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Query: EC:3.1.3.1 (alkaline phosphatase)
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The small GTPase ARF1 is a key regulator of intracellular membrane traffic. In its active, GTP-bound form, ARF1 is associated with Golgi membranes and promotes the recruitment of the cytosolic coat protein complex, which will result in membrane budding and vesicle formation. ARNO (ARF nucleotide site opener) has been shown to act in vitro as a GTP exchange factor for ARF1. Here, we have investigated the function of ARNO in vivo. By immunofluorescence and cell fractionation, ARNO was found to be mostly cytosolic in HeLa cells. Its overexpression led to a strong inhibition of the secretion of SEAP (secreted form of alkaline phosphatase). Newly synthesized SEAP failed to acquire endoglycosidase H resistance, indicating a block in the early secretory pathway. This effect on secretion was accompanied by a disassembly of the Golgi complex and a redistribution of Golgi resident proteins into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). On the other hand, ARNO overexpression did not affect the early endocytic pathway. These results show that ARNO functions in vivo in Golgi to ER transport. Its behavior is then consistent with ARNO being an exchange factor for ARF1.
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PMID:Overexpression of the ARF1 exchange factor ARNO inhibits the early secretory pathway and causes the disassembly of the Golgi complex. 978 83

Tissue-non-specific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP) with an Arg(54)-->Cys (R54C) or an Asp(277)-->Ala (D277A)substitution was found in a patient with hypophosphatasia [Henthorn,Raducha, Fedde, Lafferty and Whyte (1992) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.89, 9924-9928]. To examine effects of these missense mutations onproperties of TNSALP, the TNSALP mutants were expressed ectopically inCOS-1 cells. The wild-type TNSALP was synthesized as a 66-kDa endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase H (Endo H)-sensitive form, and processed to an 80-kDa mature form, which is anchored to the plasma membrane via glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI). Although the mutant proteins were found to be modified by GPI, digestion with phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C, cell-surface biotinylation and immunofluorescence observation demonstrated that the cell-surface appearance of TNSALP (R54C) and TNSALP (D277A) was either almost totally or partially retarded respectively. The 66-kDa Endo H-sensitive band was the only form, and was rapidly degraded in the cells expressing TNSALP (R54C). In contrast with cells expressing TNSALP(R54C), where alkaline phosphatase activity was negligible, significant enzyme activity was detected and, furthermore, the 80-kDa mature form appeared on the surface of the cells expressing TNSALP (D277A). Analysis by sedimentation on sucrose gradients showed that a considerable fraction of newly synthesized TNSALP (R54C) and TNSALP(D277A) formed large aggregates, indicating improper folding and incorrect oligomerization of the mutant enzymes. When co-expressed with TNSALP (R54C), the level of the 80-kDa mature form of TNSALP (D277A)was decreased dramatically, with a concomitant reduction in enzyme activity in the co-transfected cell. These findings suggest that TNSALP(R54C) interferes with folding and assembly of TNSALP (D277A) intrans when expressed in the same cell, thus probably explaining why a compound heterozygote for these mutant alleles developed severe hypophosphatasia.
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PMID:Possible interference between tissue-non-specific alkaline phosphatase with an Arg54-->Cys substitution and acounterpart with an Asp277-->Ala substitution found in a compound heterozygote associated with severe hypophosphatasia. 1083 96

