Topographical studies on intestinal microvillous leucine beta-naphthylamidase on the outer membrane surface

J Membr Biol. 1978 Mar 20;39(4):285-96. doi: 10.1007/BF01869895.

Abstract

The location of leucine beta-naphthylamidase on the outer surface of the microvillous membrane of rabbit small intestine was examined by analyzing the interaction of antibodies against leucine beta-naphthylamidase or another microvillous enzyme, sucrase-isomaltase complex, with microvillous vesicles having different relative amounts of these enzymes, in respect to vesicle agglutination, inhibition of enzyme activity, and electron-microscopic morphology. The results obtained indicate that leucine beta-naphthylamidase, or at least its antigenic sites, protrude about 10 nm from the outer surface of the microvillous membrane.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Epitopes
  • Immunologic Techniques
  • Intestinal Mucosa / enzymology
  • Intestinal Mucosa / ultrastructure*
  • Leucyl Aminopeptidase / immunology
  • Leucyl Aminopeptidase / metabolism*
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Microvilli / enzymology
  • Microvilli / ultrastructure
  • Rabbits
  • Sucrase-Isomaltase Complex / metabolism

Substances

  • Epitopes
  • Sucrase-Isomaltase Complex
  • Leucyl Aminopeptidase