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2554238

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-12-21
pubmed:abstractText
The proto-oncogene c-met encodes a transmembrane protein with structural features of a growth factor receptor. We have previously shown that the c-met protein (c-Met) is a heterodimer of two disulphide linked chains of 50 kd (alpha) and 145 kd (beta). In this work we have studied the biosynthesis of the c-met product in a gastric carcinoma cell line (GTL-16) where the c-met gene is amplified and overexpressed. Following metabolic labelling of the cells in the presence of tunicamycin, anti-met antibodies immunoprecipitate a protein of 150 kd. In pulse-chase experiments carried out in the absence of tunicamycin, a 170 kd product appears first. Within the next few minutes, this precursor modifies its SDS migration, probably as a consequence of modification(s) of its intra-chain disulphide bonds. After 45 min of chase, this single polypeptide precursor is cleaved to form a 50 kd alpha subunit and a 145 kd beta subunit that are joined by disulphide bonds in an alpha beta complex with an apparent molecular weight of 190 kd. The presence of N-linked oligosaccharides in both the precursor and the mature protein was shown by enzymatic de-glycosylation of the immunoprecipitated proteins. The half-life of the mature protein was calculated to be approximately 5h. The c-met protein has similar structure and biosynthesis in other human cell lines.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0950-9232
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1383-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Biosynthesis of the protein encoded by the c-met proto-oncogene.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biomedical Sciences & Oncology, University of Torino, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't