Thyroglobulin structure-function: the effect of iodination on the structure of human thyroglobulin |
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Authors: | K M Zabel A B Rawitch |
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Institution: | Department of Biochemistry, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66103 USA |
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Abstract: | Thyroglobulin of very low iodine content has been prepared from a single non-toxic human goitre. The initial iodine content of the protein (0.038%) has been increased to levels of 0.16% and 0.85% by in vitro treatment with thyroid peroxidase and the resulting proteins studied with respect to their intrinsic fluorescence, circular dichroism spectra and binding of the hydrophobic probe 1,8-anilinonaphthalene sulfonic acid (ANS). While significant differences were observed between levels of iodination in both the ANS binding and intrinsic fluorescence of the thyroglobulin, no significant differences in the near and far UV circular dichroism spectra of the protein as a function of iodine content were observed. These data suggest that, the iodination of thyroglobulin effects specific areas of the protein without significant disruption of its overall secondary structure. |
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Keywords: | tk thymidine kinase HAT hypoxanthine-aminopterin-thymidine HSV herpes simplex virus |
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