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. 1981;221(1):125-36.
doi: 10.1007/BF00216575.

Subcellular fractions and the refringent granules of the spermatozoa of Ascaris suum (Nematoda)

Subcellular fractions and the refringent granules of the spermatozoa of Ascaris suum (Nematoda)

M K Abbas et al. Cell Tissue Res. 1981.

Abstract

Six subcellular fractions were isolated by differential centrifugation of the homogenate of spermatozoa of Ascaris suum. The cellular constituents of pelleted fractions, as identified by electron microscopy, were membranes and membranous organelles (fraction A1), microsomal (A2), cytoplasmic (A3), large refringent granules (B1), small refringent granules (B2) and a detergent-soluble fraction (B3). Polypeptide analysis of SDS-PAGE showed that the 18,400-dalton band, one of the major spermatozoan proteins, is detectable in all of the fractions. However, the cytoplasmic (A1) and refringent-granule (B1) fractions contained the highest level. The isolated refringent granules consisted of 2-6% lipid while the nonlipid fraction formed an insoluble matrix with a fibrillar network morphology. This fibrillar matrix contained three polypeptides of small molecular weight (7,000-14,000) in addition to the 18,400-dalton polypeptide. These small polypeptides (7,000--14,000 MW) are detectable only in fractions of the refringent granules and are therefore called the refringent-granule proteins (RGP). These RGP are sensitive to tryptic hydrolysis and have solubility properties similar to the protein, ascaridine.

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