scholarly journals Coat proteins isolated from clathrin coated vesicles can assemble into coated pits.

1989 ◽  
Vol 108 (5) ◽  
pp. 1615-1624 ◽  
Author(s):  
D T Mahaffey ◽  
M S Moore ◽  
F M Brodsky ◽  
R G Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Low Ph ◽  
Coated Vesicles ◽  
Coat Proteins ◽  
Coated Pits ◽  
Ph Buffer ◽  
Solid Substratum ◽  
Low Ionic Strength

Isolated human fibroblast plasma membranes that were attached by their extracellular surface to a solid substratum contained numerous clathrin coated pits that could be removed with a high pH buffer (Moore, M.S., D.T. Mahaffey, F.M. Brodsky, and R.G.W. Anderson. 1987. Science [Wash. DC]. 236:558-563). When these membranes were incubated with coat proteins extracted from purified bovine coated vesicles, new coated pits formed that were indistinguishable from native coated pits. Assembly was dependent on the concentration of coat protein with half maximal assembly occurring at 7 micrograms/ml. Assembly was only slightly affected by the presence of divalent cations. Whereas normal appearing lattices formed in a low ionic strength buffer, when assembly was carried out in a low pH buffer, few coated pits were evident but numerous small clathrin cages decorated the membrane. Coated pits did not form randomly on the surface; instead, they assembled at differentiated regions of membrane that could be distinguished in carbon/platinum replicas of frozen and etched membranes by the presence of numerous particles clustered into patches the size and shape of a coated pit.

Rheology and structure of ovalbumin gels at low pH and low ionic strength

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Weijers ◽  
L.M.C Sagis ◽  
C Veerman ◽  
B Sperber ◽  
E van der Linden
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Low Ph ◽  
Low Ionic Strength

Filament Formation by Slime Mould Myosin Isolated at Low Ionic Strength

1974 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-129
Author(s):  
H. HINSSEN ◽  
J. D'HAESE
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Striated Muscle ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Filament Formation ◽  
Selective Precipitation ◽  
Slime Mould ◽  
Preparation Conditions ◽  
Filament Structure ◽  
Low Ionic Strength

Myosin was isolated and purified from plasmodia of the slime mould Physarum polycephalum by a new method. This method is based on actomyosin extraction at low ionic strength after extensive washing, followed by the selective precipitation of myosin at pH 6.1 under relaxing conditions. The yield of myosin was 3-5 times higher than reported for other methods. In contrast to earlier studies a remarkably strong tendency to filament formation was found for slime mould myosin, probably due to a better preservation of some structural properties during preparation. Conditions were worked out under which numerous filaments up to 4 µm in length can be produced. It was established that not only a gradual decrease of ionic strength may influence filament formation, but also pH, ATP concentration and the presence of divalent cations. Compared to the current filament models a difference exists in the structure of the filaments. No central bare zone can be found, and thus, they lack an apparent bipolarity. Along the entire filament there are lateral projections representing the head portion of myosin molecules. A clear periodicity with an axial repeat of about 14 nm was observed, indicating a highly ordered arrangement of these projections. In this paper it is shown for the first time that myosin from one of the primitive motile systems is able to form aggregates of high structural order, indicating that the contraction of non-muscular actomyosin systems is not necessarily effected with oligomeric or randomly aggregated myosin. The possible role of myosin aggregation in vivo and the similarity of filament structure to that recently reported for myosin from vertebrate smooth muscle and striated muscle are discussed.

scholarly journals 100-kD proteins of Golgi- and trans-Golgi network-associated coated vesicles have related but distinct membrane binding properties

1992 ◽  
Vol 117 (6) ◽  
pp. 1171-1179 ◽  
Author(s):  
DH Wong ◽  
FM Brodsky
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Binding ◽  
Coated Vesicles ◽  
Coat Proteins ◽  
Coated Pits ◽  
Binding Properties ◽  
Vitro Assay ◽  
Normal Cycle ◽  
Trans Golgi Network ◽  
Golgi Region ◽  
Golgi Network

