Histidine decarboxylase: Isolation and molecular characteristics |
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Authors: | Reinhard Grzanna |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy and Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 North Wolfe Street, 21205 Baltimore, Maryland |
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Abstract: | High levels of histidine decarboxylase activity were measured in rat basophilic leukemia cells grown in ascitic form in 4 week old WKY/N rats. The potent inhibition of this enzyme by brocresine and -methylhistidine but not by -methyl DOPA identified it as a specific histidine decarboxylase. Gel filtration and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed a molecular weight of 125,000 for the native enzyme, similar to that of fetal rat liver histidine decarboxylase. Using rat basophilic leukemia cells as starting material, histidine decarboxylase was purified extensively in a seven step procedure. Electrophoresis under denaturing conditions revealed that histidine decarboxylase is a dimeric protein consisting of two identical subunits with a molecular weight of 62,000. The results indicate that rat basophilic leukemia cells provide a new and rich source for the purification of histidine decarboxylase. |
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