FACULTATIVE POLYPEPTIDE TRANSLOCATION ALLOWS A SINGLE MESSENGER-RNA TO ENCODE THE SECRETED AND CYTOSOLIC FORMS OF PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS INHIBITOR-2
FACULTATIVE POLYPEPTIDE TRANSLOCATION ALLOWS A SINGLE MESSENGER-RNA TO ENCODE THE SECRETED AND CYTOSOLIC FORMS OF PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS INHIBITOR-2
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DOI:
10.1002/j.1460-2075.1989.tb08489.x
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发表时间:
1989-11-01
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影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
VASSALLI, JD
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作者:
BELIN, D;WOHLWEND, A;VASSALLI, JD
Two forms of plasminogen activators inhibitor 2 (PAI-2) are synthesized by human and murine monocytes/macrophages: one accumulates in the cytosol, while the other is translocated into the endoplasmic reticulum, glycosylated and secreted. We show here that a single mRNA encodes both forms of PAI-2. Firstly, a single PAI-2 mRNA was detected by Northern blot hybridization and by RNase protection. Secondly, transfection of a PAI-2 cDNA led to the synthesis of both forms of PAI-2. Finally, in vitro translation of a mRNA transcript of the PAI-2 cDNA in the presence of microsomal membranes generated two topologically distinct forms of PAI-2. The cytosolic and secreted forms of PAI-2 do not result from the use of two translation start sites, since their synthesis initiates at the same time AUG, in a sequence context that is conserved between the human and murine genes. Thus, the accumulation of one polypeptide into two topologically distinct cellular compartments can be acheived by facultative translocation.