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Quantitative investigation of the interaction between granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and heparin by
Aiye Liang1, Yuguang Du, Keyi Wang
1Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China.
Abstract:
The interactions between granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and heparin or low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) were studied by CZE. It was found that GM-CSF could bind to both heparin and LMWH. The binding constants were calculated from Scatchard regression to be (6.5 +/- 0.8) x 10(5)/M and (11.2 +/- 0.7) x 10(5)/M, respectively. The specificity of the interaction between GM-CSF and heparin was also studied by employing another sulfated K carrageenan oligosaccharide as a control. Results showed that K carrageenan oligosaccharide could not interact with GM-CSF, indicating that GM-CSF could specifically interact with heparin.
