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KMID : 0380219990320060567
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Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1999 Volume.32 No. 6 p.567 ~ p.572
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A Study of the Anticoagulatory DNA from the Earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus, and its Regulatory DNA-Binding Protein
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Kim Gyoung-Mi
Yu Kyoung-Hee
Woo Jeong-Im
Bahk Yun-Kyoung
Paik Seung-R.
Kim Jung-Gyu
Chang Chung-Soon
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Abstract
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We have previously shown that a DNA fragment is responsible for the anticoagulatory effect of an earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus. The anticoagluant increased the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and also inhibited the thrombin activity observed with either N-α-p-tosyl-L-arginine methyl ester (TAME) or H-D-phenyl-alanyl-L-pipecoil-L-arginine-p-nitroanilide (S-2238). Since trypsin digestion of the anticoagulant further increased the APTT, the possible presence of a regulatory protein for the anticoagulatory DNA was investigated by digesting the anticoagulant with trypsin and isolating the DNA fragment with C4-reversed phase HPLC. The DNA fragment lacking a regulatory protein was eluted in the flow-through fraction, and analyzed with thrombin and activated factor X. Activated factor X activity was more strongly inhibited than thrombin activity. For DNA digestion, we treated the anticoagulant with DNase and purified the DNA-binding protein with a FPLC Resource-S cation exchange column. The regulatory protein, with an Mr of 55.0 kDa, reduced the anticoagulatory effect of the DNA fragment.
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KEYWORD
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Activated factor X, Anticoagulatory DNA, DNA-binding protein, Earthworm, Thrombin
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