title: Degradation of the 74 kDa form of L-histidine decarboxylase via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in a rat basophilic/mast cell line (RBL-2H3).
abstract: L-Histidine decarboxylase (HDC) is a dimer consisting of two identical 53 kDa subunits. On the other hand, the size of HDC deduced from its cDNA sequence is around 74 kDa, indicating that the translated 74 kDa form of HDC is subjected to post-translational processing to generate the 53 kDa form. However, modification of the translated 74 kDa form of HDC in histamine-forming cells is unknown. Here we demonstrate that the 74 kDa form is translated in rat basophilic leukemia cells, followed by conversion to the 53 kDa form, and that the 74 kDa form is a short half-life protein because of the degradation mediated by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Degradation of the 74 kDa form was stimulated in the presence of an ATP-generating system, accompanied by ubiquitination, and inhibited by specific proteasome inhibitors such as ZL3H and lactacystin. A significant amount of proteasome activity was detected in RBL-2H3 cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nemoto
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yamamura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohmura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006640:Histidine Decarboxylase / Q000378:metabolism*; D007976:Leupeptins / Q000494:pharmacology; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000201:enzymology*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000378:metabolism*; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D051381:Rats; D014452:Ubiquitins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007976:Leupeptins; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D014452:Ubiquitins; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex; D006640:Histidine Decarboxylase; C072553:benzyloxycarbonylleucyl-leucyl-leucine aldehyde