Self‐Nonself Recognition Activity Extracted from Self‐Sterile Eggs of the Ascidian, Ciona intestinalis
Self‐Nonself Recognition Activity Extracted from Self‐Sterile Eggs of the Ascidian, Ciona intestinalis
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海鞘自育卵提取的自我-非自我识别活性
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发表时间:
1991
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通讯作者:
M. Nakauchi
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作者:
K. Kawamura;Maki Nomura;Tomoko Kameda;Hiroko Shimamoto;M. Nakauchi
Eggs of the hermaphrodite, self‐sterile ascidian, Ciona intestinalis, were washed with acid seawater (pH 3.2), and the washing solution was then adjusted to pH 8.2. This solution was found to inhibit only the binding of non‐autologous sperm to the vitelline coat (VC) of eggs, indicating that it contained self‐nonself recognition activity. This activity was heat‐stable and insensitive to trypsin, but was destroyed by V‐8 protease and α‐glucosidase. Both the hydrophobic and hydrophilic components of a lyophilized powder of the extract showed allo‐recognizing activity. On TLC, the hydrophobic components gave a major spot of glucose (Glc) and a peptide spot(s) containing mainly glutamic acid and/or glutamine (Glx). The glucosyl conjugate was purified by HPLC and shown to block sperm‐egg binding to various extents. Individual peptide subfractions had no inhibitory activity, but in combination they showed inhibitory activity. These findings suggest that the acid extract of Ciona eggs contains a Glc‐enriched nonspecific inhibitor of sperm‐egg binding, which could be the primary effector of self‐incompatibility, and Glx‐enriched modulators, which serve as acceptors of allo‐sperm. The cooperative interactions of these components may be responsible for the diversity of allo‐recognition in Ciona gametes.
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发表时间:
1987
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Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
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Takada,S;Engleman,EG
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Engleman,EG