Isolation of secretory vesicles from Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Autor: Tina Etcheverry, Randy Schekman, Cherie L. Holcomb
Rok vydání: 1987
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Zdroj: Analytical Biochemistry. 166:328-334
ISSN: 0003-2697
DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(87)90581-1
Popis: Purification of secretory vesicles from Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been hindered because these organelles normally represent a small proportion of cellular membranes. In the yeast secretory mutant sec1, secretory vesicles accumulate intracellularly in large quantities. Using a sec1 strain we have devised a procedure for the partial purification of these vesicles. The purification employs differential and density gradient centrifugations and an electrophoretic separation of membranes. The fractions obtained from this procedure are enriched for secretory vesicles at least fivefold over other cellular membranes. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of solubilized membrane fractions reveals a distinct set of polypeptides associated with secretory vesicles.
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