title: Membrane insertion of alpha- and beta-subunits of Na+,K+-ATPase.
abstract: Insertion of the alpha- and beta-subunits of amphibian epithelial Na+,K+-ATPase into pancreatic microsomes in cell-free systems was shown to be the same as into membranes of intact cells. The glycoproteic beta-subunit was observed to be cotranslationally inserted into endoplasmic reticulum membranes and to adopt a different pattern of N-linked core and terminal sugars in two different amphibian species. The beta-subunit lacks a cleavable signal sequence but quantitative membrane integration required membrane addition at the start of synthesis. Proteolysis of beta-subunit assembled in vitro indicated a cleavable cytoplasmic domain of about 2000 daltons. The catalytic 98-kilodalton alpha-subunit was also membrane-associated during its synthesis in an alkali-resistant fashion and independent of newly synthesized beta-subunit. In contrast to the beta-subunit, membrane integration of the alpha-subunit was possible as late as a time point in its synthesis which corresponded to about 1/3-1/2 of completion of the nascent chain. A small 34 kDa trypsin-resistant fragment of the alpha-subunit was produced at an early stage of synthesis both in the intact cell and in the cell-free system. These results suggest that membrane insertion of both alpha- and beta-subunit occurs during their synthesis but with a different time course.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Geering
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Paccolat
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kraehenbühl
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Rossier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002024:Bufo marinus; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011061:Poly A / Q000378:metabolism; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors; D014982:Xenopus laevis
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011061:Poly A; D012313:RNA; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase