W Wallace, D Brane, N Hsu, N Khowong, C R Merril, V Haroutunian
{"title":"Characterization of gene expression in the cerebral cortices of rat brains containing subcortical lesions.","authors":"W Wallace, D Brane, N Hsu, N Khowong, C R Merril, V Haroutunian","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neurotoxic lesion of the nucleus basalis of Meynert in the rat brain, which results in the loss of subcortical cholinergic innervation to the cerebral cortex, is an animal model for the cortical cholinergic deficits that are characteristic of Alzheimer's disease. Previously, we have shown that amyloid precursor protein is induced in the cortex in response to this disrupted innervation. We have investigated the synthesis and accumulation of proteins in lesioned versus control cortices. Total proteins from cortices were separated by high resolution two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and visualized by silver stain. Of the greater than 1,000 polypeptides examined, only one exhibited a consistent alteration in the lesioned sample. This unidentified protein (Mr 34 kD, pI 5.5) was normally present in scant amounts but was virtually absent in the lesioned cortex (0.056% total integrated density (TID) and 0.008% TID, respectively; p < 0.04). To investigate gene expression more directly, polysomes purified from lesioned and control cortices were assayed in vitro. Examination of [35S] incorporation into translation products by two-dimensional gels and autoradiography revealed three newly synthesized polypeptide differences in the lesioned samples. One protein (M(r) 47 kD, pI 6.1) exhibited elevated levels with the lesion (0.05% to 0.16%; p = 0.02) while two other proteins (M(r) 34 kD, pI 5.5, and M(r) 33 kD, pI 5.7) exhibited reduced levels (0.20% to 0.04%, p < 0.02, and 0.34% to 0.12%, p = 0.04, respectively).</p>","PeriodicalId":77007,"journal":{"name":"Applied and theoretical electrophoresis : the official journal of the International Electrophoresis Society","volume":"4 1","pages":"33-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18810973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the \"door-corridor\" model of gel electrophoresis. III. The gel constant and resistance, and the net charge, friction, diffusion and electrokinetic force of the migrating molecules.","authors":"B Kozulić","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The door-corridor model of gel electrophoresis enabled an estimation of the net charge of DNA molecules run in various gels. When the runs were carried out in Trisacetate-EDTA buffer having a concentration from 10 to 120 mM, the net charge in 1% agarose gel varied from 1.1 to 0.58 e per base pair. The friction between migrating molecules and gel fibers was dependent on the gel type and concentration, as well as the electric field strength and temperature during electrophoresis. In the 123 to 1,474 bp size range, the friction in 1% agarose changed from 1.91 to 378.03 x 10(-10) N.m-1.s. It was found that the friction per 123 bp DNA segment is not constant, but raises with size. The gel resistance force increases at higher electric field strengths, indicating that elastic forces govern the migration of macromolecules through gels. In the gels studied, the friction, and therefore thermal diffusion, of DNA and protein-SDS complexes scale with from 2.20 to 2.32 power of size. The ratio of thermally induced diffusion and velocity in various gels shows that there is a profound reduction of diffusion compared to velocity with increasing DNA size. This is directly linked to the high exponent relating friction and size. The high resolving power of gel electrophoresis can be correlated to the difference between the frictional coefficients of a diffusing and migrating macromolecule.</p>","PeriodicalId":77007,"journal":{"name":"Applied and theoretical electrophoresis : the official journal of the International Electrophoresis Society","volume":"4 3","pages":"149-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18616766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mouse cells with null p53 mutation have all p53 isoforms deleted and lose negative growth control.","authors":"J K Selkirk, C He, B A Merrick","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Embryonic mouse cells containing a disrupted p53 gene (-/-) were compared to the heterozygote (+/-) and homozygote control (+/+) for growth characteristics and the presence of p53 protein isoforms. There were considerable morphological differences between the null cells and homozygote, with the null cells having irregular shapes and sizes, and densely staining pleomorphic nuclei. Growth curves showed the null cells to have essentially remained in log phase growth during the course of these studies, losing contact inhibition. Losses of all protein isoforms indicate a single locus origination, and suggest that the multiple protein isoforms observed are due to different net charges on the protein as a result of post-translational modification. These results confirm deactivation of the p53 gene by site-specific disruption of exon 5 as described by Donehower (Donehower et al., 1992).