JBC, Vol. 250, Issue 7, 2655-2659, Apr, 1975

Membrane-bound neuraminidases of rat liver. Neuraminidase activity in Golgi apparatus

C. S. Kishore, D. R. Tulsiani, V. P. Bhavanandan and R. Carubelli

The bulk (60 to 65%) of the neuraminidase activity present in rat liver homogenates was found in the M + L (mitochondria plus lysosomes) fraction, The patterns of subcellular distribution were essentially identical whether disialogangliosides or neuramin-lactose (2 yields 3') were utilized as substrates. A new neuraminidase, which hydrolyzes sialyl trisaccharides but which does not act upon glycoproteins and gangliosides, was detected in Golgi apparatus. Unlike the other particulate neuraminidases of rat liver, the Golgi enzyme is stimulated by prior incubation and by the addition of Ca2+ or Zn2+ at 1 mM concentration. Although plasma membrane-rich fractions are often contaminated by Golgi membranes the marked differences in their enzymic properties allowed a clear distinction between the neuraminidases present in these two types of membranes.
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