Abstract
Leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) is an integral membrane glycoprotein localized to the apical membrane domain of intestinal and kidney epithelial cells. By indirect immunofluorescence, we have shown that antibodies raised against rat intestinal LAP recognized a similar protein concentrated in the bile canalicular (BC) domain of the hepatocyte in situ (Roman, L.M., and A.L. Hubbard, 1983, J. Cell Biol., 96:1548-1558). We have extended this localization to the ultrastructural level. When a saponin-permeabilized, agarose-embedded plasma membrane (PM) fraction was incubated with affinity-purified anti-LAP, 85% of the protein A-gold particles associated with the three recognizable PM domains were present in the BC. The levels of labeling on the other two domains (sinusoidal and lateral) did not exceed that observed with nonimmune controls. The concentration of LAP in the BC domain in isolated PM sheets prompted us to use this antigen for the affinity isolation of BC membrane (Roman, L.M., and A.L. Hubbard, 1984, J. Cell Biol., 98:1497-1504, companion paper).
MeSH Terms
Animals
Cell Membrane/enzymology,ultrastructure
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Immune Sera
Leucyl Aminopeptidase/analysis
Liver/enzymology,ultrastructure
Microscopy, Electron
Rats
Staining and Labeling
Chemicals
Immune Sera
Leucyl Aminopeptidase
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Roman L M
Hubbard A L
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