could be explored by chemical modification studies. 相似文献
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Long-sen Chang Kou-wha Kuo Shinne-ren Lin Chun-chang Chang 《Journal of Protein Chemistry》1994,13(7):641-648
Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) fromBungarus multicinctus snake venom was subjected to Lys modification with 4-chloro-3,5-dinitrobenzoate and trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid, and one major carboxydinitrophenylated (CDNP) PLA2 and two trinitrophenylated (TNP) derivatives (TNP-1 and TNP-2) were separated by high-performance liquid chromatography. The results of amino acid analysis and sequence determination revealed that CDNP-PLA2 and TNP-1 contained one modified Lys residue at position 6, and both Lys-6 and Lys-62 were modified in TNP-2. It seemed that the Lys-6 was more accessible to modified reagents than other Lys residues in PLA2. Modification of Lys-6 caused a 94% drop in enzymatic activity as observed with CDNP-PLA2 and TNP-1. Alternatively, the enzyme modified on both Lys-6 and Lys-62 retained little PLA2 activity. Either carboxydinitrophenylation or trinitrophenylation did not significantly affect the secondary structure of the enzyme molecule as revealed by the CD spectra, and Ca2+ binding and antigenicity of Lys-6-modified PLA2 were unaffected. Conversion of nitro groups to amino groups resulted in a partial restoration of enzymatic activity of CDNP-PLA2 to 32% of that of PLA2. It reflected that the positively charged side chain of Lys-6 might play an exclusive role in PLA2 activity. The TNP derivatives could be regenerated with hydrazine hydrochloride. The biological activity of the regenerated PLA2 is almost the same as that of native PLA2. These results suggest that the intact Lys-6 is essential for the enzymatic activity of PLA2, and that incorporation of a bulky CDNP or TNP group on Lys-6 might give rise to a distortion of the interaction between substrate and the enzyme molecule, and the active conformation of PLA2. 相似文献
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Hydrolysis of dioleoylphosphatidylethanol (DOPEt) and dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC) catalyzed by phospholipase A2 (PLA2) from porcine pancreas has been studied in single-component and binary liposomes in the absence and in the presence of ethanol. DOPEt (an anionic phospholipid) was found to increase the rate of hydrolysis of zwitterionic DOPC in liposomes under the action of PLA2. 相似文献
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Small interfering RNA (siRNA) is potent and highly specific for gene silencing and there is currently a lot of enthusiasm for developing siRNA into a drug. However, for most therapeutic applications of siRNA, delivery systems are needed. These delivery systems have multiple requirements and should on one hand ideally be stable carriers protecting the siRNA from degradation and on the other hand assist the siRNA in overcoming membrane barriers for intracellular delivery to the cytosol. Long-circulating liposomes, which are sensitive to secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) are feasible delivery systems for systemic administration of drugs due to their passive targeting to pathological tissue via the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect and their site-specific, enzyme-triggered release of encapsulated drug in response to sPLA2 which exists locally at elevated levels at, e.g,. sites of inflammation. However, recent data suggest that endosomal membrane destabilizing approaches could be addressed to design sPLA2-sensitive liposomes as successful delivery systems for siRNA to the RNA interference pathway in the cytoplasm upon systemic administration. 相似文献
