STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL-CHARACTERIZATION OF RECOMBINANT-HUMAN-ERYTHROPOIETIN ANALOGS

被引:5
作者
BITTORF, T [1 ]
JASTER, R [1 ]
BROCK, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ROSTOCK,FAK MED,INST MED BIOCHEM,D-18057 ROSTOCK,GERMANY
关键词
ERYTHROPOIETIN; MUTAGENESIS; TRANSIENT EXPRESSION; STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIP;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(93)81626-B
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
Deletion mutants of a synthetic human erythropoietin-cDNA were transiently expressed in COS-7 cells and products analyzed using Western blots and a cell proliferation assay. Only two mutants with deletions affecting the N-terminal portion and the amino acid sequence 115-121 displayed biological activity. The exchange of hydrophilic, charged amino acids by alanine in two potential a-helical regions, the internal amino acid sequence 102-106 and the C-terminal sequence 154-159, causes a 2-11-fold loss of activity. The results suggest that both regions are involved in either maintaining the active structure of the hormone or interacting with the receptor.
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页码:133 / 136
页数:4
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