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J. Biochem, 1984, Vol. 96, No. 5 1547-1558
© 1984 Japanese Biochemical Society

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An 18K Protein from Ascites Hepatoma Cell Depolymerizes Actin Filaments Rapidly1

Yasutaka OHTA, Sachiko ENDO, Eisuke NISHIDA, Hiromu MUROFUSHI and Hikoichi SAKAI

Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113

Several actin binding proteins were isolated from ascites hepatoma cells AH7974 by DNase I affinity chromatography. Among them, a protein having a molecular weight of 18,000 was further purified by DEAE cellulose and hydroxyapatite column chromatographies and gel filtration on a Sephadex G-75 column. The 18K protein not only inhibits actin polymerization but also depolymerizes actin filaments. This conclusion was supported by viscosity and fluorescence intensity measurements and the DNase I inhibition assay. A chemical cross-linking experiment suggested that the 18K protein binds to monomeric actin and forms an 18K-actin 1 : 1 complex. The net depolymerization rate by the 18K protein measured by the DNase I inhibition assay was slower than the rapid reduction of the fluorescence intensity of pyrene-labeled F-actin upon addition of the 18K protein. This result suggests that the 18K protein not only binds to monomeric actin but also binds to actin filaments directly. The sedimentation assay showed that a part of the 18K protein was cosedimented with actin filaments. Electron microscopic observations demonstrated that the 18K protein decreased the amount of actin filaments and the remaining filaments appeared to be decorated and distorted by the 18K protein. The 18K protein had no Ca2+ ion sensitivity and exhibited the same effect on both this tumor actin and muscle actin.

1 This work was supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan (Nos. 57440004, 57380016, 58780176, and 58540454).


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