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. 1995 Jun 11;23(11):2037–2040. doi: 10.1093/nar/23.11.2037

Maleimide-mediated protein conjugates of a nucleoside triphosphate gamma-S and an internucleotide phosphorothioate diester.

A S Karim 1, C S Johansson 1, J K Weltman 1
PMCID: PMC306981  PMID: 7596834

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the gamma-S of nucleoside thiotriphosphates and the non-bridging sulfur of internucleotide phosphorothioate diesters possess sufficient thiol character to form adducts with maleimides. Adenosine triphosphate gamma-S (ATPS) and thymidyl-PS-thymidine (TPST) were each reacted with the reporter molecule N-1 pyrene maleimide (PM) and the fluorescence intensity was recorded. The observed reactivity of the phosphorothioate nucleotides towards maleimide was used as a basis for preparing covalent protein-nucleotide conjugates of ATPS and of the internucleotide phosphorothioate diester, deoxyadenylyl-PS-deoxy-adenylyl-PS-deoxyadenosine (dA3(PS)2). The absorbance spectra of bovine serum albumin (BSA) conjugates of ATPS and of dA3(PS)2 showed the formation of protein-nucleotide conjugates, with absorbance maxima near 260 nm. The degree of conjugation was 1.69 nucleotides (nt)/BSA molecule for ATPS and 0.44 nt/BSA molecule for dA3(PS)2. The extent of conjugation of the gamma-S of the nucleoside thiotriphosphate and of the non-bridging sulfur of the internucleotide phosphorothioate diester with maleimide-derivatized protein agreed with their relative reactivity towards PM. Both the gamma-S of the nucleoside thiotriphosphate and the internucleotide phosphorothioate diester were found to possess sufficient thiol character to permit formation of maleimide-mediated protein conjugates.

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