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. 1989 Jan;86(2):429–433. doi: 10.1073/pnas.86.2.429

Complete assignment of neurophysin disulfides indicates pairing in two separate domains.

S Burman 1, D Wellner 1, B Chait 1, T Chaudhary 1, E Breslow 1
PMCID: PMC286483  PMID: 2911588

Abstract

The pairing of the 14 half-cystine residues of bovine neurophysin was established by sequential proteolytic digestion. Purified released peptides and the residual disulfide-linked core were monitored at each step by use of amino acid analysis, gas-phase sequencing, and mass spectrometry. The approach included application of gas-phase sequencing to assign disulfide pairs in peptides containing multiple disulfides. The results demonstrate that neurophysin disulfides are paired in two distinct domains--an NH2 domain (residues 10-54) containing four disulfides and a COOH domain (residues 61-85) containing three disulfides. The specific disulfide bridges are Cys-10 to Cys-54, Cys-13 to Cys-27, Cys-21 to Cys-44, Cys-28 to Cys-34, Cys-61 to Cys-73, Cys-74 to Cys-79, and Cys-67 to Cys-85. The results place the internally duplicated segments of neurophysin (residues 12-31 and 60-77) in separate domains. Disulfide-pairing patterns within each domain are homologous with the exception of the Cys-10 to Cys-54 bond, which is unique to the NH2 domain and which links the two ends of this domain together. The potential role of the Cys-10 to Cys-54 bond in organizing the hormone-binding site is discussed.

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