Selective proteolytic activity of the antitumor agent kedarcidin.

AUTOR(ES)

Zein, N

RESUMO

Kedarcidin is a potent antitumor antibiotic chromoprotein, composed of an enediyne-containing chromophore embedded in a highly acidic single chain polypeptide. The chromophore was shown to cleave duplex DNA site-specifically in a single-stranded manner. Herein, we report that in vitro, the kedarcidin apoprotein, which lacks any detectable chromophore, cleaves proteins selectively. Histones that are the most opposite in net charge to the apoprotein are cleaved most readily. Our findings imply that the potency of kedarcidin results from the combination of a DNA damaging-chromophore and a protease-like apoprotein.

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