EPIGENETIC INTERCONVERSIONS OF MULTIPLE FORMS OF MOUSE LIVER CATALASE
EPIGENETIC INTERCONVERSIONS OF MULTIPLE FORMS OF MOUSE LIVER CATALASE
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DOI:
10.1016/0014-5793(70)80488-4
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发表时间:
1970-01-01
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
MASTERS, CJ
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作者:
HOLMES, RS;MASTERS, CJ
Although the properties of mammalian catalase (hydrogen peroxide: hydrogen peroxide oxidoreductase, EC 1. 11. 1.6) have been extensively investigated, a diversity of opinion remains evident in the current literature as to the extent and nature of the multiplicity of this enzyme. Differing numbers of catalase heteromorphs have been resolved from mammalian liver and erythrocyte extracts by groups of workers using techniques such as polyacrylamide[1, 21 and starch gel electrophoresis [3, 4], immunoelectrophoresis[S, 61, and ion-exchange chromatography[1, 5, 7-91. In addition, catalase activities have been identified in both the cell sap and particmate fractions of liver and kidney with the major portion of the particulate activity being localized in the peroxisomes as both soluble and bound forms (for reviews see [4, IO]). Electrophoretically distinct catalases have been identified both in these separate fractions [3] and in different tissues [4, 6] from species such as rat and mouse; whereas other mammals such as sheep [4] and beef cattle [1 l] exhibit a uniform pattern of multiple forms throughout the different constituent tissues and subcelhrlar fractions. This complex multiplicity of catalase stands in contrast to the simple chemical and genetic picture of the enzyme. Chemical studies on beef liver catalase have shown that the enzyme consists of four identical subunits [121, and genetic studies, utilizing the inborn error “acatalasemia” in humans and mice, have indicated that a single structural gene is responsible for the total synthesis of the enzyme (for review see [131). This present communication attempts to reconcile these apparently divergent aspects by providing evi-