The 100-110-kD proteins (alpha-, beta-, beta'-, and gamma-adaptins) of clathrin-coated vesicles and the 110-kD protein (beta-COP) of the nonclathrin-coated vesicles that mediate constitutive transport through the Golgi have homologous protein sequences. To determine whether homologous processes are involved in assembly of the two types of coated vesicles, the membrane binding properties of their coat proteins were compared. After treatment of MDBK cells with the fungal metabolite Brefeldin A (BFA), beta-COP was redistributed to the cytoplasm within 15 s, gamma-adaptin and clathrin in the trans-Golgi network (TGN) dispersed within 30 s, but the alpha-adaptin and clathrin present on coated pits and vesicles derived from the plasma membrane remained membrane associated even after a 15-min exposure to BFA. In PtK1 cells and MDCK cells, BFA did not affect beta-COP binding or Golgi morphology but still induced redistribution of gamma-adaptin and clathrin from TGN membranes to the cytoplasm. Thus BFA affects the binding of coat proteins to membranes in the Golgi region (Golgi apparatus and TGN) but not plasma membranes. However, the Golgi binding interactions of beta-COP and gamma-adaptin are distinct and differentially sensitive to BFA. BFA treatment did not release gamma-adaptin or clathrin from purified clathrin-coated vesicles, suggesting that their distribution to the cytoplasm after BFA treatment of cells was due to interference with their rebinding to TGN membranes after a normal cycle of disassembly. This was confirmed using an in vitro assay in which gamma-adaptin binding to TGN membranes was blocked by BFA and enhanced by GTP gamma S, similar to the binding of beta-COP to Golgi membranes. These results suggest the involvement of GTP-dependent proteins in the association of the 100-kD coat proteins with membranes in the Golgi region of the cell.

scholarly journals Size distribution of FEBEX bentonite colloids upon fast disaggregation in low-ionic strength water

Clay Minerals ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Mayordomo ◽  
Claude Degueldre ◽  
Ursula Alonso ◽  
Tiziana Missana
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Mixed Electrolytes ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Aggregation And Disaggregation ◽  
Bentonite Colloid ◽  
Low Ionic Strength ◽  
Waste Repositories

AbstractBentonite colloids generated from the backfill barrier in nuclear waste repositories may act as radionuclide carriers, if they are stable and mobile. Repository scenarios with highly saline groundwater inhibit colloid stability as particles tend to aggregate but, in the time frame of repositories, groundwater conditions may evolve, promoting particle disaggregation and stabilization. The disaggregation of FEBEX bentonite colloids by fast dilution to lower ionic strength was analysed in this study. Time-resolved dynamic light-scattering experiments were carried out to evaluate the kinetics of bentonite colloid aggregation and disaggregation processes in Na+ and Na+-Ca2+ mixed electrolytes of low ionic strength. Attachment and detachment efficiencies were determined.Aggregation is promoted by increasing ionic strength, being more efficient in the presence of divalent cations. Once bentonite colloids are aggregated, a decrease in ionic strength facilitates disaggregation, but the process is not fully reversible as the initial size of the stable bentonite colloids at low ionic strength is not fully recovered. Particle-size distribution and concentration in suspension were analysed on disaggregated samples by single particle-counting measurements. Small colloids were measured in the disaggregated samples but their population was smaller than in the initial stable sample, especially in the presence of Ca2+.

Electrical stability of erythrocytes in the presence of divalent cations

1988 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 421-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Ch. Tomov ◽  
I. Ch. Tsoneva ◽  
J. Ch. Doncheva
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Protective Action ◽  
Electrical Pulse ◽  
Electrostatic Repulsion ◽  
Electrical Stability ◽  
Divalent Ions ◽  
Protein Molecules ◽  
Low Ionic Strength

Erythrocytes suspended in a medium of low ionic strength lyse under the effect of an exponential electrical pulse. The percentage of haemolysed cells decreases several-fold in the presence of divalent cations. The protective action of the ions studied increases in the following order: Ca++, Mg++, Zn++. It is assumed that divalent ions bind to the negative charges of the lipid and protein molecules and reduce their electrostatic repulsion, which results in stabilization of the membranes.

scholarly journals Role of divalent cations on DNA polymorphism under low ionic strength conditions

1986 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 5099-5109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sundaram Devarajan ◽  
Richard H. Shafer
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Dna Polymorphism ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Low Ionic Strength

scholarly journals Infectious entry pathway of influenza virus in a canine kidney cell line.

1981 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 601-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
K S Matlin ◽  
H Reggio ◽  
A Helenius ◽  
K Simons
Keyword(s):  
Cell Surface ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
Semliki Forest Virus ◽  
Mdck Cells ◽  
Fusion Reaction ◽  
Low Ph ◽  
Coated Vesicles ◽  
Coated Pits ◽  
Entry Pathway ◽  
Canine Kidney

