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N P Mertvetsov

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[Lambdoid phage structural proteins and antigens].

The composition of structural proteins of lambdoid phages such as lambda, phi 80 434 divided by molecular weights was determined by means of SDS-disc-electrophoresis in a 15% polyacrylamide gel. The proteins of the same phages were divided by isoelectric points using an isoelectric focusing in a 5,25% polyacrylamide gel with 8 M urea and a gradient pH 7.0--3.5. The both methods brought out a composition character of the virion proteins and illustrated the high degree of similarity among the structural proteins of phages lambda and 434 and a far less similarity among the proteins lambda and phi 80. The antigenic composition of the lambdoid phage was determined and the basic antigenes were identified on one-dimensional and two-dimensional immunoelectrophoregrams. The appreciable immunochemical affinity of basic antigenes of the lambda and 434, but a partial affinity of the phages lambda and phi 80 were found. The basic protein of the head pE proved to be immunochemically similar for all three phages.

Antigens, Viral↗

[Peptide mapping of the major proteins in 2 strains of influenza virus].

The protein composition of two influenza A virus strains from different serological groups was studied. For preliminary separation of envelope and core proteins the virus was treated with nonionic detergent Triton X-100 solution followed by chromatography in ultragel AcA 34. After their separation by disk electrophoresis and treatment with trypsin they were labeled with tritium and peptide analysis was carried out. Differences in peptide maps between the appropriate light and heavy chains of hemagglutinins of the strains under study were demonstrated. Differences in the composition of nucleoprotein and matrix protein were insignificant.

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[Multiple forms of tyrosine aminotransferase in rat liver cells and their role in cell homeostasis].

Properties and hormonal regulation of activity of multiple forms of tyrosine aminotransferase in rat liver cells are considered with particular reference to regulation of synthesis of the multiple forms of tyrosine aminotransferase by glucocorticoid hormones. A role of tyrosine aminotransferase multiple forms in the adaptive reactions of cells during induction and postinduction periods is discussed.

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[Radioimmunoanalytic study of the kinetics of lambda phage structural protein synthesis].

The kinetics of the lambda-phage major structural protein syntheses was determined during the lytic development by radioimmunoassay. For this purpose, the individual structural proteins such as pE, pV and pD were isolated in polyacrylamide gel by the preparative SDS-electrophoresis. The proper monospecific antisera were obtained. All the proteins were labelled with 125J in vitro by a chloramine method. The degree of nativity for iodinated proteins was determined by the electrophoretic and immunochemical methods. The concentrations of proteins pE, pV and pD were measured in lysates of E. coli W3350 cells infected with the phage lambda C1857 at various time intervals after infection using a competitive radioimmunoassay. The concentrations of all three proteins turned out to increase sharply between 20 and 40 minutes after infection, then the rate of synthesis of structual proteins declined gradually. On a cell basis the accumulation of major proteins of the head such as pE and pD exceeded by a factor of 10 or 20 the amount required for collection of the infected progeny or pahge; at the same time the primary component of the tail pV accumulated to a lesser extent. The autonomic regulation of the syntheses of major phage proteins is assumed to be exercised as a translation level in the lytic development of the phage lambda.

Antigens, Viral↗

[Antigenic structure of bacteriophage lambda. Identification of the chief antigens of bacteriophage lambda].

The antigenic composition of the bacteriophages lambdaC1857 and lambdagt-lambdaC was investigated by modified immunoelectrophoresis in a 1,2% agarose gel involving 1% Triton X-100 and 0,25% sodium desoxycholate. The phages lambdaC1857 and lambdagt-lambdaC were shown to have identical antigenic compositions and to comprise three basic antigens, such as a1, a2, a3. The main structural proteins of the phage such as pE, pV and pD were isolated by preparative electrophoresis in 13% polyacrilamide gel. The immunophoresis of individual proteins indicated the antigens a1, a2 and a3 to be proteins pV, pD and pE, respectively.

Antigens, Viral↗

[The use of a biotinated probe for the detection of the genomic RNA of the hepatitis A virus in clinical specimens].

A detection technique for hepatitis A virus (HAV) RNA by means of molecular hybridization using ss-biotinated DNA probe on the basis of M13 bacteriophage is described. The technique sensitivity reached 1-10 pg of control DNA or 100-500 pg of HAV. The experiments for detection of HAV carriers among the patients and contacts from foci of HAV outbreaks were carried out. A comparative analysis of the above technique and enzyme immunoassay and amplification technique was done and good coincidence of the results was demonstrated.

Bacteriophage M13↗

[The isolation and expression in E. coli of a recombinant plasmid containing the 3'-terminal fragment of the cDNA of the influenza A virus nucleoprotein gene].

A recombinant plasmid pN62 determining the synthesis of a hybrid protein consisting of a full-size beta-galactosidase and C-terminus fragment of influenza A virus nucleoprotein was constructed. The complete identity of pN62 insert with the 3'-terminus cDNA fragment of influenza A virus NP-gene and conservation of beta-galactosidase reading frame was confirmed by Maxam-Gilbert sequencing of pN62. An expression of pN62 plasmid in E. coli JM103 in the presence of IPTG resulted in accumulation of fused protein as poorly soluble inclusion bodies in the bacterial cells. Analysis of E. coli JM103/pN62 bacteria lysates by 7% PAGE revealed that molecular weight of hybrid polypeptide was 18 kDa heavier than normal beta-galactosidase and corresponded to the previously deduced weight of 135 kDa.

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