Fig. 3.
IEF of secreted TC.
Samples analyzed were collected after 3 independent Sephacryl S300 HR gel filtrations, and the IEF was performed in a 110 mL LKB column using a 5%-to-50% sucrose gradient in distilled water or 5M urea. The ampholine's pH ranged from 5 to 7. (Top) IEF of TC secreted by HT-29 cells transfected with a plasmid-containing TC cDNA expressed in Caco-2 cells, in native (A) and denaturing conditions (B). (Bottom) IEF in denaturing conditions of plasma TC from healthy Caucasians, homozygotes 259-P (C), homozygotes 259-R (D), and heterozygotes 259-R/P (E). The dotted lines represent TC saturated with [57Co]cbl and the continuous lines the pH values.