THE PRESENCE OF GPI-LINKED PROTEIN(S) IN AN ARCHAEOBACTERIUM, SULFOLOBUS-ACIDOCALDARIUS, CLOSELY-RELATED TO EUKARYOTES

Authors
KOBAYASHI T NISHIZAKI R IKEZAWA H
Citation
T. Kobayashi et al., THE PRESENCE OF GPI-LINKED PROTEIN(S) IN AN ARCHAEOBACTERIUM, SULFOLOBUS-ACIDOCALDARIUS, CLOSELY-RELATED TO EUKARYOTES, Biochimica et biophysica acta (G). General subjects, 1334(1), 1997, pp. 1-4
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Biophysics
Journal title
Biochimica et biophysica acta (G). General subjects → ACNP
ISSN journal
03044165
Volume
1334
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1 - 4
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-4165(1997)1334:1<1:TPOGPI>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
GPI-anchored proteins are distributed ubiquitously in eukaryotes, but not in procaryotes. By methabolic-labeling of Sulfolobus acidocaldariu s cells, C-14-radiolabeled precursors of GPI and caldarchaetidylinosit ol were incorporated into 120, 143 and 185 kDa proteins. The 185 kDa p rotein was specifically solubilized by bacterial phosphatidylinositol- specific phospholipase C. Therefore, Sulfolobus proved to contain at l east one GPI-anchored proteins.