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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 259, Issue 8, 4687-4690, 04, 1984

In vitro biosynthesis and membrane insertion of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase

J Finidori, Y Laperche, R Haguenauer-Tsapis, R Barouki, G Guellaen and J Hanoune

gamma-Glutamyl transpeptidase consists of two polypeptide chains anchored to the kidney brush-border membrane only through a short hydrophobic domain near the NH2-terminal end of the heavy subunit. The two subunits were reported to derive from a single polypeptide precursor by tissue labeling experiments. We have investigated the first steps of GGT biosynthesis and processing in a cell-free system. mRNA was prepared from kidney and enriched in specific sequences by a preparative gel electrophoresis. In vitro translation resulted in the synthesis of a single polypeptide (Mr = 63,000) specifically immunoprecipitated by antibodies raised against the mature dimeric enzyme. Incubation with microsomal membranes resulted in the appearance of a glycosylated form of the propeptide (Mr = 78,000). This latter form was cotranslationally segregated into microsomes and was sensitive to endoglycosidase H. Purified Escherichia coli leader peptidase did not process the primary gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase chain. This ectoprotein therefore appears to be inserted in the phospholipid bilayer without cleavage of a signal peptide, similar to most integral membrane proteins so far studied.
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