Purification, characterization, and cDNA cloning of a new fibrinogenlytic venom protein, Agkisacutacin, from Agkistrodon acutus venom

被引:21
作者
Cheng, X [1 ]
Qian, YW [1 ]
Liu, QD [1 ]
Li, BXY [1 ]
Zhang, MW [1 ]
Liu, J [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sci & Technol China, Dept Biochem & Mol Biol, Sch Life Sci, Hefei 230027, Anhui, Peoples R China
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D O I
10.1006/bbrc.1999.1685
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Agkisacutacin is a new fibrinogenlytic protein from Agkistrodon acutus venom. It consists of two heterologous subunits linked by an intersubunit disulfide bond, The cDNAs encoding the two chains of Agkisacutacin were cloned from a lambda gt11 cDNA library of the snake venom gland and sequenced, including the leader peptides (23/23 amino acid residues) and mature subunits (129/123 amino acid residues). It is structurally related to the family of IX/X-binding protein (IX/X-bp)-like proteins and shows high similarity (alpha-70%/beta-64%) to habu IX/X-bp from Trimeresurus flavoridis, but displays distinct biological activity with direct action on fibrinogen, (C) 1999 Academic Press.
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页码:530 / 535
页数:6
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