Analysis of proteins in rabbit pulmonary surfactant using monoclonal antibodies

1986 ◽  
Vol 250 (3) ◽  
pp. C460-C467 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. King ◽  
H. M. Martin ◽  
J. B. Baseman ◽  
J. Morrison-Plummer
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Monoclonal Antibodies ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Pulmonary Surfactant ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Weight Group ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Intermediate Group

We have used monoclonal antibodies developed against the apolipoproteins associated with pulmonary surfactant purified from rabbit lavage fluid to study the expression of epitopes common to these proteins. The pulmonary surfactant contained nearly 20 proteins, of which at least 10 were not derived from serum. Electrophoresis, with sulfhydryl reduction of these proteins indicated apparent molecular weights of approximately 155, 135, 125, and 115 X 10(3) (high-molecular-weight group); 80, 70, and 60 X 10(3) (intermediate group); and 18 through 10 X 10(3) (low-molecular-weight group). Two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, in which the proteins were electrophoresed without reduction in the first dimension, but with sulfhydryl reduction in the second dimension, revealed that the 80, 70, and 60 X 10(3) proteins dissociated into proteins of nominal molecular weights of 40, 35, and 30 X 10(3), respectively. In contrast, the 125 and 115 X 10(3) proteins of the high-molecular-weight group contained a protein which could only be reduced to a minimum molecular weight of 55 to 60 X 10(3). Monoclonal antibodies generally were of three types: those that reacted strongly with the high-molecular-weight group and weakly with the intermediate group; those that reacted conversely; and those that reacted only with the low-molecular-weight group. Our results indicate that at least two different surfactant apolipoproteins, with differing minimum molecular weights in SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, have common epitopes. Although these results cannot certify a physiological relationship between these proteins, they suggest that the intracellular synthesis or extracellular processing of surfactant apolipoproteins may be more complicated than predicted by the findings of previous experiments, perhaps involving the posttranslational assembly of one surfactant protein into oligomers which resist dissociation under the conditions used for the analyses.

Variability of Low-Molecular-Weight, Heat-Modifiable Outer Membrane Proteins of Neisseria meningitidis

1980 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 642-648
Author(s):  
J. T. Poolman ◽  
S. De Marie ◽  
H. C. Zanen
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Outer Membrane Proteins ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Sds Page ◽  
Index Cases

Analysis of major outer membrane protein (MOMP) profiles of various meningococci by sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) revealed the presence of 0 to 2 low-molecular-weight, heat-modifiable MOMPs (molecular weight, 25,000 to 32,000) and 1 to 3 high-molecular-weight MOMPs (molecular weight, 32,000 to 46,000). Heat modifiability was investigated by comparing MOMP profiles after heating in SDS solutions at 100°C for 5 min or at 40°C for 1 h. Low-molecular-weight MOMPs shifted to higher apparent molecular weights after being heated at 100°C. Heat modifiability of high-molecular-weight MOMPs varied among strains; whenever modified these proteins shifted to lower apparent molecular weights after complete denaturation. Variability of low-molecular-weight, heat-modifiable MOMPs was demonstrated when MOMP profiles were compared of (i) isolates from index cases and associated cases and carriers among contacts, (ii) different isolates from the same individual, and (iii) isolates from a small epidemic caused by serogroup W-135. In some cases high-molecular-weight MOMPs revealed quantitative differences among related strains. The observed variability and quantitative differences indicate that MOMP serotyping and typing on the basis of SDS-PAGE profiles (PAGE typing) need careful reevaluation.

The RNA Fractions of Chromatin from L-Cells

1974 ◽  
Vol 52 (10) ◽  
pp. 922-935 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. Monahan ◽  
Ross H. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Weight Fraction ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Cell Nuclei ◽  
L Cell

Chromatin obtained from L-cell nuclei has been shown to contain three distinct RNA fractions. One, a low molecular weight RNA fraction (3–7 S), has been isolated and purified. Two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis indicates that this fraction contains at least 28 diverse RNA components. Both the rate of incorporation of [32P]H3PO4 into this fraction and the loss of [3H]uridine from the fraction after a 1 h pulse suggest that these RNA's are slowly synthesized and are very stable. Not all the species within the low molecular weight fraction have the same turnover rates.A high molecular weight RNA fraction (15–30 S) has also been isolated from L-cell chromatin. From the rate of [32P]H3PO4 incorporation and the loss of [3H]uridine from this fraction after a 1 h pulse, it appears that this RNA fraction is rapidly synthesized and is either unstable or is rapidly removed from chromatin once synthesized.A third RNA fraction also present in L-cell chromatin appears to be tightly bound to the DNA. It has been isolated and shown to be of low molecular weight (3–5 S). This RNA also appears to be rapidly synthesized and to be metabolically unstable.

