TY - JOUR
T1 - Ligand-binding properties of annexin from Caenorhabditis elegans (Annexin XVI, Nex-1)
AU - Satoh, Ayano
AU - Hazuki, Miwa
AU - Kojima, Kyoko
AU - Hirabayashi, Jun
AU - Matsumoto, Isamu
PY - 2000/1/1
Y1 - 2000/1/1
N2 - Annexins are structurally related proteins that bind phospholipids in a calcium-dependent manner. Recently, we showed that annexins IV, V, and VI also bind glycosaminoglycans in a calcium-dependent manner. Annexins are widely distributed from lower to higher eukaryotes, and the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been found to contain Nex-1, an annexin homologue. Here, we characterize the ligand-binding properties of Nex-1 using recombinant Nex-1. Nex-1 binds to liposomes containing phosphatidylserine. The apparent K(d) was calculated by Biacore to be 4.4 nM. Compared to mammalian annexins, the Nex-1 phospholipid-binding specificities were similar whereas the K(d) values were one order of magnitude larger. The Nex-1 glycosaminoglycan-binding specificities were investigated by affinity chromatography and solid-phase assays. Nex-1 binds to heparin, heparan sulfate, and chondroitin sulfate but not to chondroitin and chemically N- or O-desulfated heparin. Besides phospholipids, heparan sulfate and/or chondroitin (sulfate), probably on perlecan, could be endogenous ligands of Nex-1.
AB - Annexins are structurally related proteins that bind phospholipids in a calcium-dependent manner. Recently, we showed that annexins IV, V, and VI also bind glycosaminoglycans in a calcium-dependent manner. Annexins are widely distributed from lower to higher eukaryotes, and the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been found to contain Nex-1, an annexin homologue. Here, we characterize the ligand-binding properties of Nex-1 using recombinant Nex-1. Nex-1 binds to liposomes containing phosphatidylserine. The apparent K(d) was calculated by Biacore to be 4.4 nM. Compared to mammalian annexins, the Nex-1 phospholipid-binding specificities were similar whereas the K(d) values were one order of magnitude larger. The Nex-1 glycosaminoglycan-binding specificities were investigated by affinity chromatography and solid-phase assays. Nex-1 binds to heparin, heparan sulfate, and chondroitin sulfate but not to chondroitin and chemically N- or O-desulfated heparin. Besides phospholipids, heparan sulfate and/or chondroitin (sulfate), probably on perlecan, could be endogenous ligands of Nex-1.
KW - Annexin
KW - Glycosaminoglycan
KW - Phospholipid
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U2 - 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022764
DO - 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022764
M3 - Article
C2 - 10965035
AN - SCOPUS:0033809287
VL - 128
SP - 377
EP - 381
JO - Journal of Biochemistry
JF - Journal of Biochemistry
SN - 0021-924X
IS - 3
ER -