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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
20
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-12-20
pubmed:abstractText
The light chain of human plasma kallikrein contains the enzymatic active site. The inactivation of kallikrein and of its isolated light chain by C1 inhibitor was investigated to assess the functional contributions of the heavy-chain region of kallikrein and of high molecular weight kininogen to this reaction. The second-order rate constants for the inactivation of kallikrein or its light chain were respectively 2.7 X 10(6) and 4.0 X 10(6) M -1 min -1. High molecular weight kininogen did not influence the rate of kallikrein inactivation. The nature of the complexes formed between kallikrein or its light chain and C1 inhibitor was studied by using sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) gradient polyacrylamide slab gel electrophoresis. Kallikrein as well as its light chain combined with C1 inhibitor to form stable stoichiometric complexes that were not dissociated by SDS and that exhibited apparent molecular weights (Mr's) of 185 000 and 135 000, respectively, on nonreduced SDS gels. Reduction of the kallikrein-C1 inhibitor complex gave a band at Mr 135 000 that comigrated with the complex seen for the light chain-C1 inhibitor complex. During the inactivation of both kallikrein and its light chain, a Mr 94 000 fragment of C1 inhibitor was formed which was unable to inactivate or bind kallikrein or its light chain. Kallikrein inactivated by diisopropyl phosphofluoridate did not form SDS-stable complexes with C1 inhibitor. These results demonstrate that the functional binding site for C1 inhibitor is localized in the light chain of kallikrein.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0006-2960
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4860-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Interaction of human plasma kallikrein and its light chain with C1 inhibitor.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't