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Lectin-based Isolation and Culture of Mouse Embryonic Motoneurons
Published on: September 15, 2011
Purification and characterization of a mitogenic lectin from Penicillium duclauxii
Ram Sarup Singh1, Amandeep Kaur Walia1, John F Kennedy2
1Carbohydrate and Protein Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002, Punjab, India.
Abstract:
Lectins are proteins/glycoproteins of non-immune origin which interact specifically and non-covalently with carbohydrate moieties on the cell surface. In this study, a lectin was purified from Penicillium duclauxii by ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sepharose and gel filtration chromatography on a Sephadex G-100 column. An overall recovery of 94.11% and 60-fold purification was achieved. The purified lectin had a molecular weight of 54.9 kDa and was found to be heterogeneous as revealed by double band of sub-units with molecular mass of 21.13 kDa and 33.26 kDa, under reducing conditions. It is a glycoprotein with carbohydrate content of 3.95%. Lectin induced haemagglutination of erythrocytes was inhibited strongly by glycoproteins such as bovine submaxillary mucin, porcine stomach mucin and fetuin. The maximum haemagglutinating activity of P. duclauxii lectin was maintained after incubation at a temperature and pH range of 20-35 °C and 6.0-8.0, respectively. The haemagglutinating activity of P. duclauxii lectin was unaffected by EDTA and various metal ions. The purified P. duclauxii lectin exhibited maximum mitogenic activity towards mouse splenocytes at a concentration of 75 μg/mL. This manuscript reports a novel lectin from P. duclauxii with potent mitogenic activity towards mouse splenocytes.
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