title: Sequential passage of alpha2mu-globulin through the hepatic endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus during secretion.
abstract: Studies on the synthesis and secretion of the sex-dependent urinary protein, alpha2mu-globulin, have been extended by establishing its sequential passage from the rough to the smooth endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi-rich fractions of the liver of adult male rats. After injection of 14C-labeled amino acids, the maximum radioactivity of alpha2mu occurred at 20 min in the rough, 25 min in the smooth microsomes and 30 or 35 min in the Golgi-rich fractions. Radioactive alpha2mu-globulin appeared in the bloodstream and kidneys after a lag of 20--25 min. Results indicate that alpha2mu-globulin follows a secretory pathway similar to that of serum albumin.
mesh_terms: D000510:Alpha-Globulins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism*; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism*; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000510:Alpha-Globulins; D000596:Amino Acids; C013803:alpha 2u globulin