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Structure and characterization of a novel chicken biotin-binding protein A (BBP-A).

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The chicken genome contains a BBP-A gene showing similar characteristics to avidin family genes. In a previous study we reported that the BBP-A gene may encode a biotin-binding protein due to the high sequence similarity with chicken avidin, especially at regions encoding residues known to be located at the ligand-binding site of avidin. RESULTS: Here, we expand the repertoire of known macromolecular biotin binders by reporting a novel biotin-binding protein A (BBP-A) from chicken. The BBP-A recombinant protein was expressed using two different expression systems and purified with affinity chromatography, biochemically characterized and two X-ray structures were solved - in complex with D-biotin (BTN) and in complex with D-biotin D-sulfoxide (BSO). The BBP-A protein binds free biotin with high, "streptavidin-like" affinity (Kd ~ 10-13 M), which is about 50 times lower than that of chicken avidin. Surprisingly, the affinity of BBP-A for BSO is even higher than the affinity for BTN. Furthermore, the solved structures of the BBP-A--BTN and BBP-A--BSO complexes, which share the fold with the members of the avidin and lipocalin protein families, are extremely similar to each other. CONCLUSION: BBP-A is an avidin-like protein having a beta-barrel fold and high affinity towards BTN. However, BBP-A differs from the other known members of the avidin protein family in thermal stability and immunological properties. BBP-A also has a unique ligand-binding property, the ability to bind BTN and BSO at comparable affinities. BBP-A may have use as a novel material in, e.g. modern bio(nano)technological applications.

SUBMITTER: Hytonen VP

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1831776 | biostudies-literature | 2007

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structure and characterization of a novel chicken biotin-binding protein A (BBP-A).

Hytönen Vesa P VP Määttä Juha A E JA Niskanen Einari A EA Huuskonen Juhani J Helttunen Kaisa J KJ Halling Katrin K KK Nordlund Henri R HR Rissanen Kari K Johnson Mark S MS Salminen Tiina A TA Kulomaa Markku S MS Laitinen Olli H OH Airenne Tomi T TT

BMC structural biology 20070307

<h4>Background</h4>The chicken genome contains a BBP-A gene showing similar characteristics to avidin family genes. In a previous study we reported that the BBP-A gene may encode a biotin-binding protein due to the high sequence similarity with chicken avidin, especially at regions encoding residues known to be located at the ligand-binding site of avidin.<h4>Results</h4>Here, we expand the repertoire of known macromolecular biotin binders by reporting a novel biotin-binding protein A (BBP-A) fr ...[more]

PMID: 17343730

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Project description:In addition to the previously characterized egg-yolk biotin-binding protein (BBP-I), we have discovered another BBP (BBP-II) in the plasma and yolk from laying hens. BBP-I is stable to 65 degrees C, whereas BBP-II is stable to 45 degrees C. Both proteins are normally saturated with biotin and together they account for most, if not all, of the biotin in hen plasma and yolk, except in hens fed excessive amounts of biotin (greater than 1 mg of biotin/kg of feed). The maximal production of BBP-I is attained at lower levels of dietary biotin (approximately 50 micrograms/kg) than for BBP-II (approximately 250 micrograms/kg); however, the maximal production of BBP-II is severalfold greater than for BBP-I. Consequently, as dietary biotin increases, the ratio of BBP-II to BBP-I increases and becomes constant at dietary intakes of biotin above 250 micrograms/kg. The observation that the amounts of these proteins are limited by biotin in the normal dietary range (less than 250 micrograms/kg) suggests that biotin is required for the synthesis, secretion or stability of these proteins. Although both plasma vitamin-protein complexes are transported to the oocyte and concentrated in the yolk, BBP-II is transferred more efficiently. Thus biotin deposition in the yolk is a function of the amounts and relative concentrations of the two proteins. Dietary biotin above 250 micrograms/kg exceeds the transport capacity of BBP-I and BBP-II in the plasma; however, unbound biotin does not accumulate. Rather it is efficiently scavenged by avidin in the oviduct and transferred to the egg albumen. Only when avidin becomes saturated at high dietary intake does free or weakly bound biotin accumulate in plasma and yolk. The synthesis of avidin is independent of dietary biotin. Small amounts of BBPs with the heat-stability of avidin or BBP-I respectively are present in the plasma of adult males or immature chickens. BBP-II, the major BBP in the plasma and yolk of laying hens, was not detected in the plasma of non-laying chickens.

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Structure and characterization of a novel chicken biotin-binding protein A (BBP-A).

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Structure and characterization of a novel chicken biotin-binding protein A (BBP-A).

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