The 26S proteasome in garlic (Allium sativum): purification and partial characterization |
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Authors: | Malik Mazhar N Spivack Warren D Sheikh Ashfaq M Fenko Michael D |
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Affiliation: | Department of Neuropharmacology, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1050 Forest Hill Road, Staten Island, New York 10314, USA. |
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Abstract: | The 26S proteasome (multicatalytic protease complex, MPC) was purified from fresh garlic cloves (Allium sativum) to near homogeneity by ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-sephacel, gel filtration on Sepharose-4B, and glycerol density gradient centrifugation. Two alpha-type (20S proteasome "catalytic core") subunits were identified by the direct sequencing of peptide fragments (mass fingerprint analysis, Mass Spectrometry Lab, Stanford University) or the sequencing of a cloned cDNA generated using a garlic cDNA library as the template; these subunits were found to have a high homology to those from other plants. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under denaturing conditions separated the garlic MPC into multiple polypeptides having molecular masses in the range of 21-35 (components of the 20S catalytic core) and 55-100 kDa (components of the 19S regulatory units). The banding pattern of the garlic MCP is similar to that of spinach and rat liver with minor differences in some components; however, polyclonal antibodies against mammalian proteasomes failed to significantly stain the enzyme from garlic. This is the first work to identify the garlic proteasome. |
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