scholarly journals The Fraotionation of ?-Histones From Ohicken Erythrooyte Nuolei

1964 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 979
Author(s):  
JT Bellair ◽  
OM Mauritzen

The isolation of a group of low molecular weight, lysine-rich c.:-histones from chicken erythrocyte nuclei is described. Starch-gel electrophoresis indicates that this crude a-histone complex contains 13 components. Precipitation of the complex with ethanol at pH 8-0 and 9�5 has resulted in a partial fractionation of these proteins although no clean-cut separation was obtained. All these components aJ'e of low molecular weight (sedimentation coefficients = 0�8 S) but at pH values above 8 some of these components, notably components 2, 4, and 5, aggregate. The fractiona-tion of these histones by precipitation at pH 11�0 is described.

1966 ◽  
Vol 100 (3) ◽  
pp. 593-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Wallis ◽  
HBF Dixon

1. A method is described for the chromatographic preparation of ox growth hormone. It involves chromatography of an extract of anterior pituitary lobes on DEAE-cellulose, followed by rechromatography on a dextran gel of low cross-linkage (Sephadex G-100). 2. The product is highly active in growth-hormone assays, and is obtained in good yield. It was homogeneous by several criteria, but showed some heterogeneity on starch-gel electrophoresis. 3. The molecular weight of the hormone was estimated from its behaviour on gel-filtration columns under various conditions. Evidence that the hormone may dissociate into sub-units under some conditions is presented.


1966 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian B. Cohen ◽  
John O. Bishop

Argininosuccinase has been purified from wild-type Neurospora crassa, strain ST.A. The purified enzyme, which is homogeneous by the criteria of analytical centrifugation and starch-gel electrophoresis, has a molecular weight of about 175,000. The enzyme has also been partially purified from a heterokaryon between the arg-10 mutant stocks B317–9–9a and 402–3a.The reaction kinetics of the two enzymes were compared in several respects, and they were found to be indistinguishable. The enzymes were also indistinguishable by starch-gel electrophoresis, and sedimented at the same rate through a sucrose gradient. It seems likely, however, that the enzymes do differ physically since they showed different affinities for both calcium phosphate gel and hydroxylapatite during purification.


1964 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1001 ◽  
Author(s):  
JT Bellair ◽  
OM Mauritzen

Crude IX-histone, obtained from the original histone complex by precipitation of the f3-and y-histones with ethanol, has been shown by starch-gel electrophoresis to contain 13 components. The fractionation of IX-histone by exclusion chromatography on Sephadex G-200 is reported. While none of these components have been obtained pure in the present study, considerable purification of components 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, and 11 has been achieved, and their amino acid composition leaves no doubt that o::-histones represent a muoh larger family of "lysine-rich" proteins than was hitherto supposed.


1977 ◽  
Vol 167 (3) ◽  
pp. 765-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
R J Pierce ◽  
R G Price

beta-D-Galactosidase and beta-D-glucosidase activities were determined in homogenates of marmoset kidney by using the appropriate 4-methylumbelliferyl glycoside, beta-D-Galactosidase activity was separated into two main components by ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, starch-gel electrophoresis, isoelectric focusing and gel filtration on Sephadex G-200. One form designated A had a pI of 5.1, was loosely bound to DEAE-cellulose at pH7.0, remained near the origin on starch-gel electrophoresis at pH 7.0 and had an apparent molecular weight of 160000. The second beta-D-galactosidase component, designated B, was associated with the total beta-D-glucosidase activity, had a pI of 4.3, was firmly bound to DEAE-cellulose, migrated rapidly towards the anode on starch-gel electrophoresis and had an apparent molecular weight of 50000. The optimum pH values of beta-D-galactosidase A and B were 4.5 and 6.0 respectively. beta-D-Galactosidase A was activated by 0.1 M-NaC1 but the activity of the B form was inhibited by 1 M-NaC1 at pH 4.5. beta-D-galactosidase had a bimodal distribution, the A form being recovered in the lysosomal fraction whereas the B form was present in the soluble fraction, as was the major portion of the beta-D-glucosidase activity. The lysosomal and soluble forms were further characterized by DEAE-cellulose chromatography.


1968 ◽  
Vol 110 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Williams ◽  
Pauline M. Harrison

Horse ferritin was fractionated both by starch-gel electrophoresis and by gel filtration on Sephadex G-200. Monomer fractions contained up to 98% of monomer and oligomer fractions up to 76% of oligomers as determined by quantitative electron microscopy. Percentages obtained from electron micrographs correlated well with analytical starch-gel electrophoretograms and ultracentrifuge patterns. Amino acid analyses of monomer- and oligomer-enriched fractions showed no significant differences. Ferritin oligomers did not apparently dissociate on dilution for electron microscopy or on storage. Apoferritin dimers were stable in 0·01m-phosphate buffer at dilutions down to 0·19mg./ml. as shown by ultracentrifugation. Chemical studies indicated that the intermolecular bonds in oligomers are resistant to a variety of reagents and conditions, including those that would be expected to attack disulphide, peptide and ester linkages respectively. Partial disaggregation was achieved at high pH values and in 67% (v/v) acetic acid. Centre-to-centre intermolecular distances in dimers were found to be about 100å. Three main types of trimer configuration were found and a variety of tetramers and pentamers. These configurations are described and discussed.


1964 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 126-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl H. Slotta ◽  
J. D Gonzalez

SummaryWhen urea or ε-amino caproic acid were used as solublizing agents for plasminogen in electrophoretic experiments, only one broad band of the proenzyme was obtained on acetate cellulose, in starch block, and in acrylamide gel. In starch gel electrophoresis, however, both forms of plasminogen – the native or euglobulin and Kline’s or Pseudoglobulin plasminogen – separated into six bands. These migrated toward the cathode at room temperature in borate or veronal buffer in the alkaline range and showed full activity in fibrinagar-streptokinase plates.


Genetics ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-603
Author(s):  
D Borden ◽  
E T Miller ◽  
D L Nanney ◽  
G S Whitt

ABSTRACT The isozymic patterns of tyrosine aminotransferase, NADP malate dehydrogenase, NADP isocitrate dehydrogenase, and tetrazolium oxidase were examined by starch-gel electrophoresis in Tetrahymena pyriformis, syngen 1. The genetics of the alleles controlling these enzymes was studied through a breeding program. Each enzyme locus was shown to assort vegetatively, as do other loci in this organism. A detailed analysis of the assortment process for the tyrosine aminotransferase locus indicated that the rate of stabilization of heterozygotes into pure types was essentially identical to previously-reported rates for other loci.


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