Introduction
Vitamin D binding protein Overview:
1) purposes
2) History (various name changes since discovery)
3) overview of structure:
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4) Brief mention of unique binding characteristics.
5) Therapeutic uses
Overall Structure
The tertiary structure consists of mainly , which can be seen in pink. The quaternary structure of the protein consists of forming a complex. The structure is about 58 kDA in size and made up of 458 amino acids.
Alpha Helical Domains
The Vitamin D binding protein consists of three alpha helical domains which are homologous. Domain I containing 10 aloha helices, Domain II 9, and Domain III 4 being shorter than the other domains.
Vitamin D Binding Protein and Human Serum Albumin
The overall structure is closely related to that of the human serum albumin, to which it is homologous. The proteins are very similar yet the three dimensional structure differs somewhat to facilitate binding. Looking at it can be seen that the outer edges are more variable while the core has more conserved sections.
Actin Binding
The tertiary structure of the protein is optimized for it binding with actin, efficiently folding into a complex requiring little change of the structure.
Binding Interactions
The Vitamin D Binding Site
Describe the chemical make-up of the binding. Talk about hydrophobic interactions with vitamin D3 ligands. Hydrogen bond formation with 250HD3. Also discuss steric strain and binding affinity.
Biological Relevance of The Vitamin D Binding Site
Vitamin D hormone 1,25(OH)2D3 used to treat renal osteodystrophy, hypoparathyroidism and osteoporosis. Discuss selectivity and binding affinity of synthesized molecules
Additional Features
Vitamin D Binding Protein binds to many different different substrates including actin and various synthetic ligands
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Synthesis
Synthesized in the liver. Will also include details about folding, posttranslational modification and chaperone proteins, if any.
Actin Binding Interactions
Vitamin D binding protein is also capable of interacting with actin at the domains shown in . This function occurs mainly in the bloodstream, as DBP binds to globular actin present in the plasma. It presents an important mechanism for clearing actin from necrotic or apoptotic tissue (Meier et all 2006) scene name='48/483884/Dbp_actin_dbinding_distance/1'>TextToBeDisplayed</scene>
Other Interactions
"Macrophage modulation
Chemotaxis of C5 derived peptides
Transport of fatty acids and endotoxins
Inhibition of platelet induced aggregation
Osteoclast Activation" from Meier et al 2006 Figure 2
Role in Disease
Altered levels in hepatic failure, AHF, trauma, immune function.
Deficient mice show no phenotype. White and Cooke.
Other Notable Ligands
Quiz Question 1
Vitamin D binding protein is very similar to based on sequence similarity as well as a similar . However, the two proteins bind very different ligands. HSA binds to actin instead, and is actually unable to bind to Vitamin D3. Based on what you have learned about the binding nature in domain I, and looking at the structures of the two proteins, hypothesize a reason why the two proteins bind different ligands. How can altering only a couple of amino acids so greatly alter the final tertiary structure of proteins?
See Also
Credits
Introduction - Uday Prakhya
Overall Structure - Elizabeth Swanson
Drug Binding Site - Alex Debreceni
Additional Features - Nick Rivelli
Quiz Question 1 - Robert Green
References
- ↑ Verboven C, Rabijns A, De Maeyer M, Van Baelen H, Bouillon R, De Ranter C. A structural basis for the unique binding features of the human vitamin D-binding protein. Nat Struct Biol. 2002 Feb;9(2):131-6. PMID:11799400 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nsb754
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