title: Isolation and biochemical characterization of the soluble and membrane forms of folate binding protein expressed in the ovarian carcinoma cell line IGROV1.
abstract: The human ovarian carcinoma cell line, IGROV1, produces two forms of folate binding protein (FBP), the membrane form that is anchored to the cell surface by a glycosylphosphatidylinositol tail and the soluble form that is shed into the tissue culture medium. Both forms are recognized by the monoclonal antibodies MOv18 and MOv19. Here we describe their purification and biochemical characterization. The purified soluble protein appeared as a single band with an apparent Mr of 36 kDa after SDS-PAGE, whereas the membrane form appeared as a single band with an apparent Mr of 38 kDa. The size difference between the two forms of FBP was confirmed by gel filtration of both the native and the N-glycanase-treated proteins. Both purified proteins had equal capacity to bind folic acid. The immunological cross-reactivity and the folic acid binding capability of the FBPs extracted from IGROV1 gave more evidence of the possible existence of a precursor-product relationship between them.
authors.affiliation: Oncologia Sperimentale E, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tomassetti
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Coney
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Canevari
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miotti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Facheris
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Zurawski
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Colnaghi
mesh_terms: D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005260:Female; D058973:Folate Receptors, GPI-Anchored; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D012995:Solubility; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D058973:Folate Receptors, GPI-Anchored; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D005492:Folic Acid