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Hybrid lactoferrins containing transferrin C1 or C2 subdomains bind asialoglycoprotein receptors
Author(s) -
McAbee Douglas D.,
Seth Sid,
Jung ChunLing,
Wong Henry,
Schryvers Anthony
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.699.4
Subject(s) - asialoglycoprotein receptor , recombinant dna , dissociation constant , chemistry , transferrin , biochemistry , sf9 , surface plasmon resonance , binding site , receptor , stereochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , spodoptera , gene , nanotechnology , in vitro , hepatocyte , materials science , nanoparticle
The Fe‐binding proteins lactoferrin (Lf) and transferrin (Tf) are structurally similar, each Fe‐binding lobe (N, C) composed of two sub‐domains (N1/N2; C1/C2). Lf, but not Tf, binds the major subunit of the asialoglycoprotein receptor (RHL1) in a galactose‐independent manner. To identify C‐lobe regions involved in RHL1 binding, we generated recombinant Lf‐Tf hybrid proteins in which Tf C1 or C2 subdomains were positioned within a Lf background. cDNAs of human Lf and Tf encoding Lf:Tf C1 and Lf:Tf C2 were constructed and expressed in Sf9 insect cells. Binding constants of purified native and recombinant Lfs for RHL1 were determined by surface plasmon resonance. Binding of desialylated ligands and native and recombinant Lf proteins to immobilized RHL1 required Ca 2+ and neutral pH. Tf did not bind RHL1 under any conditions. Average dissociation constants measured for the various proteins were as follows: native Lf: 138 ± 44 nM; r‐Lf: 87 ± 50 nM; Lf:Tf C1 : 31 ± 28 nM; Lf:TfC2: 150 ± 76 nM; and asialofetuin: 21 ± 16 nM. Binding constants for native and recombinant Lfs did not differ statistically. Thus, Tf C1 or C2 sub‐domains in a Lf background showed no loss of RHL1‐binding activity. We conclude that the RHL1 binding determinants on Lf do not reside solely in one of the C‐lobe subdomains. (Support: Research Corporation , NIH DK‐61984).