title: Structure of LEP100, a glycoprotein that shuttles between lysosomes and the plasma membrane, deduced from the nucleotide sequence of the encoding cDNA.
abstract: LEP100, a membrane glycoprotein that has the unique property of shuttling from lysosomes to endosomes to plasma membrane and back, was purified from chicken brain. Its NH2-terminal amino acid sequence was determined, and an oligonucleotide encoding part of this sequence was used to clone the encoding cDNA. The deduced amino acid sequence consists of 414 residues of which the NH2-terminal 18 constitute a signal peptide. The sequence includes 17 sites for N-glycosylation in the NH2-terminal 75% of the polypeptide chain followed by a region lacking N-linked oligosaccharides, a single possible membrane-spanning segment, and a cytoplasmic domain of 11 residues, including three potential phosphorylation sites. Eight cysteine residues are spaced in a regular pattern through the lumenal (extracellular) domain, while a 32-residue sequence rich in proline, serine, and threonine occurs at its midpoint. Expression of the cDNA in mouse L cells resulted in targeting of LEP100 primarily to the mouse lysosomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Fambrough
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeyasu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lippincott-Schwarz
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Siegel
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D030161:Avian Proteins; D001483:Base Sequence; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D002645:Chickens; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006031:Glycosylation; D007739:L Cells; D008247:Lysosomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011487:Protein Conformation
chemical_list: D030161:Avian Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; C066541:LEP100 protein, Gallus gallus; D004247:DNA