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Chronic lithium administration decreases the turnover of arachidonic acid (AA) in several brain phospholipids. This suggests that lithium may attenuate phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activity in brain. We now report effects of chronic lithium treatment on PLA2 activity in postnuclear supernatant from rat brain: Enzyme activity was determined by two assay methods, radiometric and fluorometric, and measured the release of the fatty acid on the second acyl position (sn2) from choline and ethanolamine phospholipids. PLA2 activity in brain postnuclear supernatant from rats chronically treated with lithium in the diet was significantly decreased (20–50%) when compared with controls. In vehicle or lithium-treated rats, PLA2 activity was not significantly augmented or attenuated by the addition of calcium chelators, divalent cations or LiCl supplementation (1.0 mM) to postnuclear supernatant. These results suggest that a major therapeutic effect of lithium is to attenuate brain PLA2 activity involved in signal transduction. 相似文献
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Secretory phospholipase A2 is involved in inflammatory processes and was previously shown to be inhibited by lipophilic tetracyclines such as minocycline (minoTc) and doxycycline. Lipophilic tetracyclines might be a new lead compound for the design of specific inhibitors of secretory phospholipase A2, which play a crucial role in inflammatory processes. Our X-ray crystal structure analysis at 1.65 Å resolution of the minoTc complex of phospholipase A2 (PLA2) of the Indian cobra (Naja naja naja) is the first example of nonantibiotic tetracycline interactions with a protein. MinoTc interferes with the conformation of the active-site Ca2+-binding loop, preventing Ca2+ binding, and shields the active site from substrate entrance, resulting in inhibition of the enzyme. MinoTc binding to PLA2 is dominated by hydrophobic interactions quite different from antibiotic recognition of tetracyclines by proteins or the ribosome. The affinity of minoTc for PLA2 was determined by surface plasmon resonance, resulting in a dissociation constant Kd = 1.8 × 10− 4 M. 相似文献
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Two phospholipases A2 (PLA2) fromNaja naja atra andNaja nigricollis snake venoms were subjected to tyrosine modification withp-nitrobenzenesulfonyl fluoride (NBSF) atpH 8.0. Three major NBS derivatives from each PLA2 were separated by high-performance liquid chromatography. The results of amino acid analysis showed that only two Tyr residues out of nine were modified, and the modified residues were identified to be Tyr-3 and Tyr-63 (or Tyr-62) in the sequence. Spectrophotometric titration indicated that the phenolic group of Tyr-3 and Tyr-63 (or Tyr-62) had apK of 10.1 and 11.0, respectively. The reactivity of Tyr-3 toward NBSF was not affected in the presence or absence of Ca
2+; however, the reactivity of Tyr-63 (or Tyr-62) toward NBSF was greatly enhanced by Ca2+. Modification of Tyr-63 (or Tyr-62) resulted in a marked decrease in both lethality and enzymatic activity. Conversely, modification of Tyr-3 inN. naja atra PLA2 could cause more than a sixfold increase in lethal potency, in sharp contrast to the loss of enzymatic activity.Tyrosine-63-modifiedN. naja atra PLA2 exhibited the same Ca2+-induced difference spectra as that of native PLA2, indicating that the Ca2+-binding ability of Tyr-63-modifiedN. naja atra PLA2 was not impaired. However, Tyr-3-modified PLA2 and all Tyr-modifiedN. nigricollis CMS-9 were not perturbed by Ca2+, revealing that the Ca2+-binding ability have been lost after tyrosine modification. These results suggest that Tyr-62 inN. nigricollis CMS-9 and Tyr-3 in both enzymes are involved in Ca2+ binding. AtpH 8.0, both native PLA2 enzymes enhance the emission intensity of 8-anilinonaphthalene sulfonate (ANS) dramatically, while all of the Tyr-modified derivatives did not enhance the emission intensity at all either in the presence or absence of Ca2+, suggesting that the hydrophobic pocket that interacts with ANS might be the substrate binding site, in which Tyr-3 and Tyr-63 (or Tyr-62) are involved. 相似文献
