Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2001, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (11): 1807.

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Studies on Anticoagulation Factor Ⅱ from Agkistrodon Acutus Venom by Rare Earth Ion Fluorescence Probes

XU Xiao-Long, LIU Qing-Liang, XIE Yong-Shu   

  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • Received:2000-10-26 Online:2001-11-24 Published:2001-11-24

Abstract: The anticoagulation factor Ⅱ (ACF-Ⅱ) from Agkistrodon acutus venom has two Ca 2+ binding sites and Ca 2+ ions enhance the intrinsic fluorescence of ACF-Ⅱ. Rare earth ions (Nd 3+, Sm3+, Eu 3+, Gd 3+, Tb 3+ ) can replace the Ca 2+ ions in ACF-Ⅱ and have significant quenching effects on the fluorescence of ACF-Ⅱ. The characteristic fluorescence of Tb 3+ is enhanced through the nonradiative energy transfer from Trp residues in ACF-Ⅱ to bound Tb 3+. The fluorescence titration of ACF-Ⅱ with rare earth ions demonstrates that ACF-Ⅱ has two RE 3+ binding sites, and the rare earth ions and Ca 2+ ions bind to ACF-Ⅱ competitively in the same two sites. Although the ionic radii of Nd 3+, Sm 3+, Eu 3+, Gd 3+ and Tb 3+ are different, their apparent association constant K1 or K2 are similar, respectively. Linear free energy relationships for Tb 3+ and RE 3+ (RE=Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd) indicate that there is not an obvious size restriction for the binding of lanthanide ions at the two binding sites of ACF-Ⅱ, which reveals the conformational flexibility of the two binding sites in ACF-Ⅱ. This conformational flexibility offers a possibility for Ca 2+ ions, when they take place in the inducing conformational changes of ACF-Ⅱ and the binding of ACF-Ⅱ with the activated coagulation factor Ⅹ.

Key words: Rare earth ions, Anticoagulation factor Ⅱ, Fluorescence probe, Metal ion binding site

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