Table. 2.
Abundant proteins in conjunctival amyloid deposits and control tissue
| Amyloid deposits | Control tissue | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | mol % | Protein | mol % |
| Ig kappa chain C region | 75.9 | Collagen alpha-1(I) chain | 22.6 |
| Hemoglobin subunit beta | 2.9 | Ig kappa chain C region | 17.1 |
| Collagen alpha-1(I) chain | 1.8 | Collagen alpha-2(I) chain | 10.7 |
| Collagen alpha-2(I) chain | 1.6 | Hemoglobin subunit beta | 3.5 |
| Hemoglobin subunit alpha | 1.4 | Histone H2B type 1-B | 4.6 |
| Vimentin | 1.0 | Vimentin | 5.5 |
| Apolipoprotein A-IV | 1.0 | Collagen alpha-1(III) chain | 5.0 |
| Serum amyloid P-component | 0.9 | Histone H4 | 3.5 |
| Serum albumin | 0.9 | Actin, cytoplasmic 1 | 3.6 |
| Collagen alpha-1(III) chain | 0.8 | Hemoglobin subunit alpha | 2.9 |
The table depicts the ten most abundant proteins in the conjunctival amyloid deposits and control conjunctival tissue listed according to their molar % values.
The molar % values are averages of two technical replicates.