Tubulin aggregation and disaggregation: mediation by two distinct vinblastine-binding sites.

AUTOR(ES)

Bhattacharyya, B

RESUMO

Rat brain tubulin possesses two distinct binding sites for vinblastine per molecule: a high-affinity site with an affinity constant of 6.2 x 10(6) M-1 and a low-affinity site with an affinity constant of 8 x 10(4) M-1. The high-affinity site is labile, with a t1/237 degrees of 3.5 hr, is protected by colchicine, and is unaffected by salt, whereas the low-affinity site is stable but is inhibited by salt. Binding to both sites is rapid. The high-affinity binding constant of vinblastine to tubulin (6.2 x 10(6) M-1) corresponds to the half-maximal concentration of vinblastine needed to prevent polymerization of tubulin in vitro, whereas the low-affinity binding constant (8 x 10(4) M-1) corresponds to the half-maximal concentration of vinblastine required to aggregate tubulin. We conclude that vinblastine binding to the high- and low-affinity sites, respectively, accounts for the depolymerization and aggregation behavior of tubulin.

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