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Cr 5 PLA2 homologous (K49) was isolated from Calloselasma rhodostoma venom in only one chromatographic step in reverse phase HPLC (RP-HPLC) (on μ-Bondapack C-18). A molecular mass of 13.965 Da was determined by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. The amino acid composition showed that Cr 5 had a high content of Lys, Tyr, Gly, Pro, and 14 half-Cys residues, typical residues of a basic PLA2. The complete amino acid sequence of Cr 5 PLA2 contains 120 residues, resulting in a calculated pI value of 5.55. This sequence shows high identity values when compared to other K49 PLA2s isolated from the venoms of viperid snakes. Lower identity is observed in comparison to D49 PLA2s. The sequence found was SLVELGKMIL QETGKNPAKS YGAYGCNCGV LGRHKPKDAT DRCCFVHKCC YKKLTGCDPK KDRYSYSWKD KTIVCGENNP CLKEMCECDK AVAICLRENL DTYNKKYRYL KPFCKKADDC. In mice, Cr 5 induced myonecrosis and edema upon intramuscular and intravenous injections, respectively. The LD50 of Cr 5 was 0.070 mg/kg of the animal weight, by intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) route. In vitro, the toxin caused rapid cytolytic effect upon mouse skeletal muscle myoblasts in culture. The isolation of this PLA2 and the combined structural and functional information obtained classify Cr 5 as a new member of the K49 PLA2 family, since it presents typical features from such proteins. 相似文献
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Signal-activated phospholipase A2 cleavesphosphatidylcholine (PC) into free fatty acids and LPC, respectively.Using bis-BODIPY-PC as an indicator substrate for phospholipaseA2 which is taken up by parsley cells, active auxins atconcentrations as low as 1 M and a fungal elicitor induced fattyacid-accumulation. Nordihydroguajaretic acid inhibited the accumulationof fatty acid induced by the elicitor. In addition to this, theelicitor, but not auxin, decreased the pool size of diacylglycerol,which seemed to originate from a PC-splitting phospholipase C, whichwould be a new enzyme in plant signal transduction. However, thiselicitor is known to rapidly increase cytosolic calcium in parsley cellsand this activates phospholipase C. Thus, activation of phospholipase Cshould lead to an increase of diacylglycerol and not to a decrease whichmight indicate a discrepancy between animal and plant phospholipidsignal transduction. 相似文献
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Randazzo-Moura P Ponce-Soto LA Rodrigues-Simioni L Marangoni S 《The protein journal》2008,27(6):355-362
Bp-12 was isolated from Bothrops pauloensis snake venom in only one chromatographic step in reverse phase HPLC on μ-Bondapack C-18. The molecular mass of 13,789.56 Da
was determined by mass spectrometry. The amino acids composition showed that Bp-12 presented high content of Lys, Tyr, Gly,
Pro, and 14 half-Cys residues, typical of a basic PLA2. The sequence of Bp-12 contains 122 amino acid residues: SLFELGKMIL QETGKNPAKS LGAFYCYCGW GSQGQPKDAV DRCCYVHKCC YKKITGCNPK
KDRYSYSWKD KTLVCGEDNS CLKELCECDK AVAICLRENL NTYNKKYRYF LKPLCKKADA AC, with a pI value of 8.55 and with a high homology with Lys49 PLA2 from other snake venoms. In mouse phrenic nerve-diaphragm, the time needed for 50% paralysis was: 45 ± 6 min (1.4 μM) and
16 ± 6 min (3.6 μM). Bp-12 can induce indirect and directly blocked evoked twitches, even in the preparations in which Ca2+ is replaced by Sr2+, being the addition of d-tubocurarine required for direct blocking. These results identify Bp-12 as a new member of the Lys49
PLA2 family and shows that this toxin might contribute to the effects of the crude venom on the neuromuscular junction. 相似文献
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Three phospholipases A2 purified from cobra venoms and two presynaptically acting neurotoxins that exhibit phospholipase A2 activity were subjected to tryptophan modification with 2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzyl bromide. Associated with the modification of an increasing number of Trp residues were marked decreases in enzymatic activity and lethality, whereas antigenicity remained unchanged. The degree of exposure of tryptophanyl groups as determined by acrylamide quenching was consistent with the relative reactivity toward 2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzyl bromide, except for Hemachatushaemachatus phospholipase A2, which showed unusually high reactivity due to its characteristic dimeric conformation. Difference spectra of Trp-modified derivatives differed from those of their native enzymes