Isolation of tocopherol-binding proteins from the cytosol of smooth muscle A7r5 cells. |
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| Authors: | K A Na?ecz M J Na?ecz A Azzi |
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| Affiliation: | Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw. |
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| Abstract: | Cultured smooth muscle A7r5 cells were able to take up alpha-tocopherol (32 +/- 1.2 nmol/mg protein) the largest part of which (60%) was present in the cytosolic fraction. Using a tocopherol-based affinity chromatography and alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and delta-tocopherols as eluants, three polypeptides of molecular masses 81, 58 and 31 kDa were eluted. This preparation had alpha-[3H]tocopherol binding capability. The 58-kDa polypeptide could also be eluted by chromanol and the 81-kDa polypeptide could be eluted also by phytol. The 81-kDa polypeptide had the unique P-E-E-D-Q-X-Q-Y N-terminal sequence. |
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