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An analysis of discoidin I binding sites in Dictyostelium discoideum (NC4).

ABSTRACT: Vegetative wild-type (strain NC4) D. discoideum cells and cells at the 10h stage of development (aggregation) were harvested in the presence of 0.5 M-galactose to remove any endogenous discoidin I already bound to the cell surface, and fixed with glutaraldehyde. Affinity-purified 125I-labelled discoidin I bound to these fixed cells in a specific manner, greater than or equal to 95% of binding being inhibited by 0.5 M-galactose. Binding of 125I-labelled discoidin I was essentially complete in 90 min at 22 degrees C. Based on specific radioactivity measurements, vegetative (0h) D. discoideum (NC4) cells bind approx. 8.4 x 10(5) discoidin I tetramers/cell and aggregated (10h) cells bind 5.1 x 10(5) discoidin I tetramers/cell, each exhibiting apparent positive co-operativity of binding with highest limiting affinity constants (Ka) of approx. 1 x 10(7) and 2 x 10(7) M-1, respectively. Klebsiella aerogenes, the food source used for growth of D. discoideum NC4 amoebae, also binds 125I-labelled discoidin I and this is greater than 99% inhibited by 0.5 M-galactose. However, at the levels of bacterial contamination present, greater than 97% of 125I-labelled discoidin I binding to D. discoideum cell preparations was to the cells themselves. Confirmation of the number of discoidin I tetramers bound per D. discoideum cell was obtained by elution of bound 125I-labelled discoidin I followed by sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis and then quantification by scanning of stained discoidin I bands.

SUBMITTER: Madley IC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1163505 | biostudies-other | 1981 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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