Identification of processing events in the synthesis of platelet-derived growth factor-like proteins by human osteosarcoma cells.
AUTOR(ES)
Graves, D T
RESUMO
The human osteosarcoma-derived cell line U-2 OS expresses c-sis mRNA and synthesizes platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-like proteins. Pulse-chase experiments indicate that proteins of 23 kDa and 180 kDa are synthesized first. The 23-kDa protein undergoes dimerization and proteolysis, giving rise to the 30-kDa dimeric protein secreted by the cells. The 180-kDa protein is proteolytically cleaved in a complex series of steps that give rise to several intracellular species. It is also the likely precursor of high molecular mass PDGF-like or PDGF-associated proteins secreted by these cells. The processing and secretion of the 180-kDa protein is slower than that of the 23-kDa protein. Subcellular fractionation and studies with the antibiotic monensin indicate that the processing events occur in the Golgi-endoplasmic reticulum compartment of U-2 OS cells.
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