Processing of rat liver apoprotein E primary translation product.

The primary translation product of rat liver apoE mRNA was isolated from wheat germ cell-free translation systems. Plasma apoE and the primary translation product migrated similarly on SDS-polyacrylamide gels, had similar partial proteolytic peptide maps, and bound to and coeluted from heparin-Sepha...

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Main Authors: C A Reardon, R V Hay, J I Gordon, G S Getz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1984-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520378081
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Summary:The primary translation product of rat liver apoE mRNA was isolated from wheat germ cell-free translation systems. Plasma apoE and the primary translation product migrated similarly on SDS-polyacrylamide gels, had similar partial proteolytic peptide maps, and bound to and coeluted from heparin-Sepharose columns. Comparison of the partial amino acid sequence of the primary translation product with the amino-terminal sequence of plasma apoE indicated that rat apoE is initially synthesized with an 18 amino acid amino-terminal extension. This entire segment was removed cotranslationally by canine microsomes possessing signal peptidase activity. The microsome-processed translation product did not contain an endoglycosidase H-sensitive oligosaccharide, suggesting that rat apoE is O-glycosylated.
ISSN:0022-2275