JBC, Vol. 251, Issue 2, 555-558, Jan, 1976
Proteins of Friend leukemia cells. Comparison of hemoglobin-synthesizing and noninduced populations
J. L. Peterson and E. H. McConkey
Proteins of Friend leukemia cells induced to form large amounts of
hemoglobin by dimethylsulfoxide treatment were compared with proteins from
noninduced cells by high resolution two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel
electrophoresis. Approximately 98% of more than 500 proteins separated by
this technique were qualitatively and quantitatively the same in both cell
populations. Changes representing more than 50% of the control cell amount
were detected in six non-histone chromosomal proteins, two nucleoplasmic
proteins, and three cytoplasmic proteins. It is concluded that
dimethylsulfoxide induces an extremely specific pattern of erythroid
differentiation in these cells, which should be susceptible to detailed
analysis. Comparison of protein patterns from Friend leukemia cells and
HeLa cells revealed electrophoretic identity of approximately 20% of
cytoplasmic proteins and 50% of non-histone chromosomal proteins.