Effect of various detergents on protein migration in the second dimension of two-dimensional gels Journal Article
| Authors: | Lopez, M. F.; Patton, W. F.; Utterback, B. L.; Chung-Welch, N.; Barry, P.; Skea, W. M.; Cambria, R. P. |
| Article Title: | Effect of various detergents on protein migration in the second dimension of two-dimensional gels |
| Abstract: | Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2D)1 1 Abbreviations used: 2D, two dimensional; SDS, sodium dodecyl sulfate; PAGE, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; PBS, phosphate-buffered saline; IEF, isoelectric focusing; 16-BAC, benylidimethyl-n-hexadecylammonium chloride; LMT, n-lauroyl-n-methyltaurine. is a powerful technique used to separate complex protein mixtures. The technique involves the separation of proteins by charge in the first dimension and by molecular weight in the second dimension. The effect of substituting various detergents for sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) in the second dimension (PAGE) was investigated. Individual C-10 through C-14 alkyl sulfates, C-11 through C-14 alkyl sulfonates, sodium N-lauroyl-N-methyltaurine, N-lauroylsarcosine, sodium laurate, or benzyldimethyl-n-hexadecylammonium chloride were substituted for SDS in equilibration buffer, gel buffer, and upper running buffer. The cationic benzyldimethyl-n-hexadecylammonium chloride system was run with reversed polarity. Dramatic effects on protein migration from human mesothelial cell extracts were observed when different detergents were utilized. The C-12 (SDS) through C-14 alkyl sulfates and sulfonates resulted in anomalous migration of the simple epithelial keratins. Unlike SDS, the C-10 and C-11 alkyl sulfates and C-11 sulfonate resulted in gels in which the keratins were separated accurately with respect to their gene sequence-determined molecular weights. However, with these shorter chain alkyl sulfates and sulfonate, resolution was compromised, especially with respect to the high-molecular-weight polypeptides. The C-12 alkyl sulfate (SDS) and alkyl sulfonate provided the best resolution of polypeptides. Mixtures of C-11 sulfate and SDS resulted in gels with better sequence molecular weight estimates and high resolution. In addition, trace amounts of sodium tetradecyl sulfate/sodium heptadecyl sulfate in commercial SDS preparations had an effect on polypeptide resolution. © 1991. |
| Keywords: | unclassified drug; human cell; comparative study; proteins; protein analysis; actin; beta tubulin; ph; structure-activity relationship; assay; epithelium; cytokeratin; protein structure; electrophoresis, gel, two-dimensional; molecular weight; adipose tissue; mesothelium cell; two dimensional gel electrophoresis; polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; electrophoresis, polyacrylamide gel; detergent; detergents; alpha tubulin; dodecyl sulfate sodium; human; priority journal; article; isoelectric point; alkanesulfonic acid; alkyl sulfate; cetalkonium halide; laurate sodium; n lauroyl n methyltaurine; n lauroylsarcosine |
| Journal Title: | Analytical Biochemistry |
| Volume: | 199 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 0003-2697 |
| Publisher: | Academic Press, Elsevier Inc |
| Date Published: | 1991-11-15 |
| Start Page: | 35 |
| End Page: | 44 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0003-2697(91)90266-v |
| PUBMED: | 1807160 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Article -- Source: Scopus |
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