J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 255, Issue 23, 11290-11295, Dec, 1980
Human liver thymidine kinase. Purification and some properties of the enzyme
PH Ellims and MB Van der Weyden
Thymidine kinase (EC 2.7.1.21) has been purified 5600-fold to apparent
homogeneity from normal adult human liver. The purification included
affinity chromatography on a thymidine column. The subunit molecular weight
of the enzyme obtained from this purification was 48,000, and human liver
thymidine kinase exhibited association and dissociation. The smallest
native molecular form had a molecular weight as determined by gel
filtration of 49,000 and the enzyme consistently associated into forms with
a molecular weight of 98,000 and 340,000. With isoelectric focusing, the
enzyme demonstrated a single form with an isoelectric point of 5.1.