Novel self-association fibronectin sites

被引:9
作者
Carnemolla, B [1 ]
Leprini, A [1 ]
Querze, G [1 ]
Urbini, S [1 ]
Zardi, L [1 ]
机构
[1] IST NAZL RIC CANC,CELL BIOL LAB,I-16132 GENOA,ITALY
来源
BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY-BIOCHIMIE ET BIOLOGIE CELLULAIRE | 1996年 / 74卷 / 06期
关键词
fibronectin; type III repeats interaction;
D O I
10.1139/o96-081
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
In this study, we report a strong interaction between two contiguous proteolytic fragments of fibronectin, each having a mass of about 16 kDa. This interaction was stable in 4 M NaCl and 4 M urea and dissociation of the two fragments required buffers containing 0.5% sodium dodecyl sulphate. After purification, these peptides maintained their ability to interact when mixed. One fragment was made up of type III repeat 4 and part of 5, the other by repeat 6 and part of 5. Such strong interaction between two fibronectin regions may play a role in fibronectin conformation as well as during fibronectin fibril formation.
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