MICROHETEROGENEITY OF THE ALPHA-SUBUNITS OF G-PROTEINS IN BOVINE BRAIN CLATHRIN COATED VESICLES

Clathrin coated vesicles (CV) from bovine brain express the various alpha subunits of guanine nucleotide regulatory proteins (G-proteins): G(o), G(i) 1, 2, 3 and G(s). Western blot analysis using two different antisera revealed the presence of the 39-kDa G(o) alpha subunit in CV. Antisera RM/1, in turn, demonstrated the expression of the short (45 kDa) and long (52 kDa) form variants of the G(s) alpha subunit. The analysis demonstrates that the heterogeneity of alpha subunits of G-proteins in bovine brain tissue is also reflected in the CV transport organelles.