Phosphorylation of the Membrane Components of Chromaffin Granules: Synthesis of Diphosphatidylinositol and Presence of Phosphatidylinositol Kinase in Granule Membranes

1975 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 479-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Trifaró ◽  
J. Dworkind
Keyword(s):  
Adrenal Medulla ◽  
Ion Exchange Chromatography ◽  
Exchange Chromatography ◽  
Chromaffin Granules ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol Kinase ◽  
Granule Membrane ◽  
Membrane Components ◽  
Optimal Ph ◽  
Stimulation Of

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) induces the release of catecholamines, endogenous ATP, and soluble protein from chromaffin granules isolated from the adrenal medulla. When ATP exerts this action, it is hydrolyzed by enzymes present in the granule membrane, and part of the Pi liberated from ATP is transferred to the protein and lipid of the granule membrane. The phosphorylated lipid component, which was identified by thin-layer and ion-exchange chromatography as diphosphatidylinositol, was formed from ATP and monophosphatidylinositol. This latter phospholipid was the substrate for the enzyme phosphatidylinositol kinase. Both substrate and enzyme are components of the granule membranes, because they have a similar subcellular distribution as dopamine β-hydroxylase (a granule membrane marker). The formation of diphosphatidylinositol was Mg2+-dependent, it was further stimulated by Mn2+, it was inhibited by N-ethylmaleimide and the reaction had an optimal pH of 5. The synthesis of diphosphatidylinositol was also shown to occur in chromaffin granules "in situ" during the stimulation of the adrenal medulla by acetylcholine.

scholarly journals The isocitrate dehydrogenases of Acinetobacter lwoffi. Separation and properties of two nicotinamide–adenine dinucleotide phosphate-linked isoenzymes

1972 ◽  
Vol 130 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin H. Self ◽  
P. David J. Weitzman
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Ph Dependence ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Deae Cellulose ◽  
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate ◽  
Molecular Size ◽  
Ion Exchange Chromatography ◽  
Exchange Chromatography ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Stimulation Of

Two isoenzymes of NADP-linked isocitrate dehydrogenase have been identified in Acinetobacter lwoffi and have been termed isoenzyme-I and isoenzyme-II. The isoenzymes may be separated by ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, by gel filtration on Sephadex G-200, or by zonal ultracentrifugation in a sucrose gradient. Low concentrations of glyoxylate or pyruvate effect considerable stimulation of the activity of isoenzyme-II. The isoenzymes also differ in pH-dependence of activity, kinetic parameters, stability to heat or urea and molecular size. Whereas isoenzyme-I resembles the NADP-linked isocitrate dehydrogenases from other organisms in having a molecular weight under 100000, isoenzyme-II is a much larger enzyme (molecular weight around 300000) resembling the NAD-linked isocitrate dehydrogenases of higher organisms.

scholarly journals Jacaratia corumbensis O. Kuntze a new vegetable source for milk-clotting enzymes

2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Rodrigues Duarte ◽  
Débora Maria Rodrigues Duarte ◽  
Keila Aparecida Moreira ◽  
Maria Taciana Holanda Cavalcanti ◽  
José Luiz de Lima-Filho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Ammonium Sulphate ◽  
Iodoacetic Acid ◽  
Ion Exchange Chromatography ◽  
Exchange Chromatography ◽  
Fractional Precipitation ◽  
Milk Clotting ◽  
Milk Clotting Enzyme ◽  
Milk Clotting Activity ◽  
Optimal Ph

The partial characterization and purification of milk clotting enzyme obtained from the (root latex) of Jacaratia corumbensis O. kuntze was studied, by fractional precipitation with ammonium sulphate and ion exchange chromatography. The ammonium sulphate precipitate showed five fractions (AS1- 0-20%; AS2 - 20-40%; AS3 - 40-60%; AS4 - 60-80%; AS5 - 80-100%) and among the fractions obtained, the 40-60% fraction (AS3) showed the highest milk clotting activity with a purification factor of 1.2 fold in relation to the crude extract. This fraction when applied on Mono Q column yielded two protein peaks (p1 and p2), but p1 pool showed the best milk-clotting activity. The optimal pH for the crude and partially purified extract was 6.5 and 7.0, respectively. The maximum milk-clotting activity was at 55ºC for the both crude and partially purified extracts. The enzyme was inhibited by iodoacetic acid which suggested that this enzyme was a cysteine protease, with molecular weight of 33 kDa.

scholarly journals Phosphatidylinositol kinase. A component of the chromaffin-granule membrane

1973 ◽  
Vol 136 (3) ◽  
pp. 579-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
John H. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Initial Reaction ◽  
Chromaffin Granules ◽  
Chromaffin Granule ◽  
Ph Profile ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol Kinase ◽  
Cytoplasmic Surface ◽  
Granule Membrane ◽  
Kinase A

