Table 1. Apparent K m and V max values for each substrate.
APP |
Notch |
APLP2 |
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C83 | C99 | V1711 | ΔE | R678 | M664 | |
Km (Kapp), nM | 449.9±95.2 | 784.6±123.4 | 550.3±114.3 | 1,337.0±85.3 | 388.8±88.3 | 431.6±65.3 |
Vmax, pM min−1 | 365.9±93.0 | 134.0±22.9 | 431.7±30.4 | 217.2±19.8 | 342.2±45.4 | 83.6±16.4 |
Vmax/Km | 0.81±0.10 | 0.17±0.04 | 0.84±0.13 | 0.17±0.03 | 0.88±0.04 | 0.19±0.04 |
Defined amount of each substrate was incubated with γ-secretase fraction for 4 h. Protein samples were subjected to western blotting with AICD–FLAG being the authentic standards. ICD produced from each substrate was visualized with anti-M2 FLAG antibody, and their intensities were quantified (see Fig. 2). Vmax/Km values, which indicate catalytic efficiency of γ-secretase, were roughly fivefold greater for substrates containing a short ectodomain compared with those with a long ectodomain. Data are expressed as means±s.d. of three independent experiments.