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  • Title: Effects of ionic strength, temperature and conformation on affinity interactions of β₂-glycoprotein I monitored by capillary electrophoresis.
    Author: Bohlin ME, Blomberg LG, Heegaard NH.
    Journal: Electrophoresis; 2011 Mar; 32(6-7):728-37. PubMed ID: 21365655.
    Abstract:
    We have used CE to evaluate the interaction between β₂-glycoprotein I (β₂gpI) and heparin. β₂gpI is a human plasma protein involved in the blood coagulation cascade. It is of interest to functionally characterize the interactions of β₂gpI because the exact function is not entirely known and because circulating autoantibodies against β₂gpI are associated with an increased risk of thrombotic events. The effect of the ionic strength, temperature, and conformation of the protein on the interaction between β₂gpI and heparin has been studied. The CE procedure for this study is simple, fast, and automatic. β₂gpI and heparin were allowed to interact during electrophoresis at different ionic strength buffers and at different capillary temperatures. To mimic perturbation of the conformation of β₂gpI, different denaturing agents (SDS, ACN, and urea) were added to the BGE. While simple 1:1 binding isotherms were obtained at 22 °C, the data strongly suggest that at physiological temperature the binding stoichiometry is not 1:1 and/or that cooperative interactions begin to play a role. We found that (i) the K(D)-values differed by a factor of 60 at the ionic strengths studied (ii) β₂gpI was resistant to denaturation with SDS and ACN, but was partially denatured by urea, and (iii) the K(D) for the β₂gpI-heparin interaction in the presence of urea was ten times higher than the K(D) determined at the same conditions without urea added. Therefore, we conclude that the interaction between β₂gpI and heparin is dependent on electrostatic interactions and on the conformation of β₂gpI.
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