TY - JOUR
T1 - Expression of plant genes in transfected mammalian cells
T2 - Accumulation of recombinant preLHCIIb proteins within cytoplasmic inclusion bodies
AU - Broido, S.
AU - Loyter, A.
AU - Vainstein, A.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to Mrs. Rina Timberg for her skillful in the electron microscopy experiments. This work was supported grants from the Harry Kay and Shonbrun Foundations to A.V.
PY - 1991/1
Y1 - 1991/1
N2 - Transfection of the monkey COS-7 cells with an expression vector bearing the Lemma gibba LHCIIb AB30 or AB19 genes led to the synthesis of the LHCIIb polypeptide precursors (preLHCIIb). This was inferred mainly from Western blot analysis which has revealed the appearance of a single immunoprecipitation band following the use of three different preparations of anti-LHCIIb antibodies. Synthesis of the precursor polypeptides, not the mature processed LHCIIb protein, was evident from the molecular weight of the newly synthesized protein, inferred from its position in the gel. Expression of the AB30 and AB19 genes was also evident from the appearance of specific transcripts only in transfected cells. Immunofluorescence observations revealed the appearance of distinct fluorescent spots in about 1-2% of the transfected cells. The same was observed following immunogold staining and electron microscopy studies, which revealed a specific association of gold particles with amorphous structures only in transfected cells. The preLHCIIb synthesized by transfected COS-7 cells was insoluble in a variety of detergents and could be solubilized only by 8 M urea or 0.1 N NaOH. These properties are characteristic of proteins accumulating within inclusion bodies of prokaryotes.
AB - Transfection of the monkey COS-7 cells with an expression vector bearing the Lemma gibba LHCIIb AB30 or AB19 genes led to the synthesis of the LHCIIb polypeptide precursors (preLHCIIb). This was inferred mainly from Western blot analysis which has revealed the appearance of a single immunoprecipitation band following the use of three different preparations of anti-LHCIIb antibodies. Synthesis of the precursor polypeptides, not the mature processed LHCIIb protein, was evident from the molecular weight of the newly synthesized protein, inferred from its position in the gel. Expression of the AB30 and AB19 genes was also evident from the appearance of specific transcripts only in transfected cells. Immunofluorescence observations revealed the appearance of distinct fluorescent spots in about 1-2% of the transfected cells. The same was observed following immunogold staining and electron microscopy studies, which revealed a specific association of gold particles with amorphous structures only in transfected cells. The preLHCIIb synthesized by transfected COS-7 cells was insoluble in a variety of detergents and could be solubilized only by 8 M urea or 0.1 N NaOH. These properties are characteristic of proteins accumulating within inclusion bodies of prokaryotes.
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U2 - 10.1016/0014-4827(91)90183-U
DO - 10.1016/0014-4827(91)90183-U
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C2 - 1984416
AN - SCOPUS:0026021458
SN - 0014-4827
VL - 192
SP - 248
EP - 255
JO - Experimental Cell Research
JF - Experimental Cell Research
IS - 1
ER -