Monoclonal Antibodies Against Human High Molecular Weight Urinary Urokinase: Application for Affinity Purification of Urinary Prourokinase

1986 ◽  
Vol 55 (03) ◽  
pp. 347-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Wojta ◽  
J C Kirchheimer ◽  
Liselotte Turcu ◽  
G Christ ◽  
B R Binder
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Monoclonal Antibodies ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Affinity Purification ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Plasminogen Activation ◽  
Single Chain ◽  
Apparent Homogeneity ◽  
Step Procedure

SummaryMonoclonal antibodies against urinary urokinase were obtained by immunizing mice with purified human high molecular weight urokinase. Five antibodies were selected and denominated MPW1UK, MPW2UK, MPW3UK, MPW4UK, and MPW5UK, respectively. All selected antibodies reacted with high and low molecular weight urokinase. Cleavage of the low molecular weight paranitroanilide substrate pyro-Glu-Gly-Arg-pNA by urokinase was not inhibited by the antibodies and only one antibody (MPW5UK) inhibited plasminogen activation by urokinase. The ability of MPW5UK to bind to coated urokinase was 100-fold higher than that of the other antibodies. MPW5UK was used to prepare an immunosorbent for the purification of urokinase antigen from freshly voided crude urine. One-chain prourokinase was separated from two-chain urokinase by chromatography of the urokinase antigen containing mixture on agmatine Sepharose. As judged by SDS gel electrophoresis one-chain prourokinase as well as two-chain urokinase were purified to apparent homogeneity by this two-step procedure; the yields were 18% and 47% for single-chain prourokinase and two-chain urokinase, respectively, as calculated from total urokinase antigen contained in the starting material.

II. Isolierung und Charakterisierung der Chloroplasten-Ribosomen von Antirrhinum majus

1968 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 997-1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Georg Ruppel
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Ribosomal Rna ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Molecular Size ◽  
Antirrhinum Majus ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Fraction I

Methods for very efficient isolation of non-degraded chloroplasts from Antirrhinum majus are described. When studied in the analytical ultracentrifuge, isolated ribosomes of such chloroplasts show a single symmetrical 68s peak. Extraction of the ribosomal RNA from chloroplasts and chromatographic separation on methylated serum albumin yields 4 main fractions: (1) low molecular weight RNA (fraction I b) with s20 = 5.5, (2) high molecular weight RNA (fraction III) with s20 = 16-17, (3) high molecular weight RNA (fraction V) with s20 = 23, and (4) a RNA fraction (fraction VI) heterogeneous in molecular size. In addition data are presented which show a higher resolution of RNA species by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis than by chromatographic fractionation on methylated serum albumin. The high molecular weight RNA (16 -17s) of chloroplasts differs from the corresponding “light” ribosomal RNA of the cytoplasm in its electrophoretic mobility.

Normal Mature Human Enamel Protein

1979 ◽  
Vol 58 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. 986-987 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Belcourt
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Protein Concentration ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Organic Matrix ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Human Enamel ◽  
Weak Density ◽  
Enamel Protein

Pure enamel was prepared using an original microdissection technic. Protein concentration was 375 μg per gram of enamel. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed a single fast-migrating zone containing a thin double band. Ultracentrifugation studies suggested that the proteins were of low molecular weight or of weak density. Absorption spectra showed a strong absorbance at 260nm. Amino acid analyses yielded a composition of 25% Gly, 13.5% Glu, 11% Ser, 11% Pro, 2% Cys and 2% Hyp. A glucidic content of 15% was estimated and glucose, galactose, mannose and fucose were identified. The organic matrix of enamel seemed to be constituted of two major glycoproteins probably fibrous but different from keratin.

scholarly journals The interrelations between high- and low-molecular-weight forms of normal and mutant (Krabbe-disease) galactocerebrosidase

1980 ◽  
Vol 189 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoav Ben-Yoseph ◽  
Melinda Hungerford ◽  
Henry L. Nadler
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Active Form ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Krabbe Disease ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Molecular Weight Form

Galactocerebrosidase (β-d-galactosyl-N-acylsphingosine galactohydrolase; EC 3.2.1.46) activity of brain and liver preparations from normal individuals and patients with Krabbe disease (globoid-cell leukodystrophy) have been separated by gel filtration into four different molecular-weight forms. The apparent mol.wts. were 760000±34000 and 121000±10000 for the high- and low-molecular-weight forms (peaks I and IV respectively) and 499000±22000 (mean±s.d.) and 256000±12000 for the intermediate forms (peaks II and III respectively). On examination by sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis, the high- and low-molecular-weight forms revealed a single protein band with a similar mobility corresponding to a mol.wt. of about 125000. Antigenic identity was demonstrated between the various molecular-weight forms of the normal and the mutant galactocerebrosidases by using antisera against either the high- or the low-molecular-weight enzymes. The high-molecular-weight form of galactocerebrosidase was found to possess higher specific activity toward natural substrates when compared with the low-molecular-weight form. It is suggested that the high-molecular-weight enzyme is the active form in vivo and an aggregation process that proceeds from a monomer (mol.wt. approx. 125000) to a dimer (mol.wt. approx. 250000) and from the dimer to either a tetramer (mol.wt. approx. 500000) or a hexamer (mol.wt. approx. 750000) takes place in normal as well as in Krabbe-disease tissues.

