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  • Title: Isolation of human tyrosinase from cultured melanoma cells.
    Author: Wittbjer A, Dahlbäck B, Odh G, Rosengren AM, Rosengren E, Rorsman H.
    Journal: Acta Derm Venereol; 1989; 69(2):125-31. PubMed ID: 2564229.
    Abstract:
    Tyrosinase was isolated from cultured melanoma cells using a procedure involving solubilization of the enzyme by means of Triton X-100, followed by different types of chromatography and tryptic digestion to make the enzyme soluble even in the absence of detergent. Starting with a membranous material containing 72 mg protein, 0.21 mg tyrosinase was obtained. The recovery of tyrosinase was 36% of the quantity found in the membranous starting material. In order to acquire a completely purified enzyme preparation suitable for amino acid sequence analysis, SDS-PAGE followed by blotting onto a polyvinylidene difluoride membrane was performed as a final step. The apparent molecular weight was found to be 66,000. Determination of the amino acids of the aminoterminal portion by automated Edman degradation showed the following sequence: His-Phe-Pro-Arg-Ala-X-Val-Ser-Ser-Lys-Asn-Leu-Met-Glu-Lys-Glu-X-X-Pro-Pr o-The enzyme purified has an amino acid sequence identical with that of human tyrosinase deduced from c-DNA by Kwon et al. Striking similarities between our amino acid sequence and that predicted by Yamamoto et al. from mouse tyrosinase c-DNA were also observed.
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