MATURATION OF HUMAN WHITE MATTER MYELIN . FRACTIONATION OF MYELIN MEMBRANE PROTEINS
MATURATION OF HUMAN WHITE MATTER MYELIN . FRACTIONATION OF MYELIN MEMBRANE PROTEINS
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DOI:
10.1021/bi00852a042
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发表时间:
1968-01-01
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
TAVASTSTJERNA, MG
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作者:
ENG, LF;CHAO, FC;TAVASTSTJERNA, MG
Materials and MethodsHuman brain tissue was obtained at autopsy. The age of the individuals ranged from 10 weeks to 92 years. Their history suggested, andthe gross and histological examination confirmed, the absence of lesions in the CNS in all except two cases with MS. The MS cases had been under clinical observation for many years, and their brains showed typical lesions. Only white matter grossly free of plaques was utilized for study. Bovine brains and sciatic nerve were obtained fresh from a local slaughterhouse. Wistar rats (16-day old) were used as the source for brain and spinal cord. Triton X-100 (alkylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol) was generously supplied by Rohm and Haas, Philadel-phia, Pa. Horse heart cytochrome C was purchased from Calbiochem, Los Angeles, Calif. Preparation of Myelin. Myelin was prepared from human and bovine white matter by the procedure of Laatsch et al.(1962; Gerstl et al., 1967) and further purified by centrifugation in a continuous sucrose gradient (Autilio et al., 1964; Eng and Noble, 1968). Neutral Salt and Acid Extraction of Myelin. Myelin was first homogenized in the cold with 0.11 m ammo-nium acetate solution (pH 6.9) for 30 min in a glass tissue homogenizer using a motor-driven Teflon pestle. On centrifugation at an average of 105,000 g for 1 hr, a myelin pellet and a clear supernatant were obtained. Using this procedure, the myelin was then extracted with 0.5 m ammonium acetate solution (pH 6.9) for 30 min. Water and ammonium acetate in the supernatant were removed by repeated lyophilization (three to five times). Following the final lyophilization, the 4455