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Heparin-binding sites in granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor. Localization and regulation by histidine ionization.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 9 Sept 2005
Sebollela Adriano, Cagliari Thiago C, Limaverde Gabriel S C S, Chapeaurouge Alex, Sorgine Marcos H F, Coelho-Sampaio Tatiana, Ramos Carlos H I, Ferreira Sérgio T
Abstract excerpt
The biological activity of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is modulated by the sulfated glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) heparan sulfate and heparin. However, the molecular mechanisms involved in such interactions are still not completely understood. We have proposed previously that helix C, one of the four alpha-helices of human GM-CSF (hGM-CSF), contains a GAG-binding site in which positively...
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