Analysis of plasma membrane protein changes in Dictyostelium discoideum during concanavalin A induced receptor redistribution using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis - PubMed (original) (raw)

Analysis of plasma membrane protein changes in Dictyostelium discoideum during concanavalin A induced receptor redistribution using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis

W F Patton et al. Electrophoresis. 1990 Jan.

Abstract

The 127 major polypeptides obtained from the purified plasma membrane of Dictyostelium discoideum were examined using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and a microcomputer-based videodensitometer. Plasma membrane proteins were analyzed at four discrete stages of concanavalin A induced cell surface capping; (i) the cell surface in the absence of ligand (unbound), (ii) the surface immediately after ligand binding (bound), (iii) the cell surface after receptors had patched (patched) and (iv) the cell surface after receptors had capped (capped). Plasma membranes were obtained at various stages of capping by using a colloidal silica density perturbation technique which immediately immobilized the proteins, preserving their lateral distribution in the bilayer during the isolation. Proteins were characterized with respect to post-translational modification changes resulting from the capping process as well as changes in their association with the plasma membrane fraction. Posttranslational changes of plasma membrane proteins, such as phosphorylation, methylation and proteolytic cleavage, were not observed during the four stages of capping. Myosin heavy chain phosphorylation, however, decreased almost twofold during patching and capping. Actin, which is known to colocalize directly underneath capped receptors did not appear to be recruited to the cap from the cytoplasm.

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Analysis of plasma membrane protein changes in Dictyostelium discoideum during concanavalin A induced receptor redistribution using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis - PubMed (original) (raw)