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. 1994 Apr;66(4):1174–1179. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(94)80899-9

Myelin basic protein interaction with zinc and phosphate: fluorescence studies on the water-soluble form of the protein.

P Cavatorta 1, S Giovanelli 1, A Bobba 1, P Riccio 1, A G Szabo 1, E Quagliariello 1
PMCID: PMC1275824  PMID: 7518704

Abstract

The interaction of myelin basic protein (MBP) with zinc and phosphate ions has been studied by using the emission properties of the single tryptophan residue of the protein (Trp-115). The studies have been carried out by means of both static and time-resolved fluorescence techniques. The addition of either zinc to MBP in the presence of phosphate or phosphate to MBP in the presence of zinc resulted in an increase of fluorescence intensity and a blue shift of the emission maximum wavelength. Furthermore, a concomitant increase in the scattering was also detected. Anisotropy decay experiments demonstrated that these effects are due to the formation of MBP molecules into large aggregates. A possible physiological role for such interaction is discussed.

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