Identification of disulfide bonds in the ninth component (C9) of human complement

被引:17
作者
Lengweiler, S [1 ]
Schaller, J [1 ]
Rickli, EE [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BERN,INST BIOCHEM,CH-3012 BERN,SWITZERLAND
关键词
complement; C9; disulfide bridge; terminal complement component;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(95)01541-8
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
C9 is the most abundant protein of the membrane attack complex of complement, By means of limited proteolysis, different chromatographic techniques, a thiol-specific fluorescence assay, amino acid analysis, and Edman degradation, 9 out of 12 disulfide bridges are definitely assigned (Cys(22)-Cys(57), Cys(33)-Cys(36), Cys(67)-Cys(73), Cys(121)-Cys(160), Cys(233)-Cys(234), Cys(359)-Cys(384), Cys(489)-Cys(505), Cys(492)-Cys(507), Cys(509)-Cys(518)), Weaker evidence permits to reduce the number of possible configurations for the remaining 3 cystines (Cys(80)-Cys(91), Cys(86)-Cys(104), Cys(98)-Cys(113), or Cys(80)-Cys(91), Cys(86)-Cys(113), Cys(98)-Cys(104)). These findings are disussed in comparison with the strongly related components C6, C7, C8 alpha, and C8 beta.
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