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Measurement of Cellular Chemotaxis with ECIS/Taxis
Published on: April 1, 2012
Leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2 is a zinc-binding protein
Akinori Okumura1, Takehiro Suzuki, Hideyuki Miyatake
1Department of Diabetic Complications, Diabetes Research Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract:
Leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2 (LECT2) is a secreted hepatic protein that has been associated with several physiological activities. LECT2 belongs to the peptidase M23 family, suggesting that it is a zinc-binding protein. To test this possibility, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and X-ray absorption fine-structure analysis were performed. Results of these experiments indicated that recombinant mouse LECT2 produced by an animal cell line contains a zinc atom. Furthermore, the recombinant LECT2 was found to be self-oligomerized by disulfide bonds in vitro, but this was suppressed by addition of zinc. These results indicated that zinc stabilizes the LECT2 structure.
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