Publication Cover
Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
Volume 2, 1995 - Issue 4
3
Views
4
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

The amino acid sequence and carbohydrate composition of an immunoglobulin kappa light chain amyloid fibril protein (AL) of variable subgroup I

, &
Pages 223-228 | Received 29 Nov 1993, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

References

  • Husby G, Sletten K. Editorial Review. Chemical and clinical classification of Amyloidosis, 1985. Scand J Immunol 1986; 23: 253–265
  • Glenner G G. a). Amyloid deposits and amyloidosis. N Engl Med 1980; 302: 1283–1292
  • Glenner G G. b). Amyloid deposits and amyloidosis. N Engl Med 1980; 302: 1333–1343
  • Husby G, Sletten K. The structure of amyloid proteins. Amyloidosis, G G Glenner, P P Costa, F de Freitas. Amsterdam Excerpta Medica. 1980; 266–273
  • Sletten K, Natvig J B, Husby G, Juul J. The complete amino acid sequence of a prototype immunoglobulin-lambda-light-chain-type amyloid-fibril protein AR. Biochem J 1981; 195: 561–572
  • Sletten K, Westermark P, Husby G. Structural studies of the variable region of immunoglobulin light-chain type amyloid fibril proteins. Amyloidosis, G G Glenner, E F Osserman, E P Benditt, E Calkins, A S Cohen, D Zucker-Franklin. Plenum Press, New York 1986; 436–475
  • Pras M, Schubert M, Zucker-Franklin D, Rimon A, Franklin E C. The characterization of soluble amyloid prepared in water. J Clin Invest 1968; 47: 924–933
  • Laemmli U K. Cleavage of structural proteins during the assembly of the head of bacteriophage T4. Nature (London) 1970; 227: 680–685
  • Husby G, Sletten K. The complete amino acid sequence of non immunoglobulin amyloid fibril protein AS in rheumatoid arthritis. Eur J Biochem 1974; 41: 117–125
  • Fontana A. Modification of tryptophan with BNPS-skatole. Methods Enzymol 1972; 25: 419–442
  • Allen G. Sequencing of Proteins and Peptides. Elsevier, North Holland 1981; 58–59
  • Chambers R E, Clamp J R. An assessment of methanololysis and other factors used in the analysis of carbohydrate-containing materials. Biochem J 1971; 125: 1009–1018
  • Kabat E A, Wu T U, Reid-Miller M, Perry H M, Gottesman K S. Sequences of Protein of Immunological Interest. U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington 1987
  • Schacter H. Glycoproteins: Their structure, biosynthesis, and possible clinical implications. Clin Biochem 1984; 17: 3–13
  • Toft K G, Sletten K, Husby G. The amino acid sequence of the variable region of a carbohydrate containing immunoglobulin light-chain type amyloid fibril protein. Biol Chem, Hoppe-Seyler 1985; 366: 617–625
  • Tveteraas T, Sletten K, Westermark P. The amino acid sequence of a carbohydrate-containing immunoglobulin light-chain type amyloid- fibril protein. Biochem J 1985; 232: 183–190
  • Holm E, Sletten S, Husby G. Structural studies of a carbohydrate-containing immunoglobulin-lambda-light-chain amyloid-fibril protein (AL) of variable subgroup III. Biochem J 1986; 239: 545–551
  • Liepnieks J J, Benson M D, Dwulet F E. Comparison of the amino acid sequences of ten kappa I amyloid proteins for amyloidogenic sequences. Amyloid and Amyloidosis, J B Natvig, O Forre, G Husby, A Husebekk, B Skogen, K Sletten, P Westermark. Kluwer, Academic Publishers, Dordrecht 1990; 53–156
  • Liepnieks J J, Dwulet F E, Benson M D. Amino acid sequence of a kappa I primary (AL) amyloid protein (END). Molecular Immunology 1990; 6: 481–485
  • Hurle M R, Helms L R, Li L, Chan W, Wetzel R. A role for destabilizing amino acid replacements in light-chain amyloidosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci, USA 1994; 91: 5446–5450

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.