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Distribution and homologies of subunits in the LDH isoenzyme pattern of urodeles
1Institut für Molekularbiologie und Biochemie der Freien Universität Berlin.
Abstract:
1. The subunit distribution and homologies of LDH isoenzymes are investigated in the species Triturus vulgaris, cristatus, alpestris and helveticus, and Ambystoma mexicanum by means of immunoprecipitation and starch gel electrophoresis. 2. Fresh tissue extracts contain the following patterns: (a) Trit. vulgaris--Two isoenzymes: the M4 and H4 tetramers. No hybrid formation is observed between H and M subunits. (b) Trit. cristatus--Two isoenzymes: the M4 and H4 tetramers. Occasional hybrid formation between H and M subunits takes place. (c) Trit. alpestris--Six isoenzymes: the M4, H4, H3H', H2H'2, HH'3 and H'4 tetramers. No hybrid formation between the M and the H and H' subunits is detected. (d) Trit. helveticus--Six isoenzymes: the M4, H4, H3H', H2H'2, HH'3, and H'4 tetramers; the H' subunit is more positively charged than the M subunit, which leads to pattern reversal in heart and skeletal muscle tissues. No hybrid formation between the M and the H and H' subunits is observed. (e) Ambyst. mex.--Eleven isoenzymes in heart, eye and brain, six isoenzymes in all other tissues tested. The presence of two M subunits, which form hybrids with the H subunit in a restricted way, is suggested. 3. In tissue extracts of the tested species the tendency of all present LDH subunits to form hybrids with each other without restriction is increased after prolonged storage at 2 degrees C. 4. The most acidic of the major isoenzymes (LDH1) in Trit. vulgaris, cristatus and helveticus tends to split into a series of sub-bands which migrate faster to the anode than the original main band.
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