title: Correlation of neuropathy target esterase activity with specific tritiated di-isopropyl phosphorofluoridate-labelled proteins.
abstract: Neuropathy target esterase (NTE) is a membrane-bound carboxylesterase activity that has been proposed as the target site for initiation of organophosphate-induced delayed neuropathy. This activity is identified by its resistance to treatment with Paraoxon and sensitivity to co-incubation with Paraoxon and Mipafox. Sucrose-density-gradient centrifugation of membrane-associated proteins isolated from chick-embryo brains identified three proteins, Mr 161,000, 116,500 and 103,000, that were labelled with [3H]di-isopropyl phosphorofluoridate in an NTE-like manner and that co-migrated with NTE. The 161,000-Mr and 116,500-Mr proteins were identified in both adult and embryo brain. One or both of these proteins may therefore contribute to the activity defined as NTE. In addition, a 61,000-Mr protein was identified that does not comigrate with NTE, but that was labelled with [3H]di-isopropyl phosphorofluoridate in a Paraoxon-resistant and Mipafox-sensitive manner. The effect of Mipafox on labelling, however, was reversibly blocked by co-incubation with Paraoxon. This protein, therefore, is not NTE, but has the necessary inhibitor-sensitivity to be the target site for organophosphate-induced delayed neuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, Davis 95616.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: McNamee
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D002499:Centrifugation, Density Gradient; D002642:Chick Embryo; D007531:Isoflurophate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008861:Microsomes / Q000201:enzymology; D010261:Paraoxon / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D007531:Isoflurophate; C005238:mipafox; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases; C021859:neurotoxic esterase; D010261:Paraoxon