Expression and refolding of a high-affinity receptor binding domain from rat alpha 1-macroglobulin
K L Nielsen1, L Sottrup-Jensen, G H Fey
1Department of Chemistry, University of Arhus, Denmark.
Abstract:
A recombinant version of the receptor binding domain of rat alpha 1-macroglobulin (RBDv) consisting of residues 1319-1474 has been expressed in E. coli. Competition experiments with 125I-labelled methylamine treated human alpha 2-macroglobulin reveal that the alpha 1-macroglobulin-RBDv exhibit the same high affinity for the alpha 2-macroglobulin receptor as the entire 40 kDa light chain from rat alpha 1-macroglobulin. It is therefore concluded, that all determinants for receptor interaction reside in the C-terminal approx. 150 residues of the alpha-macroglobulin subunit.
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