Tumor cell membrane cathepsin B
Tumor cell membrane cathepsin B
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DOI:
10.1515/bchm.1998.379.8-9.1093
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发表时间:
1998-08-01
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Sloane, BF
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作者:
Moin, K;Cao, L;Sloane, BF
The lysosomal cysteine peptidase cathepsin B was found to be associated with plasma membrane/endosomal fractions of murine B16 amelanotic melanoma cells, Confocal microscopy with three dimensional image analysis indicated that cathepsin B was associated with the external basal cell surface, which would be consistent with its proposed role in degradation of extracellular matrix proteins. We purified and partially characterized cathepsin B from homogenates of murine liver and B16 amelanotic melanoma cells and from lysosomal and membrane/endosomal fractions of the B16 tumor cells. By SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions, the purified cathepsin B from the tumor homogenates was resolved as a single protein band of M-r 31 000, corresponding to the single chain form of cathepsin B, In contrast, cathepsin B from liver homogenates was resolved as two bands of M-r 31 000 and 24 000, corresponding to the single chain and the heavy chain of the double chain form, respectively, The tumor cathepsin B consisted of four isozymes with pls of 5.64, 5.33, 5.2 and 5.1, whereas the liver cathepsin B consisted of five isozymes with pls of 5.64, 5.5, 5.45, 5.35 and 5.3. The additional acidic isoforms of cathepsin B in the B16 tumor probably reflect altered glycosylation in tumors. The commonality of isoforms in the B16 plasma membrane/endosomal and lysosomal fractions suggests that retrograde trafficking of cathepsin B from the lysosome to the endosome and its exocytotic release result in the association of cathepsin B with the tumor cell membrane.