title: Comparison of proteins in the interphotoreceptor matrix of vertebrates.
abstract: Interphotoreceptor matrix (IPM) proteins from a wide range of vertebrate species were examined by gel electrophoresis. Extensive similarities in the banding patterns of the proteins were found. S antigen, serum albumin and interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP) were identified immunochemically. The latter two proteins dominate the IPM obtained from the apical surface of the retinal pigment epithelium, whereas IPM prepared from the retina washes contains IRBP plus outer-segment components including S antigen. IRBP is present in IPM from the all-cone lizard (Anolis) eye, as well as from rod- and cone-dominant animals. The ontogeny of IRBP in chick IPM is different from that of serum albumin in age of onset and rapidity of development. Comparison between Royal College of Surgeons rat IPM and normal rat IPM showed that several proteins are changed in amount. This study is a step toward a functional characterization of components common to the IPM of all vertebrates.
authors.affiliation: Eye Research Institute of Retina Foundation, Boston, Mass.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Adler
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Heth
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002642:Chick Embryo / Q000378:metabolism; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000378:metabolism*; D005136:Eye Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D051381:Rats / Q000235:genetics; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012160:Retina / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D000099214:Retinol-Binding Proteins, Interstitial
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D005136:Eye Proteins; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins; D000099214:Retinol-Binding Proteins, Interstitial