Purification and inflammatory edema induced by two PLA₂ (Anch TX-I and Anch TX-II) from sea anemone Anthothoe chilensis (Actiniaria: Sagartiidae)
2012
Landucci, Elen Cristina Teizem | Dias, Queila Cristina | Marangoni, Fábio André | Vilca-Quispe, Augusto | Valeriano-Zapana, José Antonio | Torres-Huaco, Frank Denis | Martins-de-Souza, Daniel | Marangoni, Sergio | Ponce-Soto, Luis Alberto
The Anch TX-I and II PLA₂ were purified from Anthothoe chilensis (Lesson, 1830) from the extract of the anemone after only two chromatographic step using molecular exclusion chromatography (Sephadex G-75) and reverse phase HPLC on μ-Bondapak C18 column. Both PLA₂ showed a molecular mass of ~14kDa determined by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and showed a high catalytic activity (data not showed). Although homologous with mammalian or snake venom group I PLA₂s, Anch TX-I and II is sufficiently structurally different for the question of its placement into the existing PLA₂ classification scheme to arise. In addition, Anch TX-I and II, despite possessing many common structural features, also differ in some important structural properties. The amino acid sequence of both PLA₂ (Anch TX-I and III) showed high amino acid sequence identity with PLA₂Rhopilema nomadica and Bunodosoma caissarum Cnidaria and PLA₂ of group III protein isolated from the Mexican lizard Heloderma horridum horridum and Heloderma suspectum. In addition, Anch TX-I and Anch TX-II showed high amino acid sequence identity with PLA₂ from group III also showed significant overall homology to bee Apis dorsata, Bombus terrestris and Bombus pennsylvanicus and PLA₂. We also investigated the in vivo edematogenic activity of Anch TX-I and Anch TX-II in a model of paw and skin edema in rats and observed that both are able to induce dose-dependent edema.
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