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Analysis by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the in vivo phosphorylation of ribosomal proteins derived from free and membrane-bound polysomes.

Analysis of in vivo phosphorylation of mouse liver ribosomal proteins was performed by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis following 32P-injection. Our method is special and differs from other eukaryotic systems reported in that all proteins separated on the first dimension gel are completely solubilized, moving quantitatively to the second dimension gel. Only ribosomes from polysomes were used, ensuring analysis of ribosomes actively engaged in protein synthesis. We resolved sixty-five distinct proteins from ribosomes from membrane bound or free polysomes. In both cases radioautography revealed similar labeled patterns with one highly phosphorylated ribosomal protein and five marginally labeled spots.

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The separation of rat liver endoplasmic reticulum membrane proteins by two dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.

The separation of rat liver endoplasmic reticulum membrane proteins by two dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis is described. By this method, the proteins of the rough membrane ribosomes could be separated from the other rough membrane proteins. Both rough and smooth membrane fractions contain at least 30 defined membranal proteins. The electro-phoretic patterns of rough and smooth membrane proteins are clearly different.

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Two dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis of Tetrahymena mitochondrial tRNA.

Two dimensional (2D) urea-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of tRNA isolated from Tetrahymena mitochondria separated at least 36 spots, while more than 45 major and minor spots were resolved with cytosolic tRNA. Co-electrophoresis of mitochondrial and cytosolic tRNAs revealed that many spots co-migrate. When radioactive mitochondrial tRNA was hybridized to mtDNA under various conditions and tRNA melted from the hybrid was analyzed by 2D gel electrophoresis, only 10 tRNA spots were found. Identified as mtDNA-encoded were 2 spots for tRNA(leu), 2 for tRNA(met), and 1 each for tRNA(phe), tRNA(trp) and tRNA(tyr). The remaining three were unidentified. Mitochondrial tRNA spots that correspond to the tRNAs for arg, gly, ile, lys, ser, and val do not hybridize with mtDNA, and in gel positions they correspond to the cytoplasmic tRNA spots for the same respective amino acids. These mitochondrial tRNAs isolated from the gel can be acylated either by the mitochondrial or cytosolic enzymes. Mitochondrial tRNA isolated from a Tetrahymena cell homogenate which was pretreated with RNase A and Micrococcus nuclease exhibited the same 2D gel pattern as a non-treated control. Mitochondrial tRNAs from old and young cells showed generally similar tRNA spots in 2D gels, though more variable spots were seen with old cells. 3H-labeled whole-cell tRNA added to the cell homogenate prior to the mitochondrial isolation procedure did not remain associated with the final mitochondrial tRNA preparation. The present studies also showed mitochondrial tRNAs bound to the mitochondrial 80S monosome and polysome fractions. Radioactive tRNA added to the mitochondrial lysate does not adhere to the ribosomes, suggesting that the ribosome-bound tRNAs are not contaminating cytoplasmic tRNAs. These results are generally in good agreement with our previous data showing that only a small number of tRNAs are coded for by the mitochondrial DNA, while the others are a selected set of imported cytoplasmic tRNAs.

Amino Acids↗

One- and two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel analysis of the heat shock proteins of the virilis group of Drosophila.

The heat shock proteins of the virilis group of Drosophila are analyzed by one- and two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel analysis. This group consists of the two closely related but distinct virilis and montana phylads. The analysis reveals that some of the heat shock proteins are highly conserved among the two phylads while others are not. The 83-, 72-, and 69-kdalton proteins comigrate in all species examined. There is, however, a noticeable trend toward greater molecular weight variability in the smaller heat shock proteins. In general, the heat shock protein patterns within each phylad follow the proposed phylogenetic relationships with some exceptions. D. ezoana and D. littoralis, both members of the montana phylad, exhibit heat shock protein patterns more similar to those of the virilis phylad. The data also demonstrate that the montana phylad has almost two times the heat shock allele members that the virilis phylad has. It is also shown that F1 and F2 hybrid flies of crosses between Drosophila species having different patterns of heat shock proteins show Mendelian segregation of alleles. After several generations of inbred growth, however, the pattern of heat shock protein synthesis in reciprocal hybrids each resembles that of the paternal parent. The implications of these findings are discussed.

Alleles↗

Demonstration of protease isoenzymes by two-dimensional polyacrylamide electrophoresis.

A two-dimensional polyacrylamide electrophoresis system is described for the detection of protease isoenzymes using 4-methoxy-2-naphthylamine derivates as substrates. With this technique is possible to detect isoenzymes differing in molecular weight by separation according to size and shape. This is not possible by the use of isoelectric focusing alone.

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Epidermal proteins. I. Differential extraction and quantitative polyacrylamide gel-electrophoretic analysis of basal spinous-cell proteins of neonatal mouse epidermis.

The study of keratinocyte proteins and their changes in different physiological, experimental, and pathological states has been facilitated and stimulated by the development of high-resolution polyacrylamide gel electrophoretic (PAGE) techniques. We describe a differential extraction system that separates the keratinocyte proteins into four major groups which are further quantitatively analyzed by PAGE: cytoplasmic-soluble proteins, nonionic-detergent-soluble proteins consisting of membrane-associated proteins, salt-dissociated proteins mainly consisting of histones, and ribosomal and keratohyaline granule proteins, and the keratins (and other intermediate-filament-associated proteins), which are further separated into disulfide-stabilized keratins and keratins that do not require reducing agents in order to dissolve in sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) or urea. This extraction system was applied to neonatal mouse epidermal cell preparations that consisted mainly (60%-85%) of basal cells and also of some spinous cells (10%-30%). The SDS-PAGE patterns obtained by spectrophotometric scanning were graphically compared and integrated using an IBM personal computer. The protein bands in each extract were identified by their apparent molecular weights and were quantitated as a percentage of the total in each extract and in micrograms per 15 X 10(6) cells. Some protein peaks were provisionally identified as actin, the core histones H2A, H2B, H3, and H4, ribosomal proteins, and six keratins. This study serves as the foundation for the quantitative description of molecular changes which occur during keratinocyte differentiation and for the comprehensive identification of epidermal proteins.

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Sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of urinary proteins in steroid-responsive and steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in children.

Sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS PAGE) of urinary proteins was performed in 56 children with nephrotic syndrome during relapse, of whom 31 had their urines tested within 2 months of the onset of disease. The urines of all 32 steroid-sensitive [presumed minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS)] patients revealed albumin and transferrin bands only; whereas 19 steroid-resistant children with focal glomerular sclerosis showed additional excretion of IgG and low molecular weight proteins (lysozyme, beta 2-microglobulin). This mixed pattern of proteinuria was also detected in 5 other steroid-resistant patients, 3 of whom were Africans with MCNS on biopsy and 2 who were Indians and not biopsied. Findings in patients studied within 2 months of presentation were identical to those investigated later in the course of the disease. SDS PAGE analysis of urine, which appears to distinguish steroid-responsive from steroid-resistant patients may provide a valuable adjunct to the management of childhood nephrotic syndrome.

Adolescent↗

Analysis of aqueous humour in uveitis by high performance liquid chromatography and sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.

Aqueous humour from patients with Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis (FHC) and other types of uveitis was analysed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Using HPLC, the number of peaks and their respective elution times were similar for the FHC, uveitis and control groups. SDS-PAGE and silver staining showed immunoglobulin G migrating as two to four distinct bands in all non-reduced samples. In the reduced state, 1-5 unidentified low MW bands (10-19 kD) were seen. Two bands at 19 and 10 kD appeared to be specific for the uveitis group, and a band at 11 kD was present in 76% of uveitis and 19% of FHC patients. None of these three bands were detected in any of the control group. As yet the identity of these low MW proteins and their possible significance in the pathogenesis of intraocular inflammation are unknown.

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Isoenzyme studies on cercariae from monoinfections and adult worms of Schistosoma mansoni (10 isolates) and S. rodhaini (one isolate) by horizontal polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and staining of eight enzymes.

The enzyme phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI), phosphoglucomutase (PGM), hexokinase (HK), adenylate kinase (AK), fructokinase (FK), mannose-6-phosphate isomerase (MPI), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PDH) and malate dehydrogenase (MDH) were chosen to study the variation between isolates, cercariae and adults, individuals, and sexes of Schistosoma mansoni and S. rodhaini, using horizontal polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The method described allows combinations of six of the eight enzymes to be scored in the homogenate from one adult worm. In adult S. mansoni one phenotype of the eight enzymes was observed in all isolates. In addition, the enzyme PGI showed polymorphism in the isolates from Tala, Kenya and Uganda. PGM in the isolates from Tala, Kenya and South Africa showed polymorphism. The cercarial phenotype differs from the adult phenotype in G-6-PDH, where the cercarial enzyme mobility is slower than that in the adult worm. The low amount of intrastrain variation observed in this species is explained by the limited amount of material used to establish the laboratory stocks, whereas the genetic similarity between geographically widely separated stocks does suggest that only limited geographical variation is likely to occur in S. mansoni. It is suggested that the gene controlling the PGI polymorphism is located on the sex chromosomes of S. mansoni. Mobility differences were observed between S. mansoni and S. rodhaini in the enzyme PGI and PGM, and these characteristics might be useful for a quick identification of schistosome cercariae emerging from Biomphalaria sp. in Africa.U

Adenylate Kinase↗

Studies on Miltenberger class III, V, Mv and Mk red cells. I. Sodium-dodecylsulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoretic investigations.

The glycoproteins in erythrocyte membrane from individuals exhibiting the rare alleles at the MNSs blood group locus Miltenberger (Mi-) III, V, Mv and Mk were studied by sodium-dodecylsulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoretic techniques. The results suggest that the genes Mi-III and -V give rise to the formation of Ss sialoglycoproteins whose electrophoretic mobilities are altered. The Mi-V alteration is additionally associated with a decreased MN glycoprotein content. The allele Mv leads to a decreased Ss glycoprotein content. Data on ordinary Mk and Mk/Mi-III red cells suggest that the gene complex Mk does not give rise to the synthesis of Ss glycoprotein.

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Degradation artefacts during sample preparation for sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.

Preparation of samples for sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis routinely involves heating the protein in solution containing detergent and reducing agent for at least two minutes. Here we show that this treatment causes fragmentation of the protein glycogen phosphorylase, whether purified or as a component of a skeletal muscle preparation. The fragments are detected as minor bands on western blots and represent the products of discrete breakage point in the peptide sequence. Protease inhibitors cannot suppress the fragmentation. Such small amounts of immunoreactive fragments may be incorrectly identified on western blots as contaminants that were originally present in the antigen preparation. They may also be a source of ambiguity in studies that search for degradation intermediates during proteolysis.

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Differentiation of mite species by using cellulose acetate and equilibrium polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of isoenzymes.

The isoenzymes of various species of medically and economically important mites were studied using cellulose acetate and equilibrium polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Interspecific differences in isoenzymes were found, which were species-specific. Intraspecific differences in isoenzymes were also found when individual mites were examined. The efficiency of each technique, and their use in various fields of acarology, are discussed. In addition, possible phylogenetic relationships as revealed by these techniques are suggested.

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Rubella virion polypeptides: characterization by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, isoelectric focusing and peptide mapping.

Four polypeptides with molecular weights of 55 K, 47 K, 45 K, and 33 K have been resolved by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of immune precipitated rubella virus. The 47 K and 45 K components have similar peptide maps but different isoelectric points so that the same polypeptide may exist in more than one charged form. The 55 K and 45 K components have similar isoelectric points but different peptide maps showing that similarity of isoelectric point is not evidence of identity.

Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel↗

Processing of influenza HA protein in MDCK cells: components with different mobilities in polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and their precursor-product relationships.

In influenza virus-infected MDCK cells labelled with 14C-chlorella hydrolysate or 35S-methionine a virus-specific protein component is revealed migrating slightly faster than HA protein in polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Under chase conditions the component disappears either completely or partially, with a concomitant intensification of the HA band. The rate and extent of this transition are strain-dependent. Both the HA band and the faster moving component are not revealed if the cells are labelled in the presence of 20 mM of D-glucosamine. In primary cell cultures of chick embryos a single HA band with a mobility similar to that of the faster moving component in MDCK cells has been observed. It is suggested that the transition of the label from the faster moving component to the HA band reflects the final step of HA processing specific for MDCK cells.

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Analysis of the TK enzyme complex induced by HSV types 1 and 2 by means of isoelectric focusing and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.

Recently we have described that the Herpes simplex virus (HSV)-induced thymidine kinase (TK) induces AMP- and ADP-dThd-5'-phosphotransferase activities. We now demonstrate the heterogeneity of the described activities in isoelectric focusing experiments and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. A TK--mutant of HSV type 1 fails to induce these activities. The activities of the type 1 enzyme complex was neutralized by an anti-HSV-serum. The TK-enzyme complex expressed in LTK--cells transformed to a TK+-phenotype by sheared HSV-1 DNA was compared with the wild type TK complex in isoelectric focusing experiments. Additionally we demonstrate that the HSV type 1 enzyme complex has thymidylate kinase activity, while the type 2 TK complex did not exhibit thymidylate kinase activity. Feedback regulation mechanisms by dTMP, dTDP and dTTP were investigated using partially purified enzyme preparations of HSV types 1 and 2 infected TK--cells.

Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel↗

Differences of nucleoproteins of human and avian influenza A virus strains shown by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and by the peptide mapping technique.

Electrophoretic mobility differences in polyacrylamide gels were detected between (35S)-methionine-labelled nucleoproteins (NPs) induced in monolayer cells by 15 human and 4 avian reference strains of influenza viruses. The (35S)-methionine-labelled tryptic peptides of nucleoproteins of these strains were also analyzed by peptide mapping technique. Based on several detectable hydrophilic peptides the NPs could be arranged in 7 clearly differentiable groups. After radioiodination of NPs from 4 human and 3 avian reference strains the tryptic peptide patterns showed one clear difference between human and avian strains.

Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel↗