The entry of fowl plague virus, and avian influenza A virus, into Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells was examined both biochemically and morphologically. At low multiplicity and 0 degrees C, viruses bound to the cell surface but were not internalized. Binding was not greatly dependent on the pH of the medium and reached an equilibrium level in 60-90 min. Over 90% of the bound viruses were removed by neuraminidase but not by proteases. When cells with prebound virus were warmed to 37 degrees C, part of the virus became resistant to removal b neuraminidase, with a half-time of 10-15 min. After a brief lag period, degraded viral material was released into the medium. The neuraminidase-resistant virus was capable of infecting the cells and probably did so by an intracellular route, since ammonium chloride, a lysosomotropic agent, blocked both the infection and the degradation of viral protein. When the entry process was observed by electron microscopy, viruses were seen bound primarily to microvilli on the cell surface at 0 degrees C and, after warming at 37 degrees C, were endocytosed in coated pits, coated vesicles, and large smooth-surfaced vacuoles. Viruses were also present in smooth-surfaced invaginations and small smooth-surfaced vesicles at both temperatures. At physiological pH, no fusion of the virus with the plasma membrane was observed. When prebound virus was incubated at a pH of 5.5 or below for 1 min at 37 degrees C, fusion was, however, detected by ferritin immunolabeling. t low multiplicity, 90% of the prebound virus became neuraminidase-resistant and was presumably fused after only 30 s at low pH. These experiments suggest that fowl plague virus enters MDCK cells by endocytosis in coated pits and coated vesicles and is transported to the lysosome where the low pH initiates a fusion reaction ultimately resulting in the transfer of the genome into the cytoplasm. The entry pathway of fowl plague virus thus resembles tht earlier described for Semliki Forest virus.

Mesoscopic structure and viscoelastic properties of β-lactoglobulin gels at low pH and low ionic strength

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard M.C. Sagis ◽  
Cecile Veerman ◽  
Renate Ganzevles ◽  
Mariëlle Ramaekers ◽  
Suzanne G. Bolder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Viscoelastic Properties ◽  
Low Ph ◽  
Mesoscopic Structure ◽  
Low Ionic Strength ◽  
Β Lactoglobulin

The self-assembly of synthetic filaments of myosin isolated from Chaos carolinensis and Amoeba proteus

1977 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 387-402
Author(s):  
J.S. Condeelis
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Central Zone ◽  
Thick Filament ◽  
Amoeba Proteus ◽  
High Ionic Strength ◽  
Thick Filaments ◽  
Myosin Filaments ◽  
Low Ionic Strength

Synthetic myosin thick filaments were formed from preparations of electrophoretically homogeneous myosin isolated from Chaos carolinensis and Amoeba proteus when dialysed to physiological ionic strength and pH. Myosin dialysed directly against low ionic strength buffers formed native-like thick filaments in the presence and absence of exogenous divalent cations. The average dimensions of the synthetic filaments grown under these conditions were 455 nm long and 16 nm wide with a distinct bare central zone 174 nm long. Myosin predialysed against EGTA-EDTA solutions at high ionic strength and then dialysed to low ionic strength formed native-like filaments only in the presence of 1mM Mg2+. 1 mM Ca2+ could not be substituted for Mg2+ under these conditions to achieve native-like filaments. Filaments grown from predialysed myosin in the absence of Mg2+ resembled EGTA-dissociated myosin filaments observed in EGTA-treated cytoplasm and were highly branched, poorly formed filaments lacking a distinct bare central zone. The average dimensions of the filaments grown from predialysed myosin in the absence of Mg2+ were 328 nm long, 13 nm wide with a bare central zone 111 nm long. Under the conditions tested, myosin isolated from these amoebae did not demonstrate a divalent cation requirement for thick filament formation. The results obtained with myosin isolated from the 2 organisms were identical.

scholarly journals ATP, uncomplexed by divalent cations, and the LC2 light chain are interdependent modifiers of the skeletal actomyosin MgATPase activity

1991 ◽  
Vol 280 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-44
Author(s):  
S M Pemrick ◽  
P A Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Light Chain ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
High Ionic Strength ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Thin Filament Regulation ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Contraction ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Low Ionic Strength ◽  
Mgatpase Activity

In the absence of troponin and tropomyosin, skeletal actomyosin MgATPase activity can be altered by 2-3-fold by divalent cations. The ‘sign’ of this effect (i.e. inhibition or activation) varies with ionic strength. To investigate the mechanism, P(i) liberation was analysed at both low and high ionic strength with three concentrations of MgATP and over a wide range of Mg2+ concentrations. This procedure separated the effects of two dependent variables, Mg2+ and ATP4-/3- (ATPfree), to provide the following observations. (1) ATPfree, not Mg2+ (nor Ca2+), was the modifier. (2) ATPfree was an activator at low ionic strength and an inhibitor at high ionic strength, with half-maximal activation/inhibition occurring between 0.75 and 0.8 mM-ATPfree. (3) The rate constants controlling Vmax. with respect to actin were increased up to 3-fold by ATPfree at low ionic strength, and decreased up to 3-fold by ATPfree at high ionic strength. (4) The effect of ATPfree required near-native levels of the LC2 light chain bound to myosin (i.e. 2 mol of LC2/mol of myosin). (5) Sensitivity of P(i) liberation to a 50% decrease in the LC2 content of myosin required high ATPfree concentrations. It is concluded that LC2 and ATPfree are interdependent, non-additive, modifiers of MgATPase. These results are consistent with thin filament regulation of skeletal muscle contraction, and begin to explain why both positive and negative effects on MgATPase have been attributed to LC2.

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