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Isolation and reconstitution of the formylpeptide receptor from HL-60 derived neutrophils

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:7009629

A multifunctional receptor for N-formylpeptides exists on the membranes of neutrophils. This receptor has now been isolated from neutrophils derived from HL-60 promyelocytic leukemia cells. After solubilization by Nonidet-P40 and purification by affinity chromatography and HPLC the isolated receptor was reconstituted into egg phosphatidylcholine vesicles by SM-2 Bio-Bead removal of the Nonidet-P40. SDS-PAGE of the affinity column eluate and the fraction obtained by HPLC showed one major band with an apparent molecular weight of 76,000. Analysis of the affinity and selectivity of the receptor was done by direct binding of two high-affinity ligands, formyl-Met-Leu({sup 3}H)Phe-OH and formyl-Nle-Leu-Phe({sup 3}H)Tyr-OH. The data suggest that the receptor can be purified to homogeneity and reconstituted without apparent alteration of its binding affinity and selectivity, and that there appear to be no co-factors of subunits upon which these binding characteristics are dependent.

Research Organization:
Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA (USA)
OSTI ID:
7009629
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English