Basic proline‐rich proteins of murine parotid glands
- 1 May 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Biochemistry
- Vol. 181 (2), 371-379
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1989.tb14734.x
Abstract
Five major basic polypeptides with characteristics typical of proline-rich proteins, accumulated in parotid glands after long term isoprenaline treatment of Balb C mice. They were studied by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and designated B1.degree., B2.degree., B3.degree. and B4.degree. on the basis of pI-dependent mobility. They were not observed in the glands of normal mice and were precipitated when glands were homogenized in 10% trichloroacetic acid unlike the three iosprenaline-induced proline-rich proteins of murine parotid glands reported previously. Isoprenaline induced six proline-rich in vitro translation products which were absent normally. Four of these species had pI-dependent mobilities almost identical to V1.degree., B2.degree., B3.degree. and B4.degree., indicating not only precursor/product relationships, but also that isoprenaline induce the accumulation of the protein by regulating the mRNA. Identical salivary counterparts of the basic glandular proline-rich proteins were not detected whereas a series of smaller and more basic isoprenaline-induced polypeptides were observed in saliva (major species B1.degree.-B4.degree.). The glandular proline-rich proteins were secreted from parotid tissue in vitro and the data indicates that proline-rich proteins are synthesised as precursors and processed into salivary form in the parotid glands after secretion. The relationships between the B-type in vitro translation products, parotid gland precursors and salivary proteins were also confirmed immunologically.This publication has 37 references indexed in Scilit:
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