STUDIES ON SULFHYDRYL GROUPS DURING CELL DIVISION OF SEA URCHIN EGG : III. —SH Groups of KCl-Soluble Proteins and Their Change during Cleavage |
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Authors: | Hikoichi Sakai |
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Institution: | From the Department of Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, and the Misaki Marine Biological Station, Miura-shi, Japan |
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Abstract: | Sea urchin egg proteins extracted with KCl are mostly TCA-soluble and, conversely, those extracted with TCA are KCl-soluble. Both groups are water-insoluble and show fluctuations in—SH content during the division cycle. The fluctuation of the—SH groups of the KCl-soluble protein of the whole egg is due to a —SH—S—S— interchange within the freely reacting groups and not within the sluggish and masked —SH groups of the protein. The —SH content of the KCl-soluble protein of the egg cortex also fluctuates in a similar way. |
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