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Relationship between biotin-binding proteins from chicken plasma and egg yolk.


ABSTRACT: The plasma of laying hens contains a specific biotin-binding protein that appears to be identical with an egg-yolk biotin-binding protein. Both proteins are saturated with biotin and require elevated temperatures to effect the exchange of [14C]biotin for the protein-bound vitamin. The heat-exchange curve in each case is the same and differs sharply from that of avidin, the egg-white biotin-binding protein. On Sephadex G-100 gel filtration, plasma and yolk biotin-binding proteins were each eluted slightly ahead of avidin (mol.wt. 68,000), suggesting that they are of similar molecular weight. Plasma and yolk biotin-binding proteins required the same ionic strength to be eluted from a phosphocellulose ion-exchange column. Both the plasma and yolk biotin-binding proteins had a pI of 5; avidin has a pI of 10. Plasma biotin-binding protein cross-reacted with antiserum to yolk biotin-binding protein and showed a precipitin line of identity with purified yolk biotin-binding protein. It is suggested that biotin-binding plays an important role in mediating the transport of the vitamin from the bloodstream to the developing oocyte.

SUBMITTER: Mandella RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1186112 | biostudies-other | 1978 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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