title: Stability of rat pituitary gonadotropins during nonreducing sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
abstract: 125I-(rLH) and 125I-(rFSH) were dissolved in sample buffer containing 0-0.1% (SDS) and subjected to SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) under nonreducing conditions at room temperature. 125I-rFSH migrated as a single band, while 125I-rLH migrated as two bands corresponding to rLH and rLH subunits suggesting partial dissociation. The dissociation of rLH increased as the concentration of SDS in the sample buffer was increased. However, electrophoresis of 125I-rLH at 4 degrees C under nonreducing conditions caused minimal dissociation. These data suggest that substantial dissociation of rLH, but not rFSH, occurs during nonreducing SDS-PAGE at room temperature and running the gels at 4 degrees C minimizes the dissociation of rLH.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004355:Drug Stability; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D051381:Rats; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone