The isolation, characterization and partial sequence of a peptide rich in glutamic acid and aspartic acid (HGA-2 peptide) from calf thymus non-histone chromosomal protein HMG 2. Comparison with a similar peptide (HGA-1 peptide) from calf thymus non-histone chromosomal protein HMG 1.

The Biochemical journal ·Vol. 179 ·No. 1 ·1979-04-01 ·Pages 253-5

Walker JM, Gooderham K, Johns EW

Abstract

A 41-residue peptide (HGA-2) containing a continuous sequence of 35 glutamic and aspartic residues was isolated from non-histone chromosomal protein HMG 2. This highly acidic peptide is compared with a similar peptide (HGA-1) isolated from non-histone chromosomal protein HMG 1.

MeSH Terms

Amino Acid Sequence Animals Aspartic Acid/analysis Cattle Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone Glutamates/analysis Peptides/isolation & purification Thymus Gland/chemistry

Chemicals

Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone Glutamates Peptides Aspartic Acid

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Walker J M

Gooderham K

Johns E W

References (8)

8 references, click to expand

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Eur J Biochem. 1977 Jun 15;76(2):461-8 PMID: 330164
Isolation and partial sequence of the cyanogen bromide peptides from calf thymus non-histone chromosomal protein HMG 1.
Int J Pept Protein Res. 1978 Nov;12(5):269-76 PMID: 744686
A novel continuous sequence of 41 aspartic and glutamic residues in a non-histone chromosomal protein.
Nature. 1978 Jan 19;271(5642):281-2 PMID: 622171
The isolation of the high mobility group non-histone chromosomal protein HMG 14.
FEBS Lett. 1977 Aug 15;80(2):413-6 PMID: 891994
The purification, characterization and partial sequence determination of a trout testis non-histone protein, HMG-T.
Eur J Biochem. 1977 Mar 15;74(1):53-60 PMID: 852459
The presence of high mobility group non-histone chromatin proteins in isolated nucleosomes.
FEBS Lett. 1977 Jan 15;73(1):85-8 PMID: 838051
The similarity between the primary structures of two non-histone chromosomal proteins.
Eur J Biochem. 1976 Mar 1;62(3):461-9 PMID: 770162
An improved large scale fractionation of high mobility group non-histone chromatin proteins.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 1975 Oct 20;405(2):280-91 PMID: 1180957

Article Info

Journal

The Biochemical journal

Abbr.

Biochem J

ISSN

0264-6021

DOI

10.1042/bj1790253

Published

1979-04-01

Pages

253-5

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

2984726R

PMCID

PMC1186617

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1042/bj1790253 PMC Full Text View journal details

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The isolation, characterization and partial sequence of a peptide rich in glutamic acid and aspartic acid (HGA-2 peptide) from calf thymus non-histone chromosomal protein HMG 2. Comparison with a similar peptide (HGA-1 peptide) from calf thymus non-histone chromosomal protein HMG 1.

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