Mouse complement component C7 was purified from serum by a sequential
procedure of fractionation precipitation by ammonium sulfate, followed
by DE-52 anion exchange chromatography, Protein G affinity column chr
omatography, Mono S cation exchange chromatography and Superdex 200 ge
l filtration. The final product contained a highly purified mouse C7 c
omponent showing a single band on SDS-PAGE at the apparent M(r)s of 90
kDa and 100 kDa under non-reduced and reduced conditions respectively
. The yield of C7, which was measured by the biological activity, was
7.0%.