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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-11-5
pubmed:abstractText
The kinetics of the interaction of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP) and CD14 was studied using surface plasmon resonance. The association and dissociation rate constants for the binding of LPS and rsCD14 were 2.9 x 10(4) M(-1) s(-1) and 0.07 s(-1) respectively, yielding a binding constant of 4.2 x 10(5) M(-1). Significantly, the presence of LBP increased not only the association rate but also the association constant for the interaction between LPS and CD14 by three orders of magnitude. Our experimental results suggest that LBP interacts with LPS and CD14 to form a stable trimolecular complex that has significant functional implications as it allows monocytes to detect the presence of LPS at a concentration as low as 10 pg/ml or 2 pM, and to respond by secreting interleukin-6. Thus, LBP is not merely transferring LPS to CD14 but it forms an integral part of the LPS-rLBP-rsCD14 complex.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
6
pubmed:volume
531
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
184-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Evidence of a trimolecular complex involving LPS, LPS binding protein and soluble CD14 as an effector of LPS response.
pubmed:affiliation
Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article