ISSN:
0263-6484
Keywords:
Endocytosis
;
endosomes
;
polymeric IgA, transcytosis
;
Chemistry
;
Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
The endosome is an intracellular, acidic, membrane-bound, subcellular compartment to which endocytosed ligands, receptors and plasma membrane proteins are conveyed before sorting and delivery to destinations elsewhere in the cell. The preparative isolation of elements of this compartment has been achieved successfully using various appropriate combinations of density gradient ultracentrifugation, electrophoretic, gel filtration and immunoaffinity techniques. These methods for isolating endosome fractions are reviewed together with the difficulties of establishing markers for such fractions. The isolation of an endosome fraction from the pathway of polymeric IgA transcytosis in rat liver is discussed to exemplify successful isolation procedures and appropriate subcellular markers.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbf.290050402
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