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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-17
pubmed:abstractText
A simple procedure is described for the purification of the alpha alpha isoform of S-100 proteins (S-100a0) from porcine heart. Purification steps include the following: i) extraction of the tissue with a hypotonic medium containing EDTA; ii) ammonium sulfate fractionation (0-50%) of the extract; iii) Ca2+-dependent affinity chromatography of the supernatant obtained through the preceding step on phenyl-sepharose and elution of absorbed proteins through a two-chamber gradient of 1.0-0.0 mM CaCl2 and 0.0--1.0 mM EGTA, respectively; and iv) chromatography of the resultant S-100-containing fractions on Sephadex G-200. The yield is 20 mg S-100a0/kg porcine heart. The whole procedure takes five days and is highly reproducible. Data obtained from the phenyl-sepharose step suggest that the affinity of Ca2+ for S-100a0 increases by several orders of magnitude once the protein had interacted with that matrix. This observation is discussed in relation to the role of S-100 proteins in amplification of the Ca2+ signal. Immunocytochemical and immunoblotting analyses indicate that S-100a0 is exclusively found at the level of the sarcolemmal membranes, the membranes of the sarcoplasmic reticulum, the external mitochondrial membranes, and in the adjacent sarcoplasm. No evidence of S-100a0 being associated with the nuclei or with myofibrils has been obtained. Finally, the cardiac tissue does not contain the Triton X-100-extractable fraction of S-100 normally detected in the brain and in adipocytes. Our data suggest that S-100a0 behaves as a peripheral membrane protein in cardiac tissue.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0143-4160
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
81-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Cardiac S-100a0 protein: purification by a simple procedure and related immunocytochemical and immunochemical studies.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't