Phosphorylation of bovine chromaffin granules by ATP leads to the formation of diphosphoinositide in the granule membrane. Both phosphatidylinositol kinase and its substrate are components of this membrane, and triphosphoinositide is not formed under the conditions of the assay. The reaction is Mg2+-dependent and is stimulated by Mn2+and F−ions. The initial reaction is rapid, with a broad pH profile and a ‘transition’ temperature for its activation energy at 27°C. The apparent Km for ATP is 5μm. ATP, N-ethylmaleimide, Cu2+ions and NaIO4 are inhibitory. The phospholipids of chromaffin-granule membranes have been analysed: 6.8% of the lipid P is found in phosphatidylinositol, and only 2–3% in phosphatidylserine. Comparison of the rate of phosphorylation of intact and lysed granules suggests that the sites for phosphorylation are on the outer (cytoplasmic) surface of the granules, and diphosphoinositide may therefore make an important contribution to the charge of the chromaffin granule in vivo.

scholarly journals A method for measuring relative changes in guanosine 3′:5′-cyclic monophosphate in mouse neuroblastoma cells on muscarinic cholinergic stimulation

1978 ◽  
Vol 176 (2) ◽  
pp. 583-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
P G Strange
Keyword(s):  
Cyclic Gmp ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Neuroblastoma Cells ◽  
Ion Exchange Chromatography ◽  
Exchange Chromatography ◽  
Cell Labelling ◽  
Cholinergic Stimulation ◽  
Mouse Neuroblastoma ◽  
Muscarinic Cholinergic ◽  
Stimulation Of

A convenient, inexpensive assay was developed for measuring relative changes in cyclic GMP in whole mouse neuroblastoma cells (clone NIE 115) based on labelling the cellular GTP pool with [8(-3)H]guanine. The time course of cell labelling and the distribution of radioactivity among possible products were studied; GTP is the only major labelled species. Radioactive cyclic GMP produced from the radioactive GTP on cell stimulation is isolated by column chromatography nad its identity has been rigorously established by paper chromatography and ion-exchange chromatography. The assay was used to study the time course of the cyclic GMP changes that occur after stimulation of neuroblastoma cells with carbamoylcholine and the dependence of the cyclic GMP changes on the carbamoylcholine concentration. The assay gives results comparable with those obtained by using a radioimmunoassay for cyclic GMP and should be applicable to other whole-cell and tissue-slice systems.

scholarly journals Crystals of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cell wall: polymerization, depolymerization, and purification of glycoprotein monomers.

1986 ◽  
Vol 103 (2) ◽  
pp. 405-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
U W Goodenough ◽  
B Gebhart ◽  
R P Mecham ◽  
J E Heuser
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii ◽  
Sodium Perchlorate ◽  
Living Cells ◽  
Ion Exchange Chromatography ◽  
Exchange Chromatography ◽  
Apparent Homogeneity ◽  
Transmission Electron

Two of the three major outer layers of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cell wall (W6 and W4) can be solubilized from living cells with sodium perchlorate or other chaotropes and will repolymerize in vitro to form milligram amounts of wall crystals. Conditions for optimal crystalization are presented, and conditions that fail to induce polymerization are exploited to maintain monomers in aqueous solution for ion-exchange chromatography. The four major glycoproteins of the complex (GP1, 1.5, 2, and 3) have in this way been purified to apparent homogeneity and have been characterized morphologically by transmission electron microscopy using the quick-freeze, deep-etch technique and by amino acid composition. Three of the four are hydroxyproline-rich species that copolymerize to form the W6 layer. The fourth (GP1.5) is a glycine-rich species that binds to the interior of the in vitro crystal; it is apparently equivalent to the granules within the W4 layer in situ.

The membrane of the chromaffin granule

1971 ◽  
Vol 261 (839) ◽  
pp. 293-303 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Fusion ◽  
Adrenal Medulla ◽  
Single Unit ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Chromaffin Granules ◽  
Unit Membrane ◽  
Chromaffin Granule ◽  
Granule Membrane ◽  
Microsomal Membranes ◽  
Biochemical Analyses

Chromaffin granules of the adrenal medulla are surrounded by a single unit membrane. So far no special morphological characteristics of these membranes have been described. However, biochemical analyses have revealed the special properties of these membranes. The lipids are characterized by a high content of lysolecithin. It has been suggested that this specifically localized phospholipid is essential for the secretion of catecholamines, which involves membrane fusion. The proteins of the granule membrane have also been investigated. Two major components appear to be specific for chromaffin granules of several species. Three enzymes, namely an Mg 2+ -activated ATPase, dopamine β-hydroxylase and cytochrome b-559, are also known to be present in the granule membranes. The membranes of these organelles have no common structural backbone with microsomal membranes.

scholarly journals Characterization of a metalloprotease from ovine chromaffin granules which cleaves a proenkephalin fragment (BAM12P) at a single arginine residue

1994 ◽  
Vol 301 (2) ◽  
pp. 607-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Tezapsidis ◽  
D C Parish
Keyword(s):  
Ion Exchange ◽  
Metal Chelate ◽  
Ion Exchange Chromatography ◽  
Exchange Chromatography ◽  
Arginine Residue ◽  
Affinity Column ◽  
Intermediate Step ◽  
Chromaffin Granules ◽  
Reverse Phase ◽  
Ph Optimum

A metalloprotease has been identified in ovine chromaffin granules which cleaves the proenkephalin fragment BAM12P to produce adrenorphin-Gly. This cleavage occurs at a single arginine residue and is an intermediate step in the production of the opiate adrenorphin in vivo. The identity of the product was confirmed by reverse-phase and ion-exchange chromatography. The adrenorphin-Gly-generating enzyme (AGE) was determined by chromatofocusing to have a pI value of 5.2 and bound strongly to a metal-chelate affinity column. After purification by gel-filtration and ion-exchange chromatography AGE was free of contaminating activities, as cleavage of radiolabelled BAM12P generated a single product as judged by reverse-phase and ion-exchange chromatography. The enzyme has a molecular mass of approx. 45 kDa and a pH optimum of 8.6 in Mops, Taps and Hepes buffers, but was inhibited by phosphate buffers. It was inhibited by micromolar concentrations of copper and zinc ions, but not by millimolar concentrations of calcium or manganese ions. The addition of BAM22P, dynorphin 1-13 or dynorphin 1-8 to the incubation mixture inhibited the cleavage of radiolabelled BAM12P. The cleavage was also inhibited by the presence of catecholamines at concentrations similar to those found within the chromaffin granule. This may explain the known effect of reserpine on chromaffin cells of reducing catecholamine levels and simultaneously increasing adrenorphin levels. It may also indicate a function for AGE and adrenorphin as reporters of intragranular conditions.

scholarly journals Purification and Characterization β - lactamase produce from local isolate Klebsiella pneumonia

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-60
Author(s):  
Baghdad Science Journal
Keyword(s):  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Ion Exchange Chromatography ◽  
Exchange Chromatography ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumonia ◽  
Beta Lactamase ◽  
Optimal Temperature ◽  
Purification And Characterization ◽  
Local Isolate ◽  
Optimal Ph

Beta-lactamase was purified from local isolate Klebsiella pneumonia by several steps included precipitation with ammonium sulphate at 20-40% saturation, DEAE- ion exchange chromatography and gel filtration on Sephacryl S-200 column. The obtained purification fold and recovery were 32.66; 47.04% respectively. The characterization of the purified beta-lactamase showed that the molecular weight was about 4000 daltons as determined by gel filtration.Purified enzyme had an optimal pH of 7 for activity and an optimal stability between pH 6.5-7.5, results shows that the optimal temperature appear to be 35 ? C .During storage the enzyme retained 72% at -20 ? C and retained 25% of the activity at the same period at 4 ? C.

Immunogold labeling of the calcium binding protein synexin in isolated adrenal chromaffin granules and chromaffin cells

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 952-953
Author(s):  
Gemma A.J. Kuijpers ◽  
Harvey B. Pollard
Keyword(s):  
Adrenal Medulla ◽  
Calcium Binding ◽  
Chromaffin Cells ◽  
Cell Activation ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Chromaffin Granules ◽  
Immuno Electron Microscopy ◽  
Ultrathin Sections ◽  
Adrenal Chromaffin

Exocytotic fusion of granules in the adrenal medulla chromaffin cell is triggered by a rise in the concentration of cytosolic Ca2+ upon cell activation. The protein synexin, annexin VII, was originally found in the adrenal medulla and has been shown to cause aggregation and to support fusion of chromaffin granules in a Ca2+-dependent manner. We have previously suggested that synexin may there fore play a role in the exocytotic fusion process. In order to obtain more structural information on synexin, we performed immuno-electron microscopy on frozen ultrathin sections of both isolated chromaffin granules and chromaffin cells.Chromaffin granules were isolated from bovine adrenal medulla, and synexin was isolated from bovine lung. Granules were incubated in the presence or absence of synexin (24 μg per mg granule protein) and Ca2+ (1 mM), which induces maximal granule aggregation, in 0.3M sucrose-40m MMES buffer(pH 6.0). Granules were pelleted, washed twice in buffer without synexin and fixed with 2% glutaraldehyde- 2% para formaldehyde in 0.1 M phosphate buffer (GA/PFA) for 30 min. Chromaffin cells were isolated and cultured for 3-5 days, and washed and incubated in Krebs solution with or without 20 uM nicotine. Cells were fixed 90 sec after on set of stimulation with GA/PFA for 30 min. Fixed granule or cell pellets were washed, infiltrated with 2.3 M sucrose in PBS, mounted and frozen in liquid N2.

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