| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
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| Research Abstract |
Previously we reported nicked beta2-glycoprotein I (b2GPI) binds to angiostatin via its domain V and exerts pro-angiogenic effect (Nakagawa et al. Blood 2009). The aim of this study was to investigate the role of b2GPI domain V in angiogenesis. Recombinant b2GPI domain V was generated in mammalian cell expression system and bacteria. Purification of the product was done using anti-FLAG column or nickel column. Binding between intact/nicked b2GPI domain V and angiostatin 4.5 (AS4.5) was evaluated using surface plasmon resonance. Nicked b2GPI domain V specifically bound onto AS4.5 at KD of ~ 5 x 10-8M, whereas intact b2GPI domain V showed no specific binding. Cell proliferation assay using human umbilical endothelial cells (HUVECs) were performed in the presence or absence of intact/nicked b2GPI domain V. Both intact and nicked b2GPI domain V slightly inhibited cell proliferation at 0.4uM.
In conclusion, nicked b2GPI domain V bound to AS4.5, as observed in nicked form of whole b2GPI.
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