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. 2014 Nov 26;9(11):e113402. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113402

Table 2. Comparing the changes in cortisol binding affinity of CBG mutants.

CBG variant Conformation Kd (nM) Fold change in Kd
wild-type S (uncleaved) 279±18
R (cleaved) 734±48 2.6
P1-Arg + V336I S (uncleaved) 326±46
R (cleaved) 3420±440 10
P1-Arg + V336L S (uncleaved) 295±44
R (cleaved) 2420±200 8.2
P1-Arg + S100C-V236C S (uncleaved) 278±64
R (cleaved) 1800±49 6.5
P1-Arg + S100C-V236C-V336I S (uncleaved) 297±40
R (cleaved) 2260±320 7.6
P1-Arg + S100C-V236C-V336L S (uncleaved) 252±17
R (cleaved) 1600±320 6.4

Dissociation constants of various forms of CBG in the S- and R-states. Each pair of results for a given CBG variant represents the Kd of the intact S-state and the reactive centre loop-cleaved R-state (larger Kd).