Macromolecular structure and aggregation states of Helicobacter pylori urease.
AUTOR(ES)
Austin, J W
RESUMO
Urease purified from Helicobacter pylori by differential ultracentrifugation and fast pressure liquid chromatography was composed of subunits with apparent molecular weights (MrS) of 66,000 and 30,000. Electron microscopy of this purified material demonstrated that it formed disc-shaped macromolecular aggregates that were approximately 13 nm in diameter and 3 nm thick. Images of both negatively stained and shadowed preparations indicated that the discs tended to stack to form pairs and then these pairs further aggregated to form four-disc stacks. This stacking of subunits explains the heterogeneity observed previously in the molecular weight of urease preparations. In some negatively stained preparations there were also some smaller (approximately 8-nm-diameter) annular units present, which may represent individual urease units or possibly an aggregate of one of the two subunits from which urease is constructed.
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