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  • Title: Formation of a ternary complex between GM2 activator protein, GM2 ganglioside and hexosaminidase A.
    Author: Yadao F, Hechtman P, Kaplan F.
    Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta; 1997 Jun 20; 1340(1):45-52. PubMed ID: 9217013.
    Abstract:
    The GM2 activator is a 17 kDa protein required for the hydrolysis of GM2 ganglioside by the lysosomal enzyme hexosaminidase A (HexA). The activator behaves as a substrate binding protein, solubilizing GM2 ganglioside monomers from micelles (in vitro) or membranes (in vivo). However, the activator also shows a high order of specificity for activation of lysosomal hydrolases and has been predicted to form a ternary complex with the heterodimeric enzyme (alphabeta) Hex A and GM2 ganglioside. We demonstrated a transient interaction between HexA and the GM2 activator. A chimeric protein containing the FLAG epitope sequence upstream of the GM2 activator was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified using the M1 immunoaffinity (anti-FLAG) column. Binding of the FLAG-GM2 activator (FLAG-AP) fusion protein to the M1 column led to the specific retardation of Hex A applied to the column. Other proteins were not retarded by the column nor did they compete with Hex A for binding to FLAG-AP. Hex A and GM2 ganglioside could be simultaneously bound to the column, but the binding of each ligand was independent of the other. The homodimeric (beta beta) isozyme Hex B did not bind to the immobilized activator. The alpha alpha homodimer, HexS, bound weakly, confirming that a hexosaminidase alpha subunit is required for interaction of enzyme and activator.
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