Table 3.
Summary of 11-cis retinal binding parameters to IRBP. The binding of 11-cis retinal to full-length IRBP and the four modules was determined by competitive fluorescence spectroscopy using all-trans retinol.
| Protein | Binding sites (N) | Kd (μM) All-trans retinol | Kd (μM) 11-cis retinal |
| Full-length | 3.53 ± 0.19 | 0.22 ± 0.13 | 0.21 ± 0.10 |
| Module 1 | 1.29 ± 0.24 | 0.67 ± 0.17 | 0.57 ± 0.11 |
| Module 2 | 1.22 ± 0.10 | 0.074 ± 0.037 | 0.28 ± 0.13 |
| Module 3 | 1.90 ± 0.28 | 0.84 ± 0.22 | 0.56 ± 0.11 |
| Module 4 | 1.47 ± 0.18 | 0.41 ± 0.09 | 0.29 ± 0.05 |