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Properties of NADPH oxidase in specific granule-rich fraction prepared from guinea pig neutrophils.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10823659     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Both the plasma membrane-rich fraction and specific granule-rich fraction prepared from human neutrophil lysate by Percoll centrifugation have been reported to contain cytochrome b558, a membrane activation factor for NADPH oxidase. In this study, the plasma membrane-rich fraction and specific granule-rich fraction of guinea pig neutrophils were prepared, and the abilities of both fractions to activate NADPH oxidase in a cell-free system consisting of either fraction, cytosol and arachidonate were compared. There was no difference in the Km value for NADPH between NADPH oxidase activated by specific granules or by plasma membranes. Optimum concentrations of arachidonate for the activation of NADPH oxidase in both the fractions were also the same. However, after freeze-thawing, the specific granules markedly lost the ability, compared to plasma membranes. Such instability of specific granules was also observed on hypotonic- or deoxycholate-treatment. The inactivation by freeze-thawing was not suppressed by proteinase inhibitors, and gp91-phox, a large subunit of cytochrome b558, was not degraded by freeze-thawing. Freeze-thawed specific granules did not affect the ability in plasma membranes, indicating the absence of an inactivating factor in specific granules. The increase in the amount of cytosol in the cell-free assay mixture did not compensate for the markedly decreased ability of freeze-thawed specific granules. Translocation of p47-phox, one of the cytosolic activation factors, to specific granules was not affected by freeze-thawing. We found that the ability of specific granules to activate NADPH oxidase was fragile, though it is unclear what is responsible for the instability, at present.
Authors:
N Abe; N Okamura; S Ishibashi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin     Volume:  23     ISSN:  0918-6158     ISO Abbreviation:  Biol. Pharm. Bull.     Publication Date:  2000 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-07-24     Completed Date:  2000-07-24     Revised Date:  2005-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9311984     Medline TA:  Biol Pharm Bull     Country:  JAPAN    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  537-41     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Hiroshima University, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cell Membrane / metabolism
Cell-Free System
Cytoplasmic Granules / metabolism
Endopeptidases / metabolism
Enzyme Activation
Female
Guinea Pigs
Humans
Kinetics
NADPH Oxidase / metabolism*
Neutrophils / cytology,  enzymology*
Subcellular Fractions / enzymology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
EC 1.6.3.1/NADPH Oxidase; EC 3.4.-/Endopeptidases

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