The properties of neuronal plasma membranes are highly specialized, since they include the receptors by which many hormones, neurotransmitters, drugs, and toxins initiate their actions, as well as the components necessary for receiving synaptic input from a variety of sources and for generating the
Isolation and purification of normal and malignant colonic plasma membranes
β Scribed by R. J. Jackson; H. B. Stewart; G. Sachs
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 688 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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β¦ Synopsis
Plasma membrane fractions from normal colon cells and a transplantable colon adenocarcinoma were isolated and purified by differential and zonal density centrifugation. Enrichment of normal and adenocarcinoma plasma membranes was found in zonal fractions I and I1 (ZI and ZII) following centrifugation in an 18-50'70 sucrose gradient. The distribution of various marker enzymes in normal colon preparations suggested an apical origin for the membranes obtained in zonal fraction I while zonal fraction I1 appeared to contain basal-lateral membrane fragments. Enzymatic analysis of the plasma membranes derived from the colon tumor indicated that these fractions possess a more uniform distribution of Na-K+ ATPase perhaps reflecting a dedifferentiated state. The plasma membrane fractions isolated should prove useful for investigation of transport and other properties of vesicles derived from malignant and normal colon cells.
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