Human hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase. Evidence for tetrameric structure

J Biol Chem. 1978 Jun 25;253(12):4459-63.

Abstract

Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (EC 2.4.2.8) has been purified 23,000-fold from normal human erythrocytes. The purification includes affinity chromatography on a GMP column. The subunit molecular weight of the enzyme obtained from this purification is 24,000. The finding of four protein species after cross-linkage of the highly purified enzyme with dimethylsuberimidate, dimethyladipimidate, and glutaraldehyde suggests that the enzyme may exist in the native state as a tetramer.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Erythrocytes / enzymology
  • Humans
  • Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase* / blood
  • Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase* / isolation & purification
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Molecular Weight
  • Protein Conformation

Substances

  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase