Table 1

Binding affinities (Ki) of disintegrins and RGD peptides on integrins as assessed by SDS-PAGE and autoradiography

α8β1α3/5/vβ1αvβ3
Echistatin1-a 1.8  ± 0.54.2  ± 2.71.7  ± 0.5
Elegantin1-a 0.05  ± 0.120.22  ± 0.160.18  ± 0.21
Flavostatin1-a 0.05  ± 0.190.22  ± 0.460.18  ± 0.22
Flavoridin1-a 1.4  ± 0.64.2  ± 1.40.06  ± 0.22
acPenRGDC1-b 47  ± 1362.6  ± 1.30.008  ± 0.001
cycloRGDdFV1-b 4.3  ± 0.84.1  ± 0.20.06  ± 0.01
GRGDdSP1-b 480  ± 483270  ± 3534.3  ± 1.9
Partial amino acid sequence (one-letter symbol) of the peptides used:
Echistatin:.....KEGTICKRARGDDMDDYCNGK......
Elegantin:......–KR–––R–––––NP––R–T–Q......
Flavostatin:....–KR–––RI––––FP––R–T–L......
Flavoridin:.....–KR–––R–––––NP––R–T––......
        acPen–––C
        cyclo–––dFV
            G–––dSP

Dissociation constants were calculated by the Cheng-Prusoff equation from the EC50 estimated by Hill analysis assuming that125I-echistatin has a concentration of 1.25 nM and binds with an affinity of 1.24 nM (Fig. 1).

    • 1-a Results in nM.

    • 1-b Results in μM.