Immunological Identity of the Two Different Molecular Mass Constltutive Subunits of Liver Arginase
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Biological Chemistry Hoppe-Seyler
- Vol. 375 (8), 537-542
- https://doi.org/10.1515/bchm3.1994.375.8.537
Abstract
A detailed understanding of the regulatory mechanisms of arginase in the cell will depend on the clarification of the origin of the two different molecular mass subunits and on the arrangements of them to constitute the native enzyme. Here, we show the immunological recognition of the 39.5 and 37.0 kDa subunits of arginase by antibodies against both subunits. We also find that the subunit stoichiometry (39.5 kDa: 37.0 kDa) present in purified arginase preparations as well as in fresh isolated microsomes and cytoplasm corresponds to 3:1, indicating high prevalence of a constant arrangement of the constitutive subunits of arginase. These findings represent evidence for a limited posttranscriptional or posttranslational modification of only a fraction of the synthesized arginase in liver.Keywords
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