Cloning, expression, purification, and characterization of the murine lysosomal acid alpha-mannosidase. 1997

R K Merkle, and Y Zhang, and P J Ruest, and A Lal, and Y F Liao, and K W Moremen
Complex Carbohydrate Research Center and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602, USA.

Catabolism of alpha-linked mannose residues on eukaryotic glycoproteins is accomplished by a broad specificity lysosomal alpha-mannosidase (EC 3.2.1.24). Based on regions of protein sequence conservation between the lysosomal alpha-mannosidase from Dictyostelium discoideum and the murine Golgi glycoprotein processing alpha 1,3/1,6-mannosidase, alpha-mannosidase II, we have cloned a cDNA encoding the murine lysosomal alpha-mannosidase. The longest of the clones was 3.1 kb in length and encoded a polypeptide of 992 amino acids containing a putative NH2-terminal signal sequence and 11 potential N-glycosylation sites. The deduced amino acid sequence was 76.5% identical to the human lysosomal alpha-mannosidase and 38.1% identical to the lysosomal alpha-mannosidase from D. discoideum. Expression of the cDNA in Pichia pastoris resulted in the secretion of an alpha-mannosidase activity into the culture medium. This recombinant expression product was purified and was shown to have enzymatic characteristics highly similar to the enzyme purified from mammalian sources and to the human lysosomal alpha-mannosidase cDNA expressed in Pichia. These characteristics include a similar pH optimum, Km, Vmax, inhibition by swainsonine, and activity toward natural substrates. Northern blots identified a major 3.5 kb RNA transcript in all murine tissues tested. A minor transcript of 5.4 kb was also detected in some murine tissues similar to the alternatively spliced transcripts that have been previously identified in human tissues.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008247 Lysosomes A class of morphologically heterogeneous cytoplasmic particles in animal and plant tissues characterized by their content of hydrolytic enzymes and the structure-linked latency of these enzymes. The intracellular functions of lysosomes depend on their lytic potential. The single unit membrane of the lysosome acts as a barrier between the enzymes enclosed in the lysosome and the external substrate. The activity of the enzymes contained in lysosomes is limited or nil unless the vesicle in which they are enclosed is ruptured or undergoes MEMBRANE FUSION. (From Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed). Autolysosome,Autolysosomes,Lysosome
D008361 Mannosidases Glycoside hydrolases that catalyze the hydrolysis of alpha or beta linked MANNOSE. Mannosidase
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D008970 Molecular Weight The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule. Molecular Weights,Weight, Molecular,Weights, Molecular
D010843 Pichia Yeast-like ascomycetous fungi of the family Saccharomycetaceae, order SACCHAROMYCETALES isolated from exuded tree sap. Hansenula,Hansenulas,Pichias
D011994 Recombinant Proteins Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology. Biosynthetic Protein,Biosynthetic Proteins,DNA Recombinant Proteins,Recombinant Protein,Proteins, Biosynthetic,Proteins, Recombinant DNA,DNA Proteins, Recombinant,Protein, Biosynthetic,Protein, Recombinant,Proteins, DNA Recombinant,Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant DNA Proteins,Recombinant Proteins, DNA
D003001 Cloning, Molecular The insertion of recombinant DNA molecules from prokaryotic and/or eukaryotic sources into a replicating vehicle, such as a plasmid or virus vector, and the introduction of the resultant hybrid molecules into recipient cells without altering the viability of those cells. Molecular Cloning
D006023 Glycoproteins Conjugated protein-carbohydrate compounds including MUCINS; mucoid, and AMYLOID glycoproteins. C-Glycosylated Proteins,Glycosylated Protein,Glycosylated Proteins,N-Glycosylated Proteins,O-Glycosylated Proteins,Glycoprotein,Neoglycoproteins,Protein, Glycosylated,Proteins, C-Glycosylated,Proteins, Glycosylated,Proteins, N-Glycosylated,Proteins, O-Glycosylated
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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