کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
10768925 1050817 2005 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Unique complex between bacterial azurin and tumor-suppressor protein p53
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی زیست شیمی
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Unique complex between bacterial azurin and tumor-suppressor protein p53
چکیده انگلیسی
The tumor-suppressor protein p53 is a major player in regulation of cell growth, genomic stability, and cell death. Recent work suggests that Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurin, as the only bacterial protein known to date, can enter cancer cells and interact with p53 promoting cell death. For the first time, here we demonstrate and characterize this proposed complex using purified proteins in vitro. We find that azurin binds to p53 with nanomolar affinity in a four-to-one stoichiometry (pH 7.5, 25 °C). Upon azurin binding, secondary structure is induced and tryptophan fluorescence is quenched, implying that interactions occur in the N-terminal p53 domain which is also the binding site for many oncogenes. Further biophysical studies may assist the design of novel cancer treatments that are based on azurin.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - Volume 332, Issue 4, 15 July 2005, Pages 965-968
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