J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 259, Issue 10, 6041-6044, May, 1984

Cathepsin B-related proteases in the insulin secretory granule

K Docherty, JC Hutton and DF Steiner

The distribution of proteases potentially reactive with peptide sequences containing pairs of basic amino acids or single basic amino acids was studied in subcellular fractions of a transplantable rat insulinoma using the affinity probes 125I-Tyr-Ala-Lys- ArgCH2Cl and 125I-Tyr-Ala-norleucine- ArgCH2Cl . Both probes labeled predominantly proteins of Mr = 39,000, 31,500, and 25,000. The Mr = 25,000 component appeared to be of lysosomal origin, while the Mr = 39,000 and 31,500 proteins were present in both the lysosomes and insulin granules. The Mr = 39,000 and 31,500 proteins were identified as precursor/product forms of the cysteine protease cathepsin B, while assays performed with fluorigenic peptide substrates suggested that the Mr = 25,000 protein was probably cathepsin L and/or H. The greater reactivity of the Mr = 39,000 form with the dibasic probe suggests that the relative proportions of the Mr = 39,000 and 31,500 forms of cathepsin B in different organelles may determine the extent to which the enzyme expresses activity as a specific (prohormone processing) endopeptidase or a more general (degradative) peptidase.
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