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APOPTOSIS
Volume 11, Issue 7, Pages 1121-1129Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10495-006-8159-3
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cytochrome c; apoptotic marker; ELISA; leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein-1; leucine-rich repeats
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Cytochrome c (Cyt c) has been implicated as a serum marker for aberrant apoptosis and, thus, has considerable clinical potential. Using a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) we found that the sensitivity of Cyt c detection is reduced in the presence of serum. The inhibitory factor responsible was purified from both fetal bovine serum and human serum employing standard chromatography procedures followed by affinity chromatography on Affi-Gel 10-bound Cyt c. In SDS-PAGE, bands at 44 kD and 50 kD were observed for the bovine and human proteins, respectively. Mass spectrometry analysis identified the serum inhibitory factor as leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein-1 (LR alpha 2GP1). This identification may lead to a modified ELISA to quantify total Cyt c in patients' sera. LR alpha 2GP1 is the first extracellular ligand for Cyt c that has been identified. A physiological function associated with binding is suggested.
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