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Title: Segments of paramyosin formed by cleavage at sites of cysteine residues. Author: Cowgill RW. Journal: Biochemistry; 1975 Sep 23; 14(19):4277-9. PubMed ID: 241377. Abstract: The helical muscle protein beta-paramyosin of 200,000 was treated by the general method of G. R. Jacobson et al. (1973), J. Biol. Chem. 248, 6583) for cleavage of the polypeptide chain at the site of Cys residues. The protein cleaved into two segments: CCF-1 of 140,000 daltons and CCF-2 of 60,000 daltons. The two segments were separated and some properties were compared. Circular dichroism measurements indicated that CCF-1 was completely helical and that CCF-2 was 85% in the alpha-helical form. The molecular size, resistance to pepsin digestion, stability to heat and urea, and solubility of CCF-1 were all similar to corresponding properties of a pepsin-resistant segment PPC-1 described earlier (Cowgill, R. W. (1972), Biochemistry 11, 4532). By contrast, the properties of CCF-2 were distinctly different. It was concluded that the CCF-1 segment, like the PPC-1 segment, arose from the N-terminal two-thirds of the paramyosin molecule. The CCF-2 segment from the C-terminal one-third of paramyosin had limited solubility at neutral pH that matched the low solubility of paramyosin. It was concluded that the CCF-2 region is responsible for the self-aggregating tendency of paramyosin at neutral pH and low ionic strength.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]