by the presence of a new positive perturbation between 350 and 500 nm, with a maximum at 415 nm. Scatchard plots revealed only one type of binding site for Ca2+, and the binding abilities of the modified enzymes were not impaired. At pH 8.0, all native enzymes enhanced the emission intensity of 8-anilinonaphthalene sulfonate (ANS) dramatically, and the emission intensity of the ANS-enzyme complex increased or decreased in parallel with increasing concentration of Ca2+ for the respective enzyme. The Trp-modified derivatives did not enhance the emission intensity of ANS at all either in the presence or absence of Ca2+. By means of tryptophan modification, we were able to infer that the tryptophan residues are in the vicinity of the Ca2+ binding site and are directly involved in the binding with ANS. This, together with the suggestion that the hydrophobic pocket that interacts with ANS might be the site of binding of the phospholipase A2 enzyme with the substrate, suggests that the Trp residues in phospholipase A2 enzymes and presynaptic toxins are involved in substrate binding. 相似文献
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Phospholipase A(2) of peroxiredoxin 6 has a critical role in tumor necrosis factor-induced apoptosis
Peroxiredoxin 6 (Prdx6) is a bifunctional enzyme with peroxidase and phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) activities. Although the cellular function of the peroxidase of Prdx6 has been well elucidated, the function of the PLA(2) of Prdx6 is largely unknown. Here, we report a novel function for the PLA(2) in regulating TNF-induced apoptosis through arachidonic acid (AA) release and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) production. Prdx6 knockdown (Prdx6(KD)) in human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS2B) shows severe decreases of peroxidase and PLA(2) activities. Surprisingly, Prdx6(KD) cells are markedly resistant to apoptosis induced by TNF-α in the presence of cycloheximide, but are highly sensitive to hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, the release of AA and the production of IL-1β induced by proinflammatory stimuli, such as TNF-α, LPS, and poly I/C, are severely decreased in Prdx6(KD) cells. More interestingly, the restoration of Prdx6 expression with wild-type Prdx6, but not PLA(2)-mutant Prdx6 (S32A), in Prdx6(KD) cells dramatically induces the recovery of TNF-induced apoptosis, AA release, and IL-1β production, indicating specific roles for the PLA(2) activity of Prdx6. Our results provide new insights into the distinct roles of bifunctional Prdx6 with peroxidase and PLA(2) activities in oxidative stress-induced and TNF-induced apoptosis, respectively. 相似文献
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Mayer Alejandro M. S. Paul Valerie J. Fenical William Norris James N. de Carvalho M. S. Jacobs Robert S. 《Hydrobiologia》1993,260(1):521-529
Twelve out of twenty-nine compounds isolated from benthic marine algae from the phyla Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta and Rhodophyta have been found to be potent inhibitors of bee venom derived phospholipase A2 (PLA2) (> 50%) in the M range. The compounds investigated were from: Bryopsis pennata, Rhipocephalus phoenix, Caulerpa prolifera, C. racemosa, C. bikinensis, Cymopolia barbata, Laurencia cf. palisada, Laurencia sp., Ochtodes crockeri, Liagora farinosa, Sphaerococcus coronipifolius, Phacelocarpus labillardieri, Dictyota sp., B furcaria galapagensis, Stypopodium zonale, Dictyopteris undulata, Stoechospermum marginatum, Dictyopteris divaricata, Dilophus fasciola and Dilophus sp. This is the first report of bee venom PLA2 inhibition in vitro by pure compounds isolated from marine algae. 相似文献
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Alexander G. Ivanov 《Photosynthesis research》1991,29(2):97-105
