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Characterization of Human Lens Major Intrinsic Protein Structure

From the Departments of ¹ Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and ² Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.

PURPOSE. To determine the primary covalent structure of human lens major intrinsic protein (MIP) in lenses of varying age.

METHODS. MIP was isolated from single human lenses of various ages (7–86 years) by homogenization of the lenses, followed by centrifugation and urea washes of the membranes. Proteins present in the membrane preparation were reduced, alkylated, and cleaved by CNBr. Peptide fragments were fractionated by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, and the primary structures of the peptides were determined by tandem mass spectrometry and Edman sequencing.

RESULTS. Complete coverage of the human MIP sequence was observed in the form of CNBr fragments. In addition, peptide structures resulting from in vivo heterogeneous N- and C-terminal cleavage were characterized. The amount of intact MIP decreased with lens age; however, the pattern of truncation did not change from 7 to 86 years. The major site of phosphorylation was identified as serine 235. Asparagine residues 246 and 259 were completely deamidated by age 7 years.

CONCLUSIONS. The major structural modifications of human lens MIP have been determined. Human MIP is heterogeneously modified in lenses ranging in age from 7 to 86 years of age by N- and C-terminal truncation, phosphorylation, and deamidation, resulting in decreased levels of native intact MIP with age.

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