Tissue-non-specific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP) is an ectoenzyme anchored to the plasma membrane via glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI). A TNSALP mutant with an Asn(153)-->Asp (N153D) substitution was reported in a foetus diagnosed with perinatal hypophosphatasia (Mornet, Taillandier, Peyramaure, Kaper, Muller, Brenner, Bussiere, Freisinger, Godard, Merrer et al. (1998) Eur. J. Hum. Genet. 6, 308-314). When expressed ectopically in COS-1 cells, the wild-type TNSALP formed active non-covalently associated dimers, whereas TNSALP (N153D) formed aberrant disulphide-bonded high-molecular-mass aggregates devoid of enzyme activity. Cell-surface biotinylation and digestion with phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C showed that TNSALP (N153D) failed to reach the cell surface. Instead, double immunofluorescence demonstrated that TNSALP (N153D) partially co-localized with a cis-Golgi marker (GM-130) at the steady-state. Upon treatment with brefeldin A, TNSALP (N153D) was still co-localized with GM-130, further supporting the finding that this mutant is localized in the cis-Golgi. Consistent with morphological results, pulse-chase experiments showed that newly synthesized TNSALP (N153D) remained endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase H-sensitive throughout the chase. Eventually, after a prolonged chase time, the mutant was found to be partly degraded in a proteasome-dependent manner. Since the mutant TNSALP was significantly labelled with [3H]ethanolamine, a component of GPI, comparable with the wild-type enzyme, it is unlikely that the abortive synthesis of the mutant is due to a defect in GPI-attachment. Interestingly, when asparagine was replaced by glutamine at position 153 (N153D), TNSALP (N153Q) was indistinguishable from the wild-type enzyme in terms of its molecular properties, suggesting the possible importance of amino acids with a polar amide group at position 153. Taken together, these findings indicate that replacing asparagine with aspartic acid at position 153 causes misfolding and incorrect assembly of TNSALP, which results in its retention at the cis-Golgi en route to the cell surface, followed by a delayed degradation, presumably as part of a quality-control process. We postulate that the molecular basis of the perinatal hypophosphatasia associated with TNSALP (N153D) is due to the absence of mature TNSALP at the cell surface.
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PMID:Retention at the cis-Golgi and delayed degradation of tissue-non-specific alkaline phosphatase with an Asn153-->Asp substitution, a cause of perinatal hypophosphatasia. 1180 76

We have transiently expressed decorin with a C-terminal KDEL endoplasmic reticulum retention signal peptide in COS-7 cells to study initiation of galactosaminoglycan synthesis in the endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment. All decorin-KDEL molecules were substituted with N-linked oligosaccharides sensitive to endoglycosidase H, indicating that the core protein was located proximal to the medial-Golgi. O-Linked glycosylation was only initiated in a minor fraction of the molecules. The O-linked saccharides were characterized by gel filtration after stepwise degradations using chondroitin ABC/AC-I lyases, beta1-3-glycuronidase, beta-galactosidase, and alkaline phosphatase. The major O-linked saccharide was the linkage region pentasaccharide GalNAcbeta1-4GlcUAbeta1-3Galbeta1-3Galbeta1-4Xyl-2-phosphate, demonstrating initiation of chondroitin synthesis in the endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment. In the presence of brefeldin A, partial elongation of a chondroitin chain took place, indicating retrieval of polymerases but not of sulfotransferases.
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PMID:Initiation of the decorin glycosaminoglycan chain in the endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment. 1266 76

We investigated the response of extracellular phosphatase to heat shock in heterotrophic Chenopodium rubrum L. cell cultures. Surprisingly, in contrast to the generally used acid phosphatase, an extracellular alkaline phosphatase showed the most sensitive response. This phosphatase was characterized as a marker for cellular stimulation by its high correlations with induced changes of extracellular pH: 10microM nigericin (correlation coefficient r=0.91), 100microM salicylic acid (r=0.84), heat shock 5min 37 degrees C (r=0.79), and heat shock after pre-treatment with 5microM fusicoccin (r=0.92) or 0.5% ethanol (r=0.90). Cellular stimulation was estimated with concentrations of acids and bases, yielding similar levels of pH change (0.5 pH) in cell-free supernatant: salicylic acid (200microM), benzoic acid (600microM), HCl (140microM), NaOH (100microM), and KOH (100microM). The Golgi apparatus inhibitor Brefeldin A (200microM) reduced the heat-shock-induced phosphatase (-33%). The pH optimum of heat-shock-induced phosphatase was 3; however, there the proportion of constitutive phosphatase was higher than at pH 8-9.5, indicating different pH dependence of constitutive and induced activity. Thus, heat-shock-induced phosphatase was characterized by alkaline activity with inhibitors (10microM molybdate: -52%, 2.5mM phosphate: -64%, 10microM ZnCl(2): -82%), substrates (2.5mM, tyrosine phosphate: 255pkat g(-1), p-nitrophenyl phosphate: 92pkat g(-1), serine phosphate: 0, threonine phosphate: 0), Hill coefficient (nH=1.4) indicating two binding sites, and the extent of heat-shock stimulation (p-nitrophenyl phosphate: +190%, tyrosine phosphate: +180%). SDS-PAGE showed a correlation of alkaline phosphatase with the heat-shock-induced release of highly N-glycosylated 53kDa protein, detected by peroxidase-labeled concanavalin A affinoblotting after endoglycosidase H treatment. The 53kDa protein showed no in-gel phosphatase activity after SDS-PAGE and regeneration treatment, in contrast to a putative dimer (105kDa).
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PMID:Extracellular alkaline phosphatase is a sensitive marker for cellular stimulation and exocytosis in heterotroph cell cultures of Chenopodium rubrum. 1843 30

