Biochemical characterization of recombinant chicken riboflavin carrier protein

Yadav Bangaru, Madhavi Latha and Karande, Anjali A (2008) Biochemical characterization of recombinant chicken riboflavin carrier protein. In: Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 308 (1-2). pp. 1-7.

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Abstract

Chicken Riboflavin Carrier Protein (cRCP) transports riboflavin from the maternal circulation to the egg yolk for fetal development. The cRCP is a globular protein and structurally very stable due to the presence of nine intra-molecular disulphide bonds. The cRCP comprises of two domains; the larger riboflavin binding, and the smaller, oocyte receptor binding domain. With the objective to study domain folding in cRCP, these two domains of the corresponding gene were amplified, cloned, and expressed in a eukaryotic expression system to obtain soluble product. Our studies on the biochemical characterization of the recombinant proteins indicated that though the ligand binding domain assumed near-native conformation, as determined by immunological methods, it did not bind riboflavin, suggesting the interdependence of the two domains for proper organization of the riboflavin binding pocket.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Springer Netherlands
Keywords:	Riboflavin fluorescence; Intrinsic fluorescence ; Monoclonal antibodies ; Bin
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Biochemistry
Date Deposited:	29 Feb 2008
Last Modified:	16 Jan 2013 11:57
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/13151

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