Kellermann J, Thelen C, Lottspeich F, Henschen A, Vogel R, Müller-Esterl W
Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Federal Republic of Germany.
Biochem J. 1987 Oct 1;247(1):15-21. doi: 10.1042/bj2470015.
The arrangement of the disulphide bridges in human low-Mr kininogen has been elucidated. Low-Mr kininogen contains 18 half-cystine residues forming nine disulphide bridges. The first and the last half-cystine residues of the amino acid sequence form a disulphide loop which spans the heavy- and the light-chain portion of the kininogen molecule. The other 16 half-cystine residues are linked consecutively to form eight loops of 4-20 amino acids; these loops are lined up in the heavy-chain portion of the kininogen molecule. In this way, a particular pattern of disulphide loops is formed which seems to be of critical importance for the inhibitor function of human kininogen.
人低分子量激肽原中二硫键桥的排列已被阐明。低分子量激肽原含有18个半胱氨酸残基,形成9个二硫键桥。氨基酸序列的第一个和最后一个半胱氨酸残基形成一个二硫键环,该环跨越激肽原分子的重链和轻链部分。其他16个半胱氨酸残基连续相连,形成8个由4 - 20个氨基酸组成的环;这些环排列在激肽原分子的重链部分。通过这种方式,形成了一种特定的二硫键环模式,这似乎对人激肽原的抑制功能至关重要。