</p>","PeriodicalId":77007,"journal":{"name":"Applied and theoretical electrophoresis : the official journal of the International Electrophoresis Society","volume":"4 2","pages":"89-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18877688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the \"door-corridor\" model of gel electrophoresis. I. Equations describing the relationship between mobility and size of DNA fragments and protein-SDS complexes.","authors":"B Kozulić","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In a gel, electrophoretic mobility of a DNA fragment and a protein-SDS complex is an exponential function of the ratio between two forces, the resisting force of the gel polymers and the electrokinetic force of the migrating macromolecule. It is also proportional to the mobility of unit size of the migrating molecule, mu 1. Each gel gives an optimal resolution of macromolecules of a defined size. That size must be such that the electrokinetic force of the migrating molecule equals the gel resistance force, so that the ratio of mobility and mu 1 becomes e-1. The optima for several poly[N-acryloyl-tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane], polyacrylamide and agarose gels are given. Only two constants are sufficient for description of the relationship between mobility and size of DNA fragments and protein-SDS complexes of the sizes close to that optimally resolved. One is mu 1 and the other, ks, is the slope of the straight line which can be obtained from the size versus reciprocal of the mobility plot. The experimentally observed sigmoidal curves in the plots including the logarithm of size follow directly from the developed equations. The use of mu 1 instead of mu 0 may provide a better interpretation of the Ferguson plots.</p>","PeriodicalId":77007,"journal":{"name":"Applied and theoretical electrophoresis : the official journal of the International Electrophoresis Society","volume":"4 3","pages":"125-36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18619479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multiple p53 protein isoforms and formation of oligomeric complexes with heat shock proteins Hsp70 and Hsp90 in the human mammary tumor, T47D, cell line.","authors":"J K Selkirk, B A Merrick, B L Stackhouse, C He","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>At least eleven isoforms of p53 protein were observed in a human mammary tumor cell line. T47D. Comparative 33P and 35S incorporation analysis showed an equal distribution of P53 isoforms within cytoplasmic and nuclear compartments, although phosphorylation was unequal among isoforms and the most basic p53 species was unphosphorylated. Using a combination of immunoprecipitation with monoclonal antibodies for p53 and heat shock proteins Hsp70 & Hsp90, and two-dimensional gel electrophoretic analysis, T47D p53 protein oligomers were observed with several species of Hsp70 and Hsp90. The p53/Hsp70/Hsp90 aggregate dissociates after nuclear translocation. Immunoprecipitation of Hsp70 and Hsp90 using monoclonal antibodies showed formation of a heteroligomer between Hsp70 and Hsp90 in cytoplasm but not nucleus. This suggests these Hsp proteins can form a complex in the cytoplasm but undergo a conformational change after nuclear translocation such that Hsp/Hsp binding sites are no longer recognized. These data indicate T47D cells have multiple p53 precursor molecules probably at different stages of phosphorylation, and which may be sequestered from proteases by binding to Hsp proteins. Hsp proteins also can heterocomplex in the cytoplasm, also possibly as protection against protease degradation until bound to p53. After translocation, p53 is freed from Hsp proteins for binding to DNA where Hsp70 and Hsp90 are no longer able to form a nuclear complex probably rendering Hsp's labile to proteolysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":77007,"journal":{"name":"Applied and theoretical electrophoresis : the official journal of the International Electrophoresis Society","volume":"4 1","pages":"11-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18810969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A Zahnd, M Funk, P Vaudaux, D Lew, J R Scherrer, D F Hochstrasser
{"title":"A classification of one-dimensional electrophoresis gels using wave packet decomposition.","authors":"A Zahnd, M Funk, P Vaudaux, D Lew, J R Scherrer, D F Hochstrasser","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A classification of one-dimensional electrophoresis gels was achieved using a fast approximation of the Karhunen-Loève transformation. The algorithm was based on wave packet decomposition theory, using in particular quadrature mirror filters derived from orthogonal bases of wavelets. Bacterial proteins from two different species of staphylococci were separated by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis. The gel images were analyzed by computer and the protein bands were clustered, after an orthogonal projection onto a space of lower dimension, by standard statistical methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":77007,"journal":{"name":"Applied and theoretical electrophoresis : the official journal of the International Electrophoresis Society","volume":"4 1","pages":"19-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18810970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Brief report: electrophoretic separation of oligonucleotides in replenishable polyacrylamide-filled capillaries.","authors":"C Heller, J L Viovy","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Linear polyacrylamide at concentrations of 8 to 10% seems to be an excellent matrix for the electrophoretic separation of oligonucleotides and DNA sequencing reactions. However, these solutions, as they are normally prepared, have an enormous viscosity and the polymerization must be done within the capillary. Based on theoretical considerations, we found that linear polyacrylamide of moderate molecular weight and therefore low viscosity could be used instead. We show that the separation of oligonucleotides obtained with such solutions is comparable to those obtained with in situ polymerization of linear or crosslinked polyacrylamide. This method allows easy refilling of the capillaries and might be a step towards automation of oligonucleotide analysis and DNA sequencing.