Phospholipase A2 (PLA2)-induced effects on the membrane organization, fluidity properties and surface charge density of pea chloroplasts were investigated. It was observed that lipolytic treatment with PLA2 altered the chloroplast structure having as a result a swelling of thylakoids and a total destruction of normal granal structure. In spite of this, the thylakoid membranes remained in close contact. At the same time, a slight decrease of surface charge density was registered, thus explaining the adhesion of swelled membranes. Fluorescence polarization of 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) was measured during PLA2 treatment. A pronounced decrease of DPH fluorescence polarization was found, indicating that phospholipase treatment resulted in considerable disordering and/or fluidization of the thylakoid membranes. The increased fluidity could be attributed to the destabilizing effect of the products of enzymatic hydrolysis of the phospholipids (free fatty acids, lysophospholipids) on the bilayer structure of thylakoids membranes.Abbreviations 9-AA
9-aminoacridine
- BSA
bovine serium albumin
- DCMU
3-/3,4-dichlorophenyl-1,1-dimethyl/urea
- DPH
1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene
- EDTA
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
- HEPES
N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N-2-ethanesulfonic acid
- LHC
light harvesting chlorophyll a/b-protein complex of PS II
- MES
2/N-morpholine/ethanesulfonic acid
- PLA2
phospholipase A2
- PS I, PS II
photosystem I and photosystem II, respectively
-
S
lipid structural order parameter
- THF
tetrahydrofuran
- TRICINE
N-/tris/hydroxymethyl/methyl/glicine 相似文献
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Sun GY Xu J Jensen MD Yu S Wood WG González FA Simonyi A Sun AY Weisman GA 《Molecular neurobiology》2005,31(1-3):27-41
Astrocytes comprise the major cell type in the central nervous system (CNS) and they are essential for support of neuronal
functions by providing nutrients and regulating cell-to-cell communication. Astrocytes also are immune-like cells that become
reactive in response to neuronal injury. Phospholipases A2 (PLA
2) are a family of ubiquitous enzymes that degrade membrane phospholipids and produce lipid mediators for regulating cellular
functions. Three major classes of PLA
2 are expressed in astrocytes: group IV calcium-dependent cytosolic PLA
2 (cPLA2), group VI calcium-independent PLA
2 (iPLA2), and group II secretory PLA
2 (sPLA2). Upregulation of PLA
2 in reactive astrocytes has been shown to occur in a number of neurodegenerative diseases, including stroke and Alzheimer’s
disease. This review focuses on describing the effects of oxidative stress, inflammation, and activation of G protein-coupled
receptors on PLA
2 activation, arachidonic acid (AA) release, and production of prostanoids in astrocytes. 相似文献
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目的 人分泌型磷脂酶A2-IIA(secretory phospholipase A2 group IIA,sPLA2-IIA)在调节细胞脂质代谢和信号传导中具有重要作用,参与了多种急、慢性炎症反应。研究其动力学和变构与功能的关系具有重要意义。方法 利用弹性网络模型(elastic network model,ENM)、微扰响应扫描(perturbation-response scanning,PRS)和蛋白质结构网络(protein structure network,PSN)方法对来自人sPLA2-IIA的31个分子的结构动力学和变构效应进行分析,并探索其动力学共性和特异性与功能的关系。结果 结果表明,对酶的催化和结构稳定起关键作用的催化残基和参与二硫键形成的半胱氨酸残基具有低运动性,这是对酶共有功能的要求;而涉及与钙离子或膜结合的5个结构区域具有高运动性,它们体现了酶成员的特异性。另外,高运动性区域在PRS分析中显示出对外界微扰响应的高敏感性,表明其在变构调节中起重要作用,而低敏感性残基则在维持结构稳定方面发挥了重要作用。残基运动相关性分析发现,人sPLA2分子催化位点周围的强相关运动有利于酶催化功能的发挥。结论 本研究有助于深入理解人sPLA2-IIA成员分子的动力学及功能性变构机制,可为药物设计和准确设计具有精细调节活性的蛋白质提供指导。 相似文献
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F Tonello M Simonato A Aita P Pizzo J Fern��ndez B Lomonte J M Guti��rrez C Montecucco 《Cell death & disease》2012,3(7):e343
Lys49-PLA2 myotoxins, an important component of various viperid snake venoms, are a class of PLA2-homolog proteins deprived of catalytic activity. Similar to enzymatically active PLA2 (Asp49) and to other classes of myotoxins, they cause severe myonecrosis. Moreover, these toxins are used as tools to study skeletal muscle repair and regeneration, a process that can be very limited after snakebites. In this work, the cytotoxic effect of different myotoxins, Bothrops asper Lys49 and Asp49-PLA2, Notechis scutatus notexin and Naja mossambica cardiotoxin, was evaluated on macrophages, cells that have a key role in muscle regeneration. Only the Lys49-myotoxin was found to trigger a rapid asynchronous death of mouse peritoneal macrophages and macrophagic cell lines through a process that involves ATP release, ATP-induced ATP release and that is inhibited by various purinergic receptor antagonists. ATP leakage is induced also at sublytical doses of the Lys49-myotoxin, it involves Ca2+ release from intracellular stores, and is reduced by inhibitors of VSOR and the maxi-anion channel. The toxin-induced cell death is different from that caused by high concentration of ATP and appears to be linked to localized purinergic signaling. Based on present findings, a mechanism of cell death is proposed that can be extended to other cytolytic proteins and peptides. 相似文献
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Kolko M Christoffersen NR Varoqui H Bazan NG 《Cellular and molecular neurobiology》2005,25(7):1107-1122
Summary Secretory phospholipases A2 (sPLA2) form a diverse family of enzymes involved in physiologicand pathologic processes. Common among all sPLA2 is the ability to cleave acyl groups of phospholipids at 2C of the glycerol backbone, thereby releasingfatty acid and a lysophospholipid. Several sPLA2 have been cloned and characterized in various tissues.Furthermore, receptors have been identified. In the nervous system
sPLA2 groups IIA, IIE, IIF, V, and XII have been identified, and binding sites for sPLA2 group IB (sPLA2-IB) have been found. Here, we report sPLA2-IB in rat and human brain as well as in neurons in primary culture. The distribution of sPLA2-IB seems to be mainly neuronal, with the highest abundance occurring in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. We also find
that genes encoding sPLA2-IB are induced by kainic acid and by electroshock-induced convulsions.Based on the present results we suggest that sPLA2-IB may be a neuronal intercellular signalling modulator. 相似文献
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Fluorescence measurements of the homologous proteins, notexin and PLA2 enzymes fromNaja naja atra, Naja nigricollis, and Hemachatus haemachatus venoms, showed that the wavelength of maximum emission and the quantum yield of their intrinsic fluorescence emission spectra were different. To verify the factors which affected their fluorescence characteristics, the dynamics of tryptophan residues in those homologous proteins were studied by quenching with acrylamide, iodide, and cesium. The degrees of exposure of tryptophanyl groups in notexin and PLA2 enzymes assessed by acrylamide quenching were found to be the major factor that determined their fluorescence characteristics. However, the positively charged groups surrounding tryptophan residues of PLA2 enzymes fromN. naja atra andN. nigricollis venoms might affect the quantum yield of their fluorophores. Tryptophan residues of notexin were in an environment with less fluctuation, which did not allow free diffusion of ionic quencher. This might render its typtophan residues to fluoresce at a shorter wavelength. These results suggested that the structural determinants affecting the intrinsic fluorescence emission of homologous proteins can be easily assessed by quenching studies. 相似文献
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Human non-pancreatic secretory phospholipase A2 (hnpsPLA2) is a group IIA phospholipase A2 which plays an important role in the innate immune response. This enzyme was found to exhibit bactericidal activity toward Gram-positive bacteria, but not Gram-negative ones. Though native hnpsPLA2 is active over a broad pH range, it is only highly active at alkaline conditions with the optimum activity pH of about 8.5. In order to make it highly active at neutral pH, we have obtained two hnpsPLA2 mutants, Glu89Lys and Arg100Glu that work better at neutral pH in a previous study. In the present study, we tested the bactericidal effects of the native hnpsPLA2 and the two mutants. Both native hnpsPLA2 and the two mutants exhibit bactericidal activity toward Gram-positive bacteria. Furthermore, they can also kill Escherichia coli, a Gram-negative bacterium. The two mutants showed better bactericidal activity for E. coli at neutral pH than the native enzyme, which is consistent with the enzyme activities. As hnpsPLA2 is highly stable and biocompatible, it may provide a promising therapy for bacteria infection treatment or other bactericidal applications. 相似文献