scholarly journals Biodegradation of low molecular weight polyacrylamide under aerobic and anaerobic conditions: effect of the molecular weight

2020 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenzhe Song ◽  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Amir Hossein Hamidian ◽  
Min Yang
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Carbon Chain ◽  
Anaerobic Treatment ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Amino Groups ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Weight One ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Aerobic And Anaerobic

Abstract The biodegradation of polyacrylamide (PAM) includes the hydrolysis of amino groups and cleavage of the carbon chain; however, the effect of molecular weight on the biodegradation needs further investigations. In this study, biodegradation of low molecular weight PAM (1.6 × 106 Da) was evaluated in two aerobic (25 °C and 40 °C) and two anaerobic (35 °C and 55 °C) reactors over 100 days. The removal of the low molecular weight PAM (52.0–52.6%) through the hydrolysis of amino groups by anaerobic treatment (35 °C and 55 °C) was much higher than that of the high molecular weight (2.2 × 107 Da, 11.2–17.0%) observed under the same conditions. The molecular weight was reduced from 1.6 × 106 to 6.45–7.42 × 105 Da for the low molecular weight PAM, while the high molecular weight PAM declined from 2.2 × 107 to 3.76–5.87 × 106 Da. The results showed that the amino hydrolysis of low molecular weight PAM is easier than that of the high molecular weight one, while the cleavage of its carbon chain is still difficult. The molecular weights of PAM in the effluents from the two aerobic reactors (25 °C and 40 °C) were further reduced to 4.31 × 105 and 5.68 × 105 Da by the biofilm treatment, respectively. The results would be useful for the management of wastewater containing PAM.

Studies on Soluble Fibrin Complexes as a Function of pH

1975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Benabid ◽  
E. Concord ◽  
M. Suscillon
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Gel Chromatography ◽  
Agarose Gel ◽  
Monomer Mixture ◽  
Soluble Fibrin ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Fibrin Monomer

Purified fibrinogen solutions, incubated with thrombin. CNBr. Sepharose, were subjected to agarose gel chromatography and eluted at different pH (6.5; 7.5; 8.5). Among high molecular weight derivatives formed by thrombin, the major component was a dimer. Gel chromatography at pH 8.5 showed a complexes peak distinct of that from fibrinogen, whereas at pH 6.5, only the fibrinogen peak appeared: fibrin monomer was eluted with fibrinogen as demonstrated by polyacrylamid gel electrophoresis 3.75% pH 8.9. SDS urea electrophoresis after reduction indicated that complexes peak contained two α-chains (α and α′). When fibrinogen was incubated with thrombin in the presence of FSF and calcium, several derivatives with higher and higher molecular weights were formed besides the dimer, and elution profiles of chromatography were identical at pH 6.5 and 8.5, thus indicating stable complexes formation. If fibrinogen-fibrin monomer mixture was subjected to FSF action at different pH, no complexes were formed at pH 6.5. These results confirm that at pH 6.5, any association was prevented.

scholarly journals Serological grouping ofTreponema hyodysenteriae

1990 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Hampson ◽  
J. R. L. Mhoma ◽  
B. G. Combs ◽  
J. I. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Vaccine Development ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Cross Reactivity ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Serological Response ◽  
Double Immunodiffusion ◽  
Sds Page ◽  
Treponema Hyodysenteriae

SUMMARYTwo Australian isolates ofTreponema hyodysenteriaewhich did not fit within the current serological grouping system for these bacteria wrere examined by agarose gel double immunodiffusion tests (AGDP). Isolate Vic1 was serologically unique, and we propose that it becomes the type organism for a new sixth serological group ofT. hyodysenteriae(Group F). Isolate Q1 was unusual in that lipopolysaccharide (LPS) extracted from it reacted strongly in AGDP with serum raised against the type organism for serogroup D (A1), and also weakly with serum raised against the type organism for serogroup B (WA1). The nature of this cross-reactivity was examined by using cross-absorbed antisera in AGDP, and by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and Western blot analysis.The pattern of serological cross-reactivity between Q1, A1 and WA1 was complex and was not fully defined, but the isolate Q1 apparently shared low molecular weight ‘serogroup’ LPS antigens with A1, and shared higher molecular weight LPS antigens with WA1. On this basis Q1 was designated as belonging to serogroup D, although it was recommended that this be qualified as D (B) to indicate the presence of weak cross-reactivity with serogroup B. Such serological cross-reactivity may have significance in relation to the development of immunity toT. hyodysenteriae. Isolate Q1 may be a potentially useful organism for vaccine development because of its ability to induce a good serological response to LPS of treponemes from both serogroups D and B.

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