Cathepsin L [EC 3.4.22.15] is secreted via lysosomal exocytosis by several types of cancer cells, including prostate and breast cancer cells. We previously reported that human cultured fibrosarcoma (HT 1080) cells secrete cathepsin L into the medium; this secreted cathepsin is 10-times more active than intracellular cathepsin. This increased activity was attributed to the presence of a 32-kDa cathepsin L in the medium. The aim of this study was to examine how this active 32-kDa cathepsin L is secreted into the medium. To this end, we compared the secreted active 32-kDa cathepsin L with lysosomal cathepsin L by using a novel gelatin zymography technique that employs leupeptin. We also examined the glycosylation and phosphorylation status of the proteins by using the enzymes endoglycosidase H [EC 3.2.1.96] and alkaline phosphatase [EC 3.1.3.1]. Strong active bands corresponding to the 32-kDa and 34-kDa cathepsin L forms were detected in the medium and lysosomes, respectively. The cell extract exhibited strong active bands for both forms. Moreover, both forms were adsorbed onto a concanavalin A-agarose column. The core protein domain of both forms had the same molecular mass of 30 kDa. The 32-kDa cathepsin L was phosphorylated, while the 34-kDa lysosomal form was dephosphorylated, perhaps because of the lysosomal marker enzyme, acid phosphatase. These results suggest that the active 32-kDa form does not enter the lysosomes. In conclusion, our results indicate that the active 32-kDa cathepsin L is secreted directly from the HT 1080 cells and not via lysosomal exocytosis.
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PMID:An Active 32-kDa Cathepsin L Is Secreted Directly from HT 1080 Fibrosarcoma Cells and Not via Lysosomal Exocytosis. 2667 48

Objective To screen the transient and stable cell lines with high production of Nectin-like 4 (Necl-4) protein. Methods First, cDNA sequences encoding the extracellular domain of Necls were cloned into the modified vector pAPtag at the N terminus of alkaline phosphatase (AP) for fusion expression. Next, 293ET cells stably expressed Necls-AP fusion protein and secreted it into the culture medium which were detected by the AP activity assay and Western blot analysis. Then, by adding N-glycosylation processing inhibitor kifunensine into the medium, complex glycan was inhibited to generate. The residual glycan of purified protein was removed by endoglycosidase H. Finally, AP protein was removed by using human rhinovirus protease and size exclusion chromatography. The concentration of purified Necl-4 protein was monitored by measuring the absorbance at 280 nm and analyzed by SDS-PAGE. Result The transient and stable cell lines with high production of Necl-4 protein were screened by the color reaction with the AP-tag in the recombinant vector. The soluble and active form of purified Necl-4 protein was obtained after deglycosylation of native N-glycan protein with an expression level of 4 mg/L culture and purity of 95%. Conclusions By using modified AP mammalian protein expression system, we can easily screen the high productive stable cell lines by using AP activity assay. By adding mannosidase inhibitor kifunensine into the medium and cutting purified protein by using endoglycosidase H, we can obtain deglycosylated Necl-4 protein in milligram quantities. Our method might throw a light on the expression and purification of glycoprotein for structural and functional studies.
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PMID:Recombinant Expression and Purification of Mouse Nectin-like 4 Glycoprotein in 293ET Cell Line. 2962 May 9


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