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Two-Step Purification of Mouse Kidney Ornithine Decarboxylase

1988; Marcel Dekker; Volume: 18; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00327488808062524

2331-0510

Masaki Nishiyama, Senya Matsufuji, Ryuhei Kanamoto, Munehiro Takano, Yasuko Murakami, Shinichi Hayashi,

Metabolism and Genetic Disorders

Abstract We developed a simple two-step purification procedure for ornithine decarboxylase (ODC, EC 4. 1. 1. 17), consisting of DEAE-Cellulofine chromatography and affinity chromatography on a HO-101 monoclonal anti-rat liver ODC antibody-Affi-Gel 10 column. By this method, ODC was purified 1700-fold to homogeneity with about 80% yield from the kidney of ICR mice treated with testosterone enanthate. The final specific activity range between 1. 0 × 106−1. 4 × 106 nmol/h. mg protein. On SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoretic analysis, the final preparations gave a major protein band of Mr 54, 000 and a minor band of Mr 51, 000. Although relative staining intensity of the two bands varied depending on preparations, both bands could be stained by immunoblotting and labeled by a preincubation with [14C)difluoromethylornithine (DFMO). On Oudin double diffusion immunoanalysis, a single fused precipitin line was formed between purified anti-mouse kidney ODC IgG and both the purified enzyme and crude mouse kidney extract. In contradiction with earlier reports, no significant difference was observed between mouse kidney ODC and rat liver ODC in either final specific activity or specific binding of labeled DFMO.