title: Recombinant human acetylcholinesterase is secreted from transiently transfected 293 cells as a soluble globular enzyme.
abstract: 1. Coding sequences for the human acetylcholinesterase (HuAChE; EC 3.1.1.7) hydrophilic subunit were subcloned in an expression plasmid vector under the control of cytomegalovirus IE gene enhancer-promoter. The human embryonic kidney cell line 293, transiently transfected with this vector, expressed catalytically active acetylcholinesterase. 2. The recombinant gene product exhibits biochemical traits similar to native "true" acetylcholinesterase as manifested by characteristic substrate inhibition, a Km of 117 microM toward acetylthiocholine, and a high sensitivity to the specific acetylcholinesterase inhibitor BW284C51. 3. The transiently transfected 293 cells (100 mm dish) produce in 24 hr active enzyme capable of hydrolyzing 1500 nmol acetylthiocholine per min. Eighty percent of the enzymatic activity appears in the cell growth medium as soluble acetylcholinesterase; most of the cell associated activity is confined to the cytosolic fraction requiring neither detergent nor high salt for its solubilization. 4. The active secreted recombinant enzyme appears in the monomeric, dimeric, and tetrameric globular hydrophilic molecular forms. 5. In conclusion, the catalytic subunit expressed from the hydrophilic AChE cDNA species has the inherent potential to be secreted in the soluble globular form and to generate polymorphism through self-association.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Velan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kronman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grosfeld
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leitner
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gozes
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Flashner
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sery
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ben-Aziz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seidman
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000235:genetics; D005814:Genes, Viral; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000196:embryology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D012636:Secretory Rate; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase