Polymerization Sties Of Desialated Fibrinogen

1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
P M Allison ◽  
N U Bang

It has long been known (Laki and Chandrasekhar, Nature, 197:1267,1963) that the enzymatic removal of sialic acid (SA) frcm fibrinogen (F) shortens the thrccabin clotting time. Martinez et al. (J. Lab. Clin. Med., 89:367, 1977) demonstrated that this phenomenon is due to enhanced fibrin monomer polymerization. To more accurately identify the mechanisms involved we examined the binding of normal F, V. cholerae neuraminidase - treated F (NF) and their plasmic digests. Mean SA content of F of 4.5 residues / molecule decreased to unmeasurable levels in NF with a concomitant 10s shortening of the thrombin clotting time. F, NF, and plasmin digests of F (FP) and NF (NFP) were subjected to fibrin-monomer-Sepharose chromatography (FMSC) essentially according to Kudryk and Blcmback (J.Biol. Chan., 249:3322, 1974) and effluent fractions analyzed by SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) under nonreducing conditions. Mean values for F retained on FMSC and eluted with acid urea buffer was 61%, for NF 86%, for for FP 65%, for NFP 78%. In NFP and FP 3 fragments D (D1, D2 D3) of Mr 103K, 89K, and 83K were discerned by SDS-PAGE. D1 in FP and NFP was almost quantitatively retained on FMSC, whereas little, if any, D3 was retained frcm either digest. FMSC resulted in poor retention of D2 for FP and virtually complete retention of this fragment from NFP. Fragments E were not retained on FMSC of either FP or NFP. The data suggests that desialation of F exposes additional polymerization sites present in D2 but not D3 of F.

1992 ◽  
Vol 68 (05) ◽  
pp. 534-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuhiko Yoshida ◽  
Shingi Imaoka ◽  
Hajime Hirata ◽  
Michio Matsuda ◽  
Shinji Asakura

SummaryCongenitally abnormal fibrinogen Osaka III with the replacement of γ Arg-275 by His was found in a 38-year-old female with no bleeding or thrombotic tendency. Release of fibrinopeptide(s) by thrombin or reptilase was normal, but her thrombin or reptilase time in the absence of calcium was markedly prolonged and the polymerization of preformed fibrin monomer which was prepared by the treatment of fibrinogen with thrombin or reptilase was also markedly defective. Propositus' fibrinogen had normal crosslinking abilities of α- and γ-chains. Analysis of fibrinogen chains on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) in the system of Laemmli only revealed the presence of abnormal γ-chain with an apparently higher molecular weight, the presence of which was more clearly detected with SDS-PAGE of fibrin monomer obtained by thrombin treatment. Purified fragment D1 of fibrinogen Osaka III also seemed to contain an apparently higher molecular weight fragment D1 γ remnant on Laemmli gels, which was digested faster than the normal control by plasmin in the presence of [ethy-lenebis(oxyethylenenitrilo)]tetraacetic acid (EGTA).


2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 058
Author(s):  
Anna P. Roswiem ◽  
Triayu Septiani

<em>Bahan<strong> </strong>baku untuk membuat baso adalah daging hewan, pada umumnya dari daging sapi, ayam, ikan dan babi. Di beberapa daerah di Indonesia terjadi kasus baso tikus. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menguji ada tidaknya kandungan daging tikus pada produk baso yang dijual di pasar Cempaka Putih-Kecamatan Kramat Jakarta Pusat dan di pedagang baso atau mie baso di sekitar kampus Universitas YARSI Jakarta. Daging adalah protein salah satu metode untuk mengidentifikasi protein adalah metode Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE).<strong> </strong>Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dari 6 sampel baso terindikasi ada 2 sampel baso dengan nomor 1 dan 5 yang dibuat dari campuran daging sapi dan tikus; ada 1 sampel baso dengan nomor 6 yang terbuat dari daging tikus; dan 2 sampel baso dengan nomor 2 dan 3 yang terbuat dari campuran sapi  dan babi, dan hanya 1 sampel baso dengan nomor sampel 4 yang benar-benar terbuat dari daging sapi.</em>


2000 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 617-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongxing Liang ◽  
Didier Raoult

ABSTRACT Bartonella species can be differentiated by microimmunofluorescence assay, sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), and immunoblotting with murine polyclonal antisera to Bartonella henselae, B. quintana, B. elizabethae, and B. bacilliformis. A pairwise comparison on the basis of SDS-PAGE protein profiles demonstrated similarity values for proteins of different Bartonella species ranging from 28.6 to 86.4%. Antigenic relationships revealed by immunoblotting with murine antisera were equivalent to those of proteins observed by SDS-PAGE. A dendrogram obtained on the basis of protein bands of SDS-polyacrylamide gels showed that Bartonella species could be divided into three groups. B. bacilliformis was distinct from all otherBartonella species; B. grahamii, B. taylorii, B. doshiae, and B. vinsoniiformed a cluster, as did B. henselae, B. quintana, B. elizabethae, and B. clarridgeiae. These relationships were consistent with those revealed by parsimony trees derived from 16S rRNA and gltAgene sequencing. SDS-PAGE analysis showed that 120-, 104-, 85-, 71-, 54-, 47-, 40-, 33-, 30-, and 19-kDa proteins were present in all species, with the 54-kDa protein being the most dominant. Proteins with a molecular mass of less than 54 kDa allow the differentiation of species and are a possible target for future species-specific antibodies and antigens.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginie Jakob ◽  
Livia Brunner ◽  
Christophe Barnier-Quer ◽  
Molly Blust ◽  
Nicolas Collin ◽  
...  

Objectives: Several vaccine adjuvants comprise complex nano- or micro-particle formulations, such as oil-in-water emulsions. In order to characterize interactions and compatibility of oil-in-water emulsion adjuvants with protein antigens in vaccines, effective protein characterization methods that can accommodate potential interference from high concentrations of lipid-based particles are needed. Methods: Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) is a standard protein characterization technique which is affected by the presence of adjuvants such as oil-in-water emulsions. In this article, we investigate variations in SDS-PAGE methods that result in a reduction of adjuvant-induced staining artifacts. We have investigated whether the SDS method or the adjuvant composition were the reason for these artifacts and succeeded in reducing the artifacts with a modified sample preparation and different staining procedures. Results: The best results were obtained by using gold staining or silver staining instead of a Coomassie Blue staining procedure. Moreover, the replacement of the dilution buffer (20% SDS to disrupt emulsion) by alternative detergents such as Tween® 80 and Triton® X-100 removed adjuvant-induced streaking artifacts at the top of the gel. Conclusions: These methods may be useful for improving characterization approaches of antigen–adjuvant mixtures by SDS-PAGE.


1984 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. K. Singh ◽  
K. W. Shepherd

SUMMARYThe gene(s) controlling the high-molecular-weight glutelin subunits in rye (designated as Glu-Rl) was mapped with respect to the centromere using a 1RL-1DS wheat-rye translocation line and sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Analysis of 479 seeds from test-crosses between a 1R/1RL-1DS heterozygote and the cultivar India 115, revealed 14·6% aneuploid and 3·95% recombinant progeny. Excluding the aneuploids, this locus was calculated to be 4·65 ± 1·04 cM from the centromere on the long arm of chromosome 1R, which is comparable to the position of the homoeologous loci in wheat and barley.


Plant Disease ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry H. Kope ◽  
Abul K. M. Ekramoddoullah ◽  
Jack R. Sutherland

Analysis by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) of crude extracts of disease-free and Didymascella thujina-infected foliage of western red-cedar revealed differences in several protein bands and suggests that distinct proteins of D. thujina origin can be identified by SDS-PAGE.


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