title: At least two receptors of asymmetric acetylcholinesterase are present at the synaptic basal lamina of Torpedo electric organ.
abstract: Asymmetric acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is anchored to the basal lamina (BL) of cholinergic synapses via its collagenic tail, yet the complement of matrix receptors involved in its attachment remains unknown. The development of a novel overlay technique has allowed us to identify two Torpedo BL components that bind asymmetric AChE: a polypeptide of approximately 140 kDa and a doublet of 195-215 kDa. These were found to stain metachromatically with Coomassie blue R-250, were solubilized by acetic acid, and were sensitive to collagenase treatment. Upon sequence analysis, the 140 kDa polypeptide yielded a characteristic collagenous motif. Another AChE-binding BL constituent, identified by overlay, corresponded to a heparan sulfate proteoglycan. Lastly, we established that this proteoglycan, but not the collagenous proteins, interacted with at least one heparin binding domain of the collagenic tail of AChE. Our results indicate that at least two BL receptors are likely to exist for asymmetric AChE in Torpedo electric organ.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: O I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Casanueva
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deprez
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: García-Huidobro
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Inestrosa
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D004557:Electric Organ / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011485:Protein Binding; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D013570:Synaptic Membranes / Q000378:metabolism*; D014101:Torpedo
chemical_list: D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase