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Inhibitor peptide SNP-1 binds to a soluble form of BST-1/CD157 at a 2:2 stoichiometry.

Recently we have identified a 15-mer peptide, SNP-1, by a random phage library that can bind to bone marrow stromal cell antigen-1 (BST-1)/CD157 [Sato, A., Yamamoto, S., Ishihara, K., Hirano, T. & Jingami, H. (1999) Biochem. J. 337, 491-496]. SNP-1 inhibits BST-1 ADP-ribosyl cyclase activity uncompetitively with a Ki value of 180 +/- 40 nM. In this study we analysed biophysically the SNP-1 binding to a soluble form of BST-1 (sBST-1). Equilibrium binding data of wild-type SNP-1 from surface plasmon resonance studies gave a Kd value of 500 +/- 35 nM. Titration calorimetry analysis showed that the binding reaction is exothermic at 20 degrees C. The values of Kd = 211 nM, enthalpy change, DeltaH = -18.68 kcal.mol-1, and saturated molar ratio of bound SNP-1 per sBST-1, N = 0.8 mol.mol-1 were obtained. On the basis of the molecular masses of SNP-1 and sBST-1 calculated by analytical ultracentrifugation, the stoichiometry of the binding was determined to be 2 : 2. Electron microscopy also revealed the dimer form of sBST-1. To delineate the core residue of SNP-1 responsible for binding, each amino acid residue has been replaced by alanine. A region from amino acid residues 7-12 appeared to be critical for the SNP-1 binding to sBST-1. The substitution of the first residue, His, to Ala led to a reduction in binding, suggesting that the N-terminal residue is also crucial.