Growth-blocking peptide (GBP) is a small (25 amino acids) insect cytokine with a variety of functions: controlling the larval development of lepidopteran insects, acting as a mitogen for various types of cultured cells, and stimulating insect blood cells. The aromatic residues of GBP (Phe-3, Tyr-11, and Phe-23) are highly conserved in the ENF peptide family found in lepidopteran insects. We investigated the relationship between the biological activities and structural properties of a series of GBP mutants, in which each of the three aromatic residues is replaced by a different residue. The results of the hemocytes-stimulating assays of GBP mutants indicated that Phe-3 is the key residue in this activity: Ala or Tyr replacement resulted in significant loss of the activity, but Leu replacement did not. The replacements of other aromatic residues hardly affected the activity. On the other hand, NMR analysis of the mutants suggested that Tyr-11 is a key residue for maintaining the core structure of GBP. Surprisingly, the Y11A mutant maintained its biological activity, although its native-like secondary structure was disordered. Detailed analyses of the N-15-labeled Y11A mutant by heteronuclear NMR spectroscopy showed that the native-like beta-sheet structure of Y11A was induced by the addition of 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol. The results suggest that Y11A has a tendency to form a native-like structure, and this property may give the Y11A mutant native-like activity.
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Yoshida, M.
Shitara, K.
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Shitara, K.
Matsubara, K.
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Matsubara, K.
Kouno, T.
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Kouno, T.
Aizawa, T.
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Hokkaido Univ, Div Biol Sci, Grad Sch Sci, Sapporo, Hokkaido, JapanToyama Med & Pharmaceut Univ, Fac Pharmaceut Sci, Toyama, Japan
Aizawa, T.
Hayakawa, Y.
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Hokkaido Univ, Inst Low Temp Sci, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060, JapanToyama Med & Pharmaceut Univ, Fac Pharmaceut Sci, Toyama, Japan
Hayakawa, Y.
Kumaki, Y.
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Kumaki, Y.
Mizuguchi, M.
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Mizuguchi, M.
Demura, M.
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Demura, M.
Nitta, K.
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Nitta, K.
Kawano, K.
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