Title : Requirement of
Cys399 for processing of the human ecto-
ATPase (
NTPDase2 ) and its implications for determination of the activities of splice
variants of the
enzyme
Abstract :
- Ecto- ATPase ( CD39L1 ) corresponds to the type 2 enzyme of the ecto-nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase family ( E-NTPDase )
- We have isolated from human ECV304 cells three cDNAs with high homology with members of the E-NTPDase family that encode predicted proteins of 495, 47 2 , and 450 amino acids
- Sequencing of a genomic DNA clone confirmed that these three sequences correspond to splice variants of the human ecto- ATPase ( NTPDase2 alpha ,- 2 beta , and - 2 gamma)
- Although all three enzyme forms were expressed heterologously to similar levels in Chinese hamster ovary cells clone K-1 ( CHO-K1 ) cells, only the 495-amino acid protein ( NTPDase2 alpha exhibited ecto- ATPase activity
- Immunolocalization studies demonstrated that NTPDase2 alpha is fully processed and trafficked to the plasma membrane, whereas the NTPDase2 beta and - 2 gamma splice variants were retained in not fully glycosylated forms in the endoplasmic reticulum
- The potential roles of two highly conserved residues, Cys399 and Asn443 , in the activity and cellular trafficking of the ecto- ATPase were examined
- Mutation of Cys399 , which is absent in NTPDase2 beta and - 2 gamma, produced a protein completely devoid of nucleotidase activity, while mutation of Asn443 to Asp resulted in substantial loss of activity
- Neither the Cys399 nor Asn443 mutants were fully glycosylated, and both were retained in the endoplasmic reticulum
- These results indicate that the lack of ecto-nucleotidase activity exhibited by NTPDase2 beta and - 2 gamma and the C399S mutant, as well as the large reduction of activity in the N443D mutant are due to alterations in the folding/maturation of these proteins
Output (sent_index, trigger,
protein,
sugar,
site):
- 8. glycosylated, , -, -, Cys399
Output(Part-Of) (sent_index,
protein,
site):
*Output_Site_Fusion* (sent_index,
protein,
sugar,
site):