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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-6-8
pubmed:abstractText
beta 1,4 Galactosyltransferase (GalT) is a membrane-bound enzyme localized predominantly to the trans-Golgi cisternae. Our previous studies have shown that the transmembrane domain of bovine GalT plays a critical role in Golgi localization (Teasdale, R.D., D'Agostaro, G. and Gleeson, P.A., J. Biol. Chem., 267, 4084-4096, 1992). Here we have compared the localization and post-translational modifications of full-length bovine GalT with a GalT/hybrid molecule where the transmembrane domain of GalT was replaced with that of the transferrin receptor. GalT/hybrid molecules were expressed on the surface of transfected cells; however, differences were observed in the distribution of the hybrid molecules between transfected COS and murine L cells. In transfected COS cells, the GalT/hybrid protein was expressed efficiently at the cell surface, with little Golgi-localized material, whereas in stable murine L cells, which expressed lower levels of the construct, hybrid molecules were detected both at the cell surface and within the Golgi apparatus. Expression of the GalT constructs in either COS or L cells produced two glycoprotein products which differed in molecular mass by 7 kDa. The difference in size between the two products is due to post-translational modifications which are inhibited by brefeldin A and are therefore likely to occur in the trans-Golgi network (TGN). Very little of the high-molecular-weight species was detected for full-length GalT, whereas it was a major product for the GalT/hybrid protein. Only the higher molecular weight species was expressed at the cell surface. Thus, this additional 7 kDa post-translational modification distinguishes molecules retained within the Golgi apparatus (lower M(r) species) from those transported through the TGN to the cell surface. These studies indicate that (i) the level of expression influences the intracellular distribution of GalT/hybrid molecules and (ii) the localization of full-length GalT involves active retention within the Golgi stack, and not retrieval from later compartments. After treatment of membrane preparations from stable L cell clones with a heterobifunctional cross-linking agent, full-length bovine GalT molecules were found almost exclusively as high-molecular-weight aggregates, suggesting that GalT exists as an oligomer or aggregate. This ability to oligomerize may be a requirement for Golgi retention.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0959-6658
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
917-28
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7734854-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:7734854-Biological Transport, Active, pubmed-meshheading:7734854-Carbohydrate Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:7734854-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:7734854-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:7734854-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:7734854-Cross-Linking Reagents, pubmed-meshheading:7734854-Glycosylation, pubmed-meshheading:7734854-Golgi Apparatus, pubmed-meshheading:7734854-L Cells (Cell Line), pubmed-meshheading:7734854-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:7734854-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:7734854-N-Acetyllactosamine Synthase, pubmed-meshheading:7734854-Polysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:7734854-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:7734854-Protein Processing, Post-Translational, pubmed-meshheading:7734854-Receptors, Transferrin, pubmed-meshheading:7734854-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:7734854-Transfection
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Post-translational modifications distinguish cell surface from Golgi-retained beta 1,4 galactosyltransferase molecules. Golgi localization involves active retention.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology and Immunology, Monash University Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article