Kaplowitz N, Percy-Robb I W, Javitt N B
J Exp Med. 1973 Aug 1;138(2):483-7. doi: 10.1084/jem.138.2.483.
Using gel filtration, the binding of both glutathione and Bromsulphthalein (BSP) to a liver-soluble protein was found to be identical. BSP-conjugating activity (glutathione S-aryltransferase) was present only in the fractions corresponding to the two protein-bound markers. Using a highly sensitive assay, with 3,4-dichloronitrobenzene, the pattern of glutathione S-aryltransferase activity was found to coincide with Y protein. This evidence suggests that Y protein, or ligandin, has a dual role in hepatic transport: a specific enzymic function in the conjugation of certain anions with glutathione in addition to a transport function in the intracellular binding of organic anions.
利用凝胶过滤法发现,谷胱甘肽和溴磺酞(BSP)与一种肝可溶性蛋白的结合情况相同。BSP结合活性(谷胱甘肽S-芳基转移酶)仅存在于与两种蛋白结合标志物相对应的组分中。使用一种高度灵敏的检测方法,即利用3,4-二氯硝基苯,发现谷胱甘肽S-芳基转移酶活性模式与Y蛋白相符。这一证据表明,Y蛋白或配体蛋白在肝脏转运中具有双重作用:除了在细胞内结合有机阴离子方面具有转运功能外,在某些阴离子与谷胱甘肽结合过程中还具有特定的酶功能。