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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
45
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-12-26
pubmed:abstractText
The cytoplasmic domains of many membrane proteins have short sequences, usually including a tyrosine or a di-leucine, that function as sorting signals. P-selectin is an adhesion receptor for leukocytes that is expressed on activated platelets and endothelial cells. Its 35-residue cytoplasmic domain contains signals for sorting into regulated secretory granules, for endocytosis, and for movement from endosomes to lysosomes. The domain has a membrane-distal sequence, YGVFTNAAF, that resembles some tyrosine-based signals. We studied the effects of deletions and mutations in the cytoplasmic tail of human P-selectin on its internalization in clathrin-coated pits of transfected Chinese hamster ovary cells. Mutations and deletions in the putative tyrosine-based motif did not clearly implicate these residues as critical components of a short internalization signal. Indeed, a construct containing a truncated 18-residue cytoplasmic domain with a single substitution (K761A/H773Stop) was internalized nearly three times as fast as wild-type P-selectin; this construct contained no di-leucine, tyrosine, or other known sorting motif. Substitution of residues throughout the cytoplasmic domain affected the internalization rate of P-selectin. Furthermore, the cytoplasmic domain of P-selectin mediated faster internalization when attached to the extracellular and transmembrane domains of the low density lipoprotein receptor than when attached to the corresponding domains of P-selectin. Thus, we were unable to identify a short internalization signal in the cytoplasmic tail of P-selectin. Residues throughout the cytoplasmic domain, and perhaps the transmembrane sequence to which the domain is attached, affect the efficiency of internalization.
pubmed:grant
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
10
pubmed:volume
270
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
26818-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Residues throughout the cytoplasmic domain affect the internalization efficiency of P-selectin.
pubmed:affiliation
W. K. Warren Medical Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.