Add time:08/10/2019         Source:sciencedirect.com

Histatins are small histidine-rich salivary polypeptides which exhibit antimicrobial activity against Candida albicans. This antimicrobial activity has been ascribed in part to a high content of basic amino acids. However, unlike most other antimicrobial proteins histatins have a high content of histidine, tyrosine and acidic amino acids known to participate in metal ion coordination. This study was conducted to test whether histatin 5 could bind zinc and copper which are metals present in salivary secretions and whole saliva. Physical binding parameters and spectral properties of zinc- and copper-histatin complexes were investigated in order to obtain direct evidence of these interactions. A spectrophotometric competition assay using the metallochromic indicator murexide showed that histatin 5 dissociates metal indicator complexes containing zinc or copper ions. Absorption spectra of histatin 5 at increasing copper chloride concentrations resulted in higher absorbance in the 230–280 nm wavelength range and this spectral change was saturated at a peptide:metal molar ratio of approx. 1:1. A corresponding band was observed in the visible range of the spectrum with a maximum and molar extinction coefficient corresponding to that of copper binding to an ATCUN motif. Quantitative assessment of zinc and copper binding to histatin 5 using isothermal titration calorimetry revealed at least one high affinity site for each metal, with binding constants of 1.2×105 and 2.6×107 M−1, respectively. These results indicate that histatin 5 exhibits metallopeptide-like properties. The precise biological significance of this has not yet been established but histatins may contribute significantly to salivary metal binding capacity.

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