A sheet-like form ofα-erystallin
作者:
StevensA.,
WalshR.,
AugusteynR. C.,
期刊:
Current Eye Research
(Taylor Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 15,
issue 2
页码: 215-218
ISSN:0271-3683
年代: 1996
DOI:10.3109/02713689608997416
出版商: Taylor&Francis
关键词: α-crystallin;structure;protein interactions;transparency;lens;cattle (bovine)
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Complexes containingα-crystallin were isolated from crosslinked lens extract using an affinity column constructed with monoclonal antibodies specific forα-crystallin. The affinity-purified protein was compared withα-crystallins before and after crosslinking. Electron microscopy revealed sheet-like structures in the cross-linked protein from the lens extract compared with spherical structures for the others. Studies on the amino acid composition, tryptophan microenvironments and the interaction with a monoclonal antibody revealed that the complexes consist almost entirely ofα-crystallin. These results indicate that under certain conditions,α-crystallin subunits can adopt a sheet-like form.
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