Calumenin interacts with serum amyloid P component
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- 14 January 2000
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 465 (2-3) , 129-134
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(99)01734-2
Abstract
We recently reported the identification of human calumenin, a novel Ca2+ binding, transformation‐sensitive and secreted protein [Vorum et al. (1998) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1386, 121–131; Vorum et al. (1999) Exp. Cell Res. 248, 473–481] belonging to the family of multiple EF‐hand proteins of the secretory pathway that include reticulocalbin, ERC‐55, Cab45 and crocalbin. In order to further investigate the extracellular functions of calumenin we immobilized the recombinant protein to a column. After application of a placental tissue extract we were able to elute one protein that interacts with calumenin in the presence of Ca2+. Amino acid sequencing identified this protein as serum amyloid P component (SAP). Furthermore, we verified and characterized the calumenin‐SAP interaction by the surface plasmon resonance technique. The findings indicate that calumenin may participate in the immunological defense system and could be involved in the pathological process of amyloidosis that leads to formation of amyloid deposits seen in different types of tissues.Keywords
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