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Effect of cations and temperature on kinetics of desmin assembly.

ABSTRACT: Smooth-muscle desmin, which was isolated from avian gizzard, was purified and used to form reconstituted intermediate filaments. Filament assembly was done in the presence of physiological cations, Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, and Na+ plus Mg2+, and with non-physiological cations Cu2+ and Ni2+. Assembly was done at 2 degrees, 22 degrees and 37 degrees C, and was monitored by absorbance and by electron microscopy. Absorbance increased most rapidly during the first 2-5 min and then increased at a slower rate with the physiological cations, but decreased after that time with the non-physiological cations. For each physiological cation, absorbance increased with increasing temperature. This was particularly evident with Ca2+, which produced the lowest absorbance at 2 degrees C and the highest at 37 degrees C. When ionic strength was comparable, filament-forming buffers that contained bivalent cations were associated with higher absorbance values. Filament diameters were significantly smaller 60 min after assembly initiation than after 5 min. Average filament diameters, when formed in the presence of Cu2+ or Ni2+, were 10% greater than in the presence of the physiological cations and did not show a consistent tendency to decrease as time increased. These results demonstrate the importance, not only of the pH and ionic composition of the filament-forming buffer, but also of the temperature and duration of dialysis for reconstitution of desmin filaments.

SUBMITTER: Stromer MH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1148241 | biostudies-other | 1987 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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