Differential Effects of Small and Large Molecular Weight Wine Phytochemicals on Endothelial Cell Eicosanoid Release

1998 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 1900-1905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek D. Schramm ◽  
Jennifer L. Donovan ◽  
Patrick A. Kelly ◽  
Andrew L. Waterhouse ◽  
J. Bruce German
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Endothelial Cell ◽  
Differential Effects ◽  
Large Molecular Weight ◽  
Eicosanoid Release

The External Shape of Human γ GI Immunoglobulin from Crystal Sections

1971 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 428-429
Author(s):  
L. W. Labaw
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Sodium Phosphate ◽  
Osmium Tetroxide ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Monoclinic Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Large Molecular Weight ◽  
Cell Dimensions ◽  
Unit Cell Dimensions ◽  
Crystallographic Axes

Crystals of a human γGl immunoglobulin have the external morphology of diamond shaped prisms. X-ray studies have shown them to be monoclinic, space group C2, with 2 molecules per unit cell. The unit cell dimensions are a = 194.1, b = 91.7, c = 51.6Å, 8 = 102°. The relatively large molecular weight of 151,000 and these unit cell dimensions made this a promising crystal to study in the EM.Crystals similar to those used in the x-ray studies were fixed at 5°C for three weeks in a solution of mother liquor containing 5 x 10-5M sodium phosphate, pH 7.0, and 0.03% glutaraldehyde. They were postfixed with 1% osmium tetroxide for 15 min. and embedded in Maraglas the usual way. Sections were cut perpendicular to the three crystallographic axes. Such a section cut with its plane perpendicular to the z direction is shown in Fig. 1.This projection of the crystal in the z direction shows periodicities in at least four different directions but these are only seen clearly by sighting obliquely along the micrograph.

Existence of lipid vesicles containing platelet-activating factor in endothelial cell lysate

1992 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
S. Kojima ◽  
K. Nara ◽  
Y. Inada ◽  
S. Hirose ◽  
Y. Saito
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Endothelial Cell ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Platelet Activating Factor ◽  
Lipid Vesicles ◽  
Specific Factor ◽  
Cell Lysate ◽  
Aggregation Activity ◽  
Molecular Weight Fractions

Platelet aggregation activity due to platelet-activating factor (PAF) was detected at high molecular weight (HMW) and low molecular weight fractions after gel-filtration chromatography of cell lysate of endothelial cells. [3H]PAF added to the cell lysate was similarly distributed after chromatography. The radioactivity associated with HMW fraction was not reduced by digesting the lysate with trypsin, suggesting that PAF was not making complexes with proteins but was included in lipid vesicles in cell lysate. Further evidence showed that an unknown specific factor(s) was needed to form these PAF-containing lipid vesicles. Radioactivity was not found in HMW fraction when [3H]PAF was mixed with cell lysate of vascular smooth muscle cells. When monomeric PAF was added to endothelial cell lysate, the specific activity of aggregation decreased to the level exerted by endogenous PAF-containing lipid vesicles due to incorporation into lipid vesicles. PAF in the form of lipid vesicles was more stable in plasma than monomeric form.

scholarly journals Association of large molecular weight proteasome 7 gene polymorphism with ankylosing spondylitis

1998 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 560-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Fraile ◽  
A. Nieto ◽  
J. Vinasco ◽  
Y. Bera�n ◽  
J. Mart�n ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Ankylosing Spondylitis ◽  
Gene Polymorphism ◽  
Large Molecular Weight

Interaction of high molecular weight kininogen binding proteins on endothelial cells

2004 ◽  
Vol 91 (01) ◽  
pp. 61-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baby Tholanikunnel ◽  
Berhane Ghebrehiwet ◽  
Allen Kaplan ◽  
Kusumam Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Endothelial Cell ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Surface Proteins ◽  
Factor Xii ◽  
High Molecular Weight Kininogen ◽  
Dot Blot ◽  
Cell Plasma ◽  
Molecular Weight Peak

SummaryCell surface proteins reported to participate in the binding and activation of the plasma kinin-forming cascade includes gC1qR, cytokeratin 1 and u-PAR. Each of these proteins binds high molecular weight kininogen (HK) as well as Factor XII. The studies on the interaction of these proteins, using dot-blot analysis, revealed that cytokeratin 1 binds to both gC1qR and u-PAR while gC1qR and u-PAR do not bind to each other. The binding properties of these proteins were further analyzed by gel filtration. When biotinylated cytokeratin 1 was incubated with either gC1qR or u-PAR and gel filtered, a new, higher molecular weight peak containing biotin was observed indicating complex formation. The protein shift was also similar to the biotin shift. Further, immunoprecipitation of solubilized endothelial cell plasma membrane proteins with anti-gC1qR recovered both gC1qR and cytokeratin 1, but not u-PAR. Immunoprecipitation with anti-u-PAR recovered only u-PAR and cytokeratin 1. By competitive ELISA, gC1qR inhibits u-PAR from binding to cytokeratin 1; u-PAR inhibits gC1qR binding to a lesser extent and requires a 10-fold molar excess. Our data suggest that formation of HK (and Factor XII) binding sites along endothelial cell membranes consists of bimolecular complexes of gC1qR-cytokeratin 1 and u-PAR-cytokeratin 1, with gC1qR binding being favored.

scholarly journals Immunohistochemical and immunochemical characterization of a new endothelial cell-specific antigen.

1986 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
J U Alles ◽  
K Bosslet
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Monoclonal Antibody ◽  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Endothelial Cell ◽  
Specific Antigen ◽  
Similar Molecular Weight ◽  
Immunochemical Characterization ◽  
Sds Page

A new monoclonal antibody (moab BW 200) of IgG3 kappa-isotype was generated which recognizes an epitope located on an antigen molecule restricted to human neoplastic and non-neoplastic endothelial cells. The molecular weight of the antigen was determined using immunoprecipitation analysis followed by SDS-PAGE. Despite its similar molecular weight to FVIII-RAG, the antigen detected by moab BW 200 was shown to be different from FVIII-RAG.

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