A heterobifunctional cross-linking reagent containing a sulfhydryl-specific group and a photo-active group. Typically, coupled initially by thioether to molecule containing free sulfhydryl buffered at pH 6.8 (6.5-7.0). Second bonding occurs during UV irradiation (250 nm) via diradical excited state. Benzophenones demonstrate greater specificity for C-H insertion and are more stable in water than analogous reagents. In general they are more efficient in attachment because they may be repeatedly irradiated; however, a more intense irradiation may be required. The benzophenone is not sensitive to reduction compared to analogous reagents.
Using a combination of cysteine mutagenesis and covalent cross-linking, we have identified subunits in close proximity to specific sites within subunit B of the vacuolar (H(+))-ATPase (V-ATPase) of yeast. Unique cysteine residues were introduced into subunit B by site-directed mutagenesis
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 240(2), 627-634 (1985-08-01)
The site-specific photocrosslinker, benzophenone-4-maleimide, was used to label G-actin specifically at Cys-374, the penultimate residue from the C terminus. The resultant BP-G-actin was polymerized to form BP-F-actin, and both forms of actin were irradiated to activate the benzophenone moiety. We
LEC-1 is the first tandem repeat-type galectin isolated from an animal system; this galectin has two carbohydrate recognition domains in a single polypeptide chain. Because its two lectin domains have different sugar-binding profiles, these domains are thought to interact with
Journal of molecular biology, 296(3), 899-910 (2000-03-15)
The interaction sites of rabbit skeletal troponin I (TnI) with troponin C (TnC), troponin T (TnT), tropomyosin (Tm) and actin were mapped systematically using nine single cysteine residue TnI mutants with mutation sites at positions 6, 48, 64, 89, 104
The Biochemical journal, 296 ( Pt 3), 577-583 (1993-12-15)
Treatment of murine leukaemia virus reverse transcriptase with benzophenone 4-maleimide inactivates DNA polymerase activity, but has no effect on the RNAase H function. Kinetic measurements indicated that benzophenone 4-maleimide is a competitive inhibitor with respect to template-primer binding, but is
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