The ammonium sulfate inhibition of human angiogenin

Demetra S.M. Chatzileontiadou, Vicky G. Tsirkone, Kyriaki Dossi, Aikaterini G. Kassouni, Panagiota G.V. Liggri, Anastassia L. Kantsadi, George A. Stravodimos, Nikolaos A.A. Balatsos, Vassiliki T. Skamnaki, Demetres D. Leonidas

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Abstract

In this study, we investigate the inhibition of human angiogenin by ammonium sulfate. The inhibitory potency of ammonium sulfate for human angiogenin (IC50 = 123.5 ± 14.9 mm) is comparable to that previously reported for RNase A (119.0 ± 6.5 mm) and RNase 2 (95.7 ± 9.3 mm). However, analysis of two X-ray crystal structures of human angiogenin in complex with sulfate anions (in acidic and basic pH environments, respectively) indicates an entirely distinct mechanism of inhibition. While ammonium sulfate inhibits the ribonucleolytic activity of RNase A and RNase 2 by binding to the active site of these enzymes, sulfate anions bind only to peripheral substrate anion-binding subsites of human angiogenin, and not to the active site.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3005-3018
Number of pages14
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume590
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • ammonium sulfate
  • angiogenin
  • expression and purification
  • molecular cloning
  • neovascularization
  • X-ray crystallography

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