“…[3H]NECA, 5'-(7V-ethylcarbamoyl)[2,8-3H]adenosine; CHAPS,dimethylammonio]-lpropanesulfonate; EDTA, ethylenediamine-iV,A',A",A"-tetraacetic acid; EGTA, ethylene glycol bis(i3-aminoethyl ether)-A',A',A",A"-tetraacetic acid; ERp99, 99-kDa murine endoplasmic reticulum protein; GP96, 96-kDa murine tumor rejection antigen; GRP94, 94-kDa hamster glucoseregulated protein; HEPES, Ar-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-Ar -2-ethanesulfonic acid; HSP108, 108-kDa chicken heat shock protein; NECA, 5'-(A'-ethylcarbamoyl)adenosine; SDS-PAGE, sodium dodecyl sulfatepolyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; Tris-HCl, tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane hydrochloride. To gain insight into the function of this low-affinity adenosine binding protein, we purified it to homogeneity from human placental membranes (Hutchison & Fox, 1989). This ubiquitous protein is a homodimer of M, 98 000 subunits and is asymmetric with a frictional ratio of 1.5 (Hutchison & Fox, 1989).…”