title: Biosynthesis and processing of mitochondrial glutaminase in HTC hepatoma cells.
abstract: Rat HTC hepatoma cells were used to characterize the biosynthesis and processing of the renal isoenzyme of the mitochondrial glutaminase. Immunoblot analysis indicated that mitochondria isolated from HTC cells contained two prominent glutaminase peptides of 68 and 65 kDa and two minor peptides of 61 and 58 kDa. When the cells were labelled with [35S]methionine, the glutaminase-specific antibodies precipitated the same four polypeptides. However, when labelled in the presence of 5 microM-carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone, an uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation, only a 72 kDa cytoplasmic precursor of the mitochondrial glutaminase was immunoprecipitated. A comparison of the peptides generated by partial proteolysis of the precursor and the fully processed peptides indicates significant structural similarity. A 71 kDa form of the glutaminase was also observed when HTC cells were pulse-labelled for 2-6 min with [35S]methionine. Pulse-chase experiments indicate that the cytoplasmic precursor is quantitatively converted into the mature forms of the glutaminase. In addition, the observed kinetics established that the 71 kDa peptide is a true intermediate in the import of the mitochondrial glutaminase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, PA 15261.
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Perera
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Voith
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Curthoys
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology; D002258:Carbonyl Cyanide m-Chlorophenyl Hydrazone / Q000494:pharmacology; D005972:Glutaminase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology*; D008715:Methionine / Q000378:metabolism; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D051381:Rats; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D002258:Carbonyl Cyanide m-Chlorophenyl Hydrazone; D008715:Methionine; D005972:Glutaminase