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Polymorphisms a387p in thrombospondin-4 and n700s in thrombospondin-1 perturb calcium binding sites

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authors

  • Stenina, O. I.
  • Ustinov, V.
  • Krukovets, I.
  • Marinic, T.
  • Topol, Eric
  • Plow, E. F.

publication date

  • September 2005

journal

  • FASEB Journal  Journal

abstract

  • Recent genetic studies have associated members of the thrombospondin (TSP) gene family with premature cardiovascular disease. The disease-associated polymorphisms lead to single amino acid changes in TSP-4 (A387P) and TSP-1 (N700S). These substitutions reside in adjacent domains of these highly homologous proteins. Secondary structural predictive programs and the homology of the domains harboring these amino acid substitutions to those in other proteins pointed to potential alterations of putative Ca2+ binding sites that reside in close proximity to the polymorphic amino acids. Since Ca2+ binding is critical for the structure and function of TSP family members, direct evidence for differences in Ca2+ binding by the polymorphic forms was sought. Using synthetic peptides and purified recombinant variant fragments bearing the amino acid substitutions, we measured differences in Tb3+ luminescence as an index of Ca2+ binding. The Tb3+ binding constants placed the TSP-1 region affected by N700S polymorphism among other high-affinity Ca2+ binding sites. The affinity of Ca2+ binding was lower for peptides (3.5-fold) and recombinant fragments (10-fold) containing the S700 vs. the N700 form. In TSP-4, the P387 form acquired an additional Ca2+ binding site absent in the A387 form. The results of our study suggest that both substitutions (A387P in TSP-4 and N700S in TSP-1) alter Ca2+ binding properties. Since these substitutions exert the opposite effects on Ca2+ binding, a decrease in TSP-1 and an increase in TSP-4, the two TSP variants are likely to influence cardiovascular functions in distinct but yet pathogenic ways.

subject areas

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Amino Acids
  • Binding Sites
  • Calcium
  • Calmodulin
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Genetic Variation
  • Humans
  • Integrins
  • Ions
  • Kinetics
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mutation
  • Peptides
  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Structure, Secondary
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Spectrophotometry
  • Terbium
  • Thrombospondin 1
  • Thrombospondins
  • Tryptophan
  • Ultraviolet Rays
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Research

keywords

  • Ca(2+) binding
  • TSP
  • coronary artery disease
  • single nucleotide polymorphism
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Identity

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0892-6638

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1096/fj.05-3712fje

PubMed ID

  • 16148025
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start page

  • 1893

end page

  • 1895

volume

  • 19

issue

  • 13

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