TY - JOUR
T1 - Novel interactions between urokinase and its receptor
AU - Shliom, O.
AU - Huang, M.
AU - Sachais, B.
AU - Kou, A.
AU - Weisel, J. W.
AU - Nagaswami, C.
AU - Nassar, T.
AU - Bdeir, K.
AU - Hiss, E.
AU - Gawlak, S.
AU - Harris, S.
AU - Mazar, A.
AU - Higazi, A. A.R.
PY - 2000/8/11
Y1 - 2000/8/11
N2 - Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) binds to its receptor (uPAR) with a K(d) of about 1 nM. The catalytic activity of the complex is apparent at uPA concentrations close to K(d). Other functions of the complex, such as signal transduction, are apparent at much higher concentrations (35-60 nM). In the present study, we show that uPA and recombinant soluble uPAR (suPAR), at concentrations that exceed the K(d) and the theoretical saturation levels (10-80 nM), establish novel interactions that lead to a further increase in the activity of the single-chain uPA (scuPA)/suPAR and two-chain uPA (tcuPA)/suPAR complexes. Experiments performed using dynamic light scattering, gel filtration, and electron microscopy techniques indicate that suPAR forms dimers and oligomers. The three techniques provide evidence that the addition of an equimolar concentration of scuPA leads to the dissociation of these dimers and oligomers. Biacore data show that SuPAR dimers and oligomers bind scuPA with decreased affinity when compared with monomers. We postulate that uPAR is present in equilibrium between oligomer/dimer/monomer forms. The binding of uPA to suPAR dimers and oligomers occurs with lower affinity than the binding to monomer. These novel interactions regulate the activity of the resultant complexes and may be involved in uPA/uPAR mediated signal transduction.
AB - Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) binds to its receptor (uPAR) with a K(d) of about 1 nM. The catalytic activity of the complex is apparent at uPA concentrations close to K(d). Other functions of the complex, such as signal transduction, are apparent at much higher concentrations (35-60 nM). In the present study, we show that uPA and recombinant soluble uPAR (suPAR), at concentrations that exceed the K(d) and the theoretical saturation levels (10-80 nM), establish novel interactions that lead to a further increase in the activity of the single-chain uPA (scuPA)/suPAR and two-chain uPA (tcuPA)/suPAR complexes. Experiments performed using dynamic light scattering, gel filtration, and electron microscopy techniques indicate that suPAR forms dimers and oligomers. The three techniques provide evidence that the addition of an equimolar concentration of scuPA leads to the dissociation of these dimers and oligomers. Biacore data show that SuPAR dimers and oligomers bind scuPA with decreased affinity when compared with monomers. We postulate that uPAR is present in equilibrium between oligomer/dimer/monomer forms. The binding of uPA to suPAR dimers and oligomers occurs with lower affinity than the binding to monomer. These novel interactions regulate the activity of the resultant complexes and may be involved in uPA/uPAR mediated signal transduction.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M002024200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M002024200
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C2 - 10801829
AN - SCOPUS:0034637539
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 275
SP - 24304
EP - 24312
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 32
ER -