Abstract
A wide variety of nucleotides are shown to bind to acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF) as demonstrated by their ability to (1) inhibit the heat-induced aggregation of the protein, (2) enhance the thermal stability of aFGF as monitored by both intrinsic fluorescence and CD, (3) interact with fluorescent nucleotides and displace a bound polysulfated naphthylurea compound, suramin, (4) reduce the size of heparin-aFGF complexes, and (5) protect a reactive aFGF thiol group. The binding of mononucleotides, diadenosine compounds (ApnA), and inorganic polyphosphates to aFGF is enhanced as the degree of phosphorylation of these anions is increased with the presence of the base reducing the apparent binding affinity. The nature of the base appears to have much less effect. Photoactivatable nucleotides (8N3-ATP, 2N3-ATP, 8N3-GTP, and 8N3-Ap4A) were employed to covalently label the aFGF nucleotide binding site. In general, Kd's in the low micromolar range are observed. Protection against 90% displacement is observed at several hundred micromolar nucleotide concentration. Using 8N3-ATP as a prototypic reagent, photolabeled aFGF was proteolyzed with trypsin and chymotrypsin and labeled peptides were isolated and sequenced resulting in the...Continue Reading
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