SV40 T-ANTIGEN AND THE EXOCYTOTIC PATHWAY
SV40 T-ANTIGEN AND THE EXOCYTOTIC PATHWAY
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DOI:
10.1002/j.1460-2075.1985.tb03806.x
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
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影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
SAMBROOK, J
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作者:
SHARMA, S;RODGERS, L;SAMBROOK, J
A chimeric gene consisting of DNA coding for the 15-amino acid signal peptide of influenza virus hemagglutinin and the C-terminal 694 amino acids of SV40 large T antigen was inserted into a bovine papilloma virus (BPV) expression vector and introduced into NIH-3T3 cells. Cell lines were obtained that express high levels (.apprx. 5 .times. 106 molecules/cell) of the chimeric protein (HA-T antigen). The biochemical properties and intracellular localization of HA-T antigens were compared with those of wild-type T antigen. Wild-type T antigen is located chiefly in the cell nucleus, although a small fraction is detected on the cell surface. HA-T antigen is found exclusively in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). During biosynthesis, HA-T antigen is co-translationally translocated across the membrane of the ER, the signal peptide is cleaved and a mannose-rich oligosaccharide is attached to the polypeptide (T antigen contains 1 potential N-linked glycosylation site at Asn154). HA-T antigen does not become terminally glycosylated or acylated and little or none reaches the cell surface. These results suggest that T antigen is incapable of being transported along the exocytotic pathway. To explain the presence of wild-type T antigen on the surface of SV40-transformed cells, an alternative route is proposed involving transport of T antigen from the nucleus to the cell surface.