Purification and spectral characterization of a 121-kilodalton phytochrome from etiolated pea (Pisum sativum L.) seedlings |
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Authors: | Nakazawa, Miki Kakihana, Junko Hisabori, Toru Manabe, Katsushi |
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Affiliation: | 1Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba Ibaraki, 305 Japan 3Department of Biology, Yokohama City University Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236 Japan |
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Abstract: | Procedures for the purification of native phytochrome from etiolatedpea seedlings without the use of immuno-purification techniquesare described. Phytochrome (in the PFR form) was purified bypolyethyleneglycol fractionation, adsorption to pentyl agaroseand batch elution, chromatography on DEAE-Sepharose, adsorptionto phenyl Toyopearl and batch elution, and chromatography onRed Toyopearl. The resulting phytochrome had specific absorbanceratios (SAR = A666/A280 of PR) that ranged from 0.55 to 0.6.The subsequent chromatography on Sephacryl S-300 yielded verypure phytochrome with a SAR of 0.98. PR and PFR peaks in thedifference spectrum of the phytochrome were centered at 665and 730 nm, respectively. The spectral change ratio (Ar/Afr)of the difference spectrum was unchanged after the chromatographyon phenyl Toyopearl, and the value was 1.051.08, indicatingthat the spectral properties of this preparation were intact.The absorption spectra indicated that the peak absorbance ofPFR was at 728730 nm and that of PR was at 666667nm. These peak positions were essentially same as those obtainedwith the undegraded oat phytochrome. Incubation of the samplepurified on Sephacryl S-300 at 25?C for 5 h in either the PRor PFR form did not result in degradation of the molecule. Therate of dark reversion of PFR observed with the purified peaphytochrome was similar to that observed in vivo. The additionof dithionite had no effect on the reversion rate. 2Present address: Fuji-Gotenba, Research Lab. of Chugai PharmaceuticalCo. Ltd., Gotenba, Shizuoka, 412 Japan (Received February 22, 1990; Accepted May 28, 1990) |
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