JBC, Vol. 250, Issue 16, 6464-6468, Aug, 1975
Isolation and partial characterization of a bile canalicular plasma membrane fraction from normal and regenerating rat liver
A. E. Sirica, P. J. Goldblatt and J. F. McKelvy
A bile canalicular membrane fraction was isolated from 24-hour regenerating
rat livers, and its properties were compared to those of homologous
fractions prepared from the livers of sham-operated and unoperated
controls. These canalicular membrane fractions were found to be closely
related in terms of their morphology, their purity, their yield, and their
qualitative protein banding profiles on sodium dodecyl
sulfate-polyacrylamide gels. However, when a rigorous examination of plasma
membrane enzyme marker activities was made, the regenerating liver
membranes were shown to possess an increased specific activity of alkaline
phosphatase and lower levels of Mg2+ ATPase and 5'-nucleotidase in
comparison with control specific activity values.