Studies to establish a reference pattern of slime-forming, encapsulatedStreptococcus cremoris plasma membrane antigens by crossed immunoelectrophoresis

1983 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaarina Niskasaari ◽  
Kaija H. Valkonen ◽  
Raili Forsén
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Reference Pattern ◽  
Crossed Immunoelectrophoresis ◽  
Membrane Antigens

scholarly journals Establishment of plasma membrane domains in hepatocytes. I. Characterization and localization to the bile canaliculus of three antigens externally oriented in the plasma membrane.

1983 ◽  
Vol 97 (6) ◽  
pp. 1823-1833 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Cook ◽  
E Hou ◽  
Y Hou ◽  
A Cairo ◽  
D Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Membrane Fraction ◽  
Gradient Centrifugation ◽  
Primary Cultures ◽  
Limited Proteolysis ◽  
Bile Canaliculus ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Crossed Immunoelectrophoresis ◽  
Membrane Antigens ◽  
Sinusoidal Surface

A membrane fraction denoted N2 upper was isolated from homogenates of rat liver by sucrose gradient centrifugation. This fraction, which was enriched 65-fold over the homogenate in 5'-nucleotidase activity, was used as an immunogen in goats. The antisera obtained contained antibodies to three predominant polypeptides in the N2 upper membrane fraction, as shown by crossed immunoelectrophoresis. These polypeptides had molecular weights of 105,000, 110,000, and 160,000 after recovery from the crossed immunoelectrophoretic gels and are denoted PM105, PM110, and PM160. Each was a distinct polypeptide, as shown by the distinct peptide patterns resulting from limited proteolysis in the presence of detergents. The three polypeptides were synthesized by primary cultures of hepatocytes and were externally oriented at the surface of these cells, as shown by their accessibility in situ to iodination catalyzed by lactoperoxidase. They were not detectable in the serum by crossed immunoelectrophoresis. The three antigens were present at very low (PM110) or nondetectable (PM105, PM160) concentrations in intracellular membrane fractions derived from the Golgi and smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum of liver. The antigens also were reduced in concentration in a plasma membrane fraction most likely derived from the sinusoidal surface of the hepatocyte. The three membrane antigens bind to concanavalin A; hence, they are probably glycoprotein constituents of a discrete domain of the hepatocyte plasma membrane. Immune complexes were isolated after crossed immunoelectrophoresis and injected into rabbits. Each of the antisera obtained was reactive to one of the membrane polypeptides. Sections of fixed rat livers were reacted with each of the antibodies and then the primary antibody was localized by indirect immunocytochemical methods using horseradish peroxidase or colloidal gold as labels. Each of the three antigens was localized by this method to the bile canalicular domain of the hepatocyte plasma membrane.

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of autoantibodies reacting with thyroid plasma membrane antigens in sera of patients with autoimmune thyroid diseases

1986 ◽  
Vol 113 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Gardas ◽  
Kathleen L. Rives
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Antithyroid Drug ◽  
Cross Reactivity ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases ◽  
Nodular Goitre ◽  
Membrane Antigens ◽  
Toxic Nodular Goitre

Abstract. A sensitive and specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of autoantibodies reacting with thyroid plasma membrane antigens has been established. Autoantibodies reacting with thyroid plasma membrane antigens were detected by the ELISA in 95% of untreated hyperthyroid Graves', 68% of antithyroid drug-treated Graves' up to four months of the therapy, in 62% of Hashimoto's thyroiditis and in 8.9% of toxic nodular goitre. The ELISA was negative in 100% healthy blood donors, 100% non-toxic nodular goitre, in 12 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, 18 patients with scleroderma and 94% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. The mean value of autoantibodies titre was higher in untreated hyperthyroid Graves' (1:84 000) and lowest in positive patients with autoimmune disease of non-thyroid origin (1:4000). The cross-reactivity of antimicrosomal antigen antibodies was below 10%; there was no influence of antithyroglobulin antibodies on the ELISA; and most of the autoantibodies react with plasma membrane antigens different from the TSH binding sites.

Electroimmunochemical analysis of plasma membrane vesicles from Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 659-667
Author(s):  
James H. Gerlach ◽  
Ole J. Bjerrum ◽  
Gerald H. Rank
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Concanavalin A ◽  
Periodic Acid ◽  
Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Free Form ◽  
Plasma Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Crossed Immunoelectrophoresis ◽  
Lentil Lectin ◽  
Triton X

Plasma membrane vesicles of Saccharomyces cerevisiae were extracted with 1% (w/v) Triton X-100 and the solubilized proteins examined by crossed immunoelectrophoresis using rabbit antibodies against the vesicles. Solubilization was shown to be nonselective and 23 immunoprecipitates were observed reproducibly.Four glycoproteins were identified by interaction with concanavalin A and lentil lectin, either immobilized on agarose beads in an intermediate gel or incorporated in the free form in the first dimension gel. One glycoprotein was stainable by the periodic acid – Schiff procedure. None of the glycoproteins had their origin in the cell wall.Five amphiphilic proteins were identified on the basis of charge-shift and hydrophobic interaction crossed immunoelectrophoresis as well as [14C]Triton X-100 and Sudan black B binding. Three of the amphiphilic proteins were also glycoproteins.Based on the carbohydrate content and amphiphilic properties of the proteins, purification schemes using concanavalin A-Sepharose and phenyl-Sepharose were proposed. Trial separations using 1-mL columns were monitored by fused rocket and crossed immunoelectrophoresis.

Recycling of Fibroblast Plasma-Membrane Antigens Internalized during Endocytosis

1977 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1164-1167 ◽  
Author(s):  
YVES-JACQUES SCHNEIDER ◽  
PAUL TULKENS ◽  
ANDRÉ TROUET
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Membrane Antigens

scholarly journals Autoimmune encephalitis and epilepsy: evolving definition and clinical spectrum

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (8) ◽  
pp. 291-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joo Hee Seo ◽  
Yun-Jin Lee ◽  
Ki Hyeong Lee ◽  
Elakkat Gireesh ◽  
Holly Skinner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Autoimmune Encephalitis ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Diagnostic Approach ◽  
Antibody Testing ◽  
The Past ◽  
Membrane Antigens ◽  
Pathologic Processes

Advances in autoimmune encephalitis studies in the past 10 years have led to the identification of new syndromes and biomarkers that have transformed the diagnostic approach to the disorder. The disorder or syndrome has been linked to a wide variety of pathologic processes associated with the neuron-specific autoantibodies targeting intracellular and plasma membrane antigens. However, current criteria for autoimmune encephalitis are quite dependent on antibody testing and responses to immunotherapy, which might delay the diagnosis. This form of encephalitis can involve the multifaceted presentation of seizures and unexpected behavioral changes. The spectrum of neuropsychiatric symptoms in children is less definitive than that in adults, and the incorporation of clinical, immunological, electrophysiological, and neuroradiological results is critical to the diagnostic approach. In this review, we document the clinical and immunologic characteristics of autoimmune encephalitis known to date, with the goal of helping clinicians in differential diagnosis and to provide prompt and effective treatment.

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