</p>","PeriodicalId":77007,"journal":{"name":"Applied and theoretical electrophoresis : the official journal of the International Electrophoresis Society","volume":"4 1","pages":"39-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18812175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrophoretic free mobility and viability of microbial cells: a preliminary study in preparation for space experiments.","authors":"T Akiba, A Nishi, M Takaoki, S Nagaoka, F Tomita","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Electrophoretic free mobilities (EFM) of four fungal spores and five bacterial cells were determined in 7 mM triethanolamine/acetate (TEA) buffer by means of microscopic electrophoresis (ME) and free flow electrophoresis (FFE). Spores of Aspergillus terreus, Penicillium citrinum, Gliocladium virens, and Rhizopus oryzae had similar EFM from 2.2 to 3.1 microns sec-1/V cm-1. The resolution of the spore mixture by FFE was therefore determined to be poor. Bacterial cells of Salmonella typhimurium LT2 mutants showed a distinctive EFM from 0 to 4.2 microns sec-1/V cm-1, which is a large enough difference to produce a clear separation of each mutant type from the mixture in FFE. The differences in the EFM of bacteria result from defective structures in the lipopolysaccharide of their outer membranes. The viability of bacteria in TEA buffer at 4 degrees C was investigated, and it was found to be stable for 14 days. This period is long enough to allow the performance of space experiments.</p>","PeriodicalId":77007,"journal":{"name":"Applied and theoretical electrophoresis : the official journal of the International Electrophoresis Society","volume":"4 2","pages":"65-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18877685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A model of gel electrophoresis.","authors":"B Kozulić","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Electrophoretic migration of macromolecules through gels is described in terms of dislocation of the gel polymers by migrating molecules. The polymer displacement depends on two forces. The first is the electrokinetic force of the migrating macromolecules and the second is the resisting force of the polymers. The molecules migrate in discrete steps, and in each step they pass through one gel layer. \"Doors\" are formed by a dislocation of the polymer chains in one layer whereas \"corridors\" are formed by a deformation of the layer, accompanied by dislocation of the polymers in at least one layer above and below. The model is supported by experiments showing a loss of resolution in the gels comprising a branched, polymeric cross-linker, and a faster migration of a 23 kbp than a 9.4 kbp DNA fragment in two completely different matrices, including a novel cross-linked agarose gel.</p>","PeriodicalId":77007,"journal":{"name":"Applied and theoretical electrophoresis : the official journal of the International Electrophoresis Society","volume":"4 3","pages":"117-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18619478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of major cytosolic proteins derived from spleen mononuclear cells of normal and leukemic rats.","authors":"B A Merrick, C He, M P Dieter, J K Selkirk","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Proteins from leukemic spleen cells derived from a F344 rat transplant model were investigated by 2D gel electrophoresis. The cell line was maintained in vivo by serial transplant of mononuclear spleen cells from leukemic donors into syngeneic recipients. Cytosolic proteins from mononuclear cells (MNC) were isolated from spleens of normal and leukemic rats and separated by electrophoresis. Replicate data from silver-stained gels for each preparation were compiled into Master Images using image analysis algorithms in order to characterize the normal and leukemic protein profiles. Comparative analysis showed a total of 458 proteins that were reproducibly detected in normal MNC, while almost twice the number of proteins (828) were found in leukemic MNC, suggestive of the more mitotically active tumor cells. Profile analysis showed that normal and leukemic preparations shared 228 common proteins, with 600 proteins observed only in leukemic MNC, and 230 proteins found only in normal MNC. Differences in protein patterns between normal and leukemic MNC in rats probably reflects a shift in spleen leukocyte populations and a relative induction of gene expression in leukemic MNC as compared to the normal MNC.</p>","PeriodicalId":77007,"journal":{"name":"Applied and theoretical electrophoresis : the official journal of the International Electrophoresis Society","volume":"3 5","pages":"203-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19207938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}