Selective Binding of Endostatin Peptide 4 to Recombinant VEGF Receptor 3 In Vitro

Protein Pept Lett. 2015;22(11):1025-30. doi: 10.2174/0929866522666150907111953.

Abstract

We previously reported that neostatin, a proteolytic fragment of collagen XVIII that includes endostatin, inhibits basic fibroblast growth factor-induced corneal angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. In experiments to determine which fragments in neostatin are responsible for binding to VEGF receptors (VEGFRs), we previously showed that a 28- mer sequence at the C-terminal of endostatin, known as endostatin peptide 9, preferentially binds VEGFR3-Fc over VEGFR1-Fc and VEGFR2-Fc. In the present study, we show that a different endostatin fragment, endostatin peptide 4 (26 mers long), also selectively binds VEGFR3-Fc and not VEGFR1-Fc or VEGFR2-Fc. From surface plasmon resonance data, the KD and Chi² (RU²) values for endostatin peptide 4 binding to VEGFR3-Fc are 5.72 × 10⁻⁸ M and 0.354, respectively. In conclusion, endostatin peptides 4 and 9 may be responsible for endostatin binding to VEGFR3-Fc, and this improved understanding of endostatin peptide binding to VEGFR3-Fc may support the development of therapeutics targeting lymphangiogenic processes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Collagen Type XVIII
  • Endostatins / chemistry*
  • Endostatins / metabolism*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Protein Binding
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3 / chemistry*
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3 / metabolism*

Substances

  • Collagen Type XVIII
  • Endostatins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3