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ArticleThe protein journal2007

Effect of heat and pH denaturation on the structure and conformation of recombinant human hepatic stimulator substance.

Zhi-cheng Yang, Lin Yang, Ying-xia Zhang, He-fen Yu, Wei An

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Article in The protein journal, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhi-cheng YangDepartment of Cell Biology, Capital Medical University, 10 You An Men Wai Xi Tou Tiao, Beijing, 100069, China.
Lin Yang
Ying-xia Zhang
He-fen Yu
Wei An
Capital Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatic stimulator substance (HSS) is a novel liver-specific growth-promoting factor. Although HSS has been successfully crystallized, several properties of this protein have yet to be determined. This study shows that recombinant human HSS (rhHSS) is a dimer with a molecular mass of 31 kDa, the protein is weakly acidic and has an isoelectric point (pI) of 4.50. RhHSS was able to protect hepatoma cells from H2O2-induced apoptosis and to stimulate cell growth. The recombinant protein was thermostable up to 80 degrees C and resistant to changes in pH, as determined by synchronous fluorescence and far-UV circular dichroism (CD). Within the range of pH 4.0-10.0, rhHSS assumed a folded conformation identical to the secondary structure of the original, native protein and a native-like far-UV CD spectrum. Denatured rhHSS could be partly reconstituted with respect to its structure, but not its activity. Thus, rhHSS is a structurally stable protein insensitive to thermal and acid-alkaline denaturation.

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ApoptosisCell Line, TumorCircular DichroismCrystallizationDimerizationHot TemperatureHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationHydrogen PeroxideIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsOxidantsPeptidesProtein DenaturationProtein Structure, QuaternaryRecombinant ProteinsStructure-Activity Relationshiphepatic stimulator substanceHydrogen PeroxideIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsOxidantsPeptidesRecombinant Proteins

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PMID17514414
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