Preliminary structure of native Gh-rTDHWT protein. (A) Analytical ultracentrifugation determination of the Gh-rTDHWT protein. The calculated molecular mass of Gh-rTDHWT from sedimentation coefficient (s) is approximately 71,255.72 ± 10.83 g/mol. Plot of the distribution of sedimentation coefficients (c(s)) vs. S, where S is plotted in Svedberg units, calculated from the concentration profiles. (B) Gel filtration chromatography estimated molecular mass of Gh-rTDHWT protein (open circle). The figure shows the migration positions of the Gh-rTDHWT protein in comparison with the standard proteins used to calibrate the column. Closed diamonds indicate molecular mass standards: thyroglobulin (670 kDa), γ-globulin (158 kDa), albumin (66 kDa), ovalbumin (44 kDa), chymotrypsinogen A (25 kDa), myoglobulin (17 kDa), ribonuclease A (14 kDa). The inset shows the gel filtration analysis of Gh-rTDHWT. (C) Representative electron microscopic image of negatively stained native form of Gh-rTDHWT. The inset shows the image obtained by single-particle analysis.