The amino acid sequence of the rabbit lutropin beta subunit |
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Authors: | Stephan D Glenn Hyun S Nahm and Darrell N Ward |
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Institution: | (1) W. Alton Jones Cell Science Center, Old Barn Road, Lake Placid, New York;(2) Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute at Houston, Houston, Texas |
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Abstract: | The amino acid sequence of the beta subunit of rabbit lutropin (lLH) has been determined. The amino terminus of about 97% of the beta subunit has a two amino acid extension (pyro-Glu-Pro) compared to other lutropin beta sequences. Overlapping peptides from trypsin and chymotrypsin digestions of the performic acid-oxidized beta subunit and trypsin digestion of the S-aminoethylated cysteine beta subunit were isolated by chromatography on TSK Fractogel 40F and high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). Sequencing was by a combination of the dansyl-Edman method and the direct Edman method. Amide placements were established by HPLC analysis of the PTH amino acid derivatives. The proposed sequence of lLH subunit is: This sequence is highly homologous to the other known lutropin beta subunits, especially rat and pig lutropin beta (91%). Partial cleavage of the peptide bond between Asp-79 and Pro-80 was observed during cyanogen bromide treatment. Rabbit thyrotropin and thyrotropin beta subunit copurified with lLH and lLH except at a final chromatography on Sephadex G-100. |
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Keywords: | rabbit lutropin (lLH) beta subunit rabbit LH amino acid sequence lLH rabbit thyrotropin (lTSH) beta subunit rabbit TSH |
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