THE 3RD SUBUNIT OF DESULFOVIRIDIN-TYPE DISSIMILATORY SULFITE REDUCTASES

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作者
PIERIK, AJ [1 ]
DUYVIS, MG [1 ]
VANHELVOORT, JMLM [1 ]
WOLBERT, BG [1 ]
HAGEN, WR [1 ]
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[1] AGR UNIV WAGENINGEN,DEPT BIOCHEM,BIOCHEM LAB,DREIJENLAAN 3,6703 HA WAGENINGEN,NETHERLANDS
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY | 1992年 / 205卷 / 01期
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10.1111/j.1432-1033.1992.tb16757.x
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
In addition to the 50-kDa (alpha) and 40-kDa (beta) subunits, an 11-kDa polypeptide has been discovered in highly purified Desulfovibrio vulgaris (Hildenborough) dissimilatory sulfite reductase. This is in contrast with the hitherto generally accepted alpha(2)beta(2) tetrameric subunit composition. Purification, high-ionic-strength gel-filtration, native electrophoresis and isoelectric focussing do not result in dissociation of the 11-kDa polypeptide from the complex. Densitometric scanning of SDS gels and denaturing gel-filtration indicate a stoichiometric occurrence. A similar 11-kDa polypeptide is present in the desulfoviridin of D. vulgaris oxamicus (Monticello), D. gigas and D. desulfuricans ATCC 27774. We attribute an alpha(2)beta(2)gamma(2) subunit structure to desulfoviridin-type sulfite reductases. N-terminal sequences of the alpha, beta and gamma-subunits are reported.
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