The purification and characterization of Dictyostelium discoideum plasma membranes |
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Authors: | Neil R Gilkes Gerald Weeks |
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Institution: | Department of Microbiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1W5 Canada |
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Abstract: | A new procedure for the purification of plasma membranes of Dictyostelium discoideum is described. Cells are broken by vigorously stirring in the presence of glass beads, and plasma membranes are isolated by equilibrium sucrose density centrifugation. The purified membranes are considerably enriched in alkaline phosphatase and 5′-nucleotidase and contain very low levels of succinate dehydrogenase and NADPH-cytochrome reductase. The purified membranes contain relatively high levels of phospholipid, sterol and carbohydrate. They appear as a relatively homogeneous population of membrane vesicles in the electron microscope. This new method of purification is compared to previously published procedures which have been found to be unsuitable for our purposes. |
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