TY - JOUR
T1 - Breast carcinoma epithelial cells express a very low-density lipoprotein receptor variant lacking the O-linked glycosylation domain encoded by exon 16, but with full binding activity for serine proteinase/serpin complexes and Mr-40,000 receptor-associated protein
AU - Martensen, P M
AU - Oka, K
AU - Christensen, L
AU - Rettenberger, P M
AU - Petersen, H H
AU - Christensen, A
AU - Chan, L
AU - Heegaard, C W
AU - Andreasen, P A
PY - 1997/9/1
Y1 - 1997/9/1
N2 - Very-low density lipoprotein receptor (VLDLR) belongs to the low-density lipoprotein receptor family of endocytosis receptors. It binds a variety of different ligands, including apolipoprotein E, Mr-40,000 receptor-associated-protein (RAP), and some serine proteinase/serpin complexes. We previously demonstrated the occurrence of two forms of VLDLR in SDS/PAGE, migrating with Mr 105,000 and Mr 130,000, respectively [Heegaard, C. W., Simonsen, A. C. W., Oka, K., Kjøller, L., Christensen, A., Madsen, B., Ellgaard, L., Chan, L. & Andreasen, P. A. (1995) J. Biol. Chem. 270, 20,855-20,869]. We now demonstrate that these two forms correspond to forms with the absence (type-II) and presence (type-I) of the O-linked glycosylation domain encoded by exon 16, respectively. We show that the two forms have the same binding affinity to RAP and serine proteinase/serpin complexes. Using reverse transcription and PCR, we demonstrate that the splice variation giving rise to the two forms is highly cell specific. In particular, we demonstrate that human breast carcinomas express predominantly or exclusively the variant lacking exon 16. By immunohistochemistry, we demonstrate that VLDLR is mainly expressed by the epithelial cancer cells in these carcinomas. The VLDLR variant expressed by epithelial cancer cells could function in the clearance of cell-surface-associated serine proteinase/serpin complexes in breast carcinomas.
AB - Very-low density lipoprotein receptor (VLDLR) belongs to the low-density lipoprotein receptor family of endocytosis receptors. It binds a variety of different ligands, including apolipoprotein E, Mr-40,000 receptor-associated-protein (RAP), and some serine proteinase/serpin complexes. We previously demonstrated the occurrence of two forms of VLDLR in SDS/PAGE, migrating with Mr 105,000 and Mr 130,000, respectively [Heegaard, C. W., Simonsen, A. C. W., Oka, K., Kjøller, L., Christensen, A., Madsen, B., Ellgaard, L., Chan, L. & Andreasen, P. A. (1995) J. Biol. Chem. 270, 20,855-20,869]. We now demonstrate that these two forms correspond to forms with the absence (type-II) and presence (type-I) of the O-linked glycosylation domain encoded by exon 16, respectively. We show that the two forms have the same binding affinity to RAP and serine proteinase/serpin complexes. Using reverse transcription and PCR, we demonstrate that the splice variation giving rise to the two forms is highly cell specific. In particular, we demonstrate that human breast carcinomas express predominantly or exclusively the variant lacking exon 16. By immunohistochemistry, we demonstrate that VLDLR is mainly expressed by the epithelial cancer cells in these carcinomas. The VLDLR variant expressed by epithelial cancer cells could function in the clearance of cell-surface-associated serine proteinase/serpin complexes in breast carcinomas.
KW - Amino Acid Sequence
KW - Animals
KW - Base Sequence
KW - Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
KW - Carbohydrate Conformation
KW - Carcinoma/metabolism
KW - Endocytosis
KW - Epithelium
KW - Exons
KW - Glycosylation
KW - Humans
KW - Immunohistochemistry
KW - Mammary Neoplasms, Animal/metabolism
KW - Membrane Proteins/metabolism
KW - Molecular Sequence Data
KW - Rabbits
KW - Receptors, LDL/chemistry
KW - Serine Endopeptidases/metabolism
KW - Serpins/metabolism
KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 9346319
SN - 0014-2956
VL - 248
SP - 583
EP - 591
JO - European Journal of Biochemistry
JF - European Journal of Biochemistry
IS - 2
ER -