Mutants of human insulin-like growth factor II: expression and characterization of analogs with a substitution of TYR27 and/or a deletion of residues 62-67. |
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Authors: | B V Roth D M Bürgisser C Lüthi R E Humbel |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biochemistry, University of Zürich, Switzerland. |
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Abstract: | Five structural analogs of human insulin-like growth factor II (IGF II), [Leu27]IGF II, [Glu27]IGF II, des(62-67)IGF II, des(62-67)[Leu27]IGF II and des(62-67)[Glu27]IGF II were constructed by site-directed mutagenesis and expressed as protein A fusion proteins in E. coli BL21 pLysS cells, cleaved with CNBr and purified by affinity chromatography and HPLC. These mutants were tested for their binding affinities to type 1 and type 2 IGF receptors, to IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) and for their stimulation of thymidine incorporation into DNA. [Leu27]IGF II exhibits an affinity to the type 2 IGF receptor close to that of wild-type IGF II, but has lost completely the affinity to the type 1 IGF receptor. The results further suggest that the D domain, which is close to Tyr27, forms part of the binding region for the type 1 IGF receptor. |
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