Association of GAD-65, but not of GAD-67, with the Golgi complex of transfected Chinese hamster ovary cells mediated by the N-terminal region.
AUTOR(ES)
Solimena, M
RESUMO
Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) is the enzyme responsible for synthesis of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid in neurons and pancreatic beta cells. It is represented by two isoforms, GAD-65 and GAD-67, which are the products of two different genes and differ substantially only at their N-terminal regions. GAD-65 is a dominant autoantigen in stiff-man syndrome and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. In neurons and beta cells, GAD is concentrated around synaptic vesicles and synaptic-like microvesicles, respectively, as well as in the area of the Golgi complex. The mechanisms responsible for specific targeting of GAD to these organelles are not yet understood. The elucidation of the mechanism of subcellular targeting of GAD may be relevant to understanding its role as an autoantigen. In this study, the cloned genes for GAD-65 and GAD-67 were expressed separately in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells and COS cells. While GAD-67 had a diffuse cytoplasmic localization, GAD-65 had a punctate distribution, with most of the immunoreactivity being concentrated in the area of the Golgi complex. A chimeric protein in which the 88 N-terminal amino acids of GAD-67 were replaced by the 83 N-terminal amino acids of GAD-65 was targeted to the Golgi complex, indicating that the N-terminal region of GAD-65 contains a targeting signal sufficient for directing the remaining portion of the molecule, highly similar in GAD-65 and GAD-67, to the Golgi complex-associated structures.
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