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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
48
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-23
pubmed:abstractText
Epithin was originally identified as a mouse type II membrane serine protease. Its human orthologue membrane type-serine protease 1 (MT-SP1)/matriptase has been reported to be localized on the plasma membrane. In addition, soluble forms of matriptase were isolated from human breast milk and breast cancer cell-conditioned medium. In this paper, we report a processing mechanism that appears to be required for the release of epithin. CHO-K1 or COS7 cells transfected with single full-length epithin cDNA generated two different-sized proteins in cell lysates, 110 and 92 kDa. The 92-kDa epithin was found to be an N-terminally truncated form of the 110-kDa epithin, and it was the only form detected in the culture medium. The 92-kDa epithin was also found on the cell surface, where it was anchored by the N-terminal fragment. The results of in vivo cell labeling experiments indicate that the 110-kDa epithin is rapidly processed to the 92-kDa epithin. Using site-directed mutagenesis experiments, we identified Gly(149) of the GSVIA sequence in epithin as required for the processing and release of the protein. These results suggest that N-terminal processing of epithin at Gly(149) is a necessary prerequisite step for release of the protein.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
276
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
44581-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Biotinylation, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-COS Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Culture Media, Conditioned, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Drosophila, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Endopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Glutathione Transferase, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Glycine, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Precipitin Tests, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Protein Biosynthesis, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Protein Structure, Secondary, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Serine Endopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:11567025-Trypsin
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
N-terminal processing is essential for release of epithin, a mouse type II membrane serine protease.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't