Processing of chromogranin A within chromaffin granules starts at C- and N-terminal cleavage sites

FEBS Lett. 1988 Apr 11;231(1):67-70. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(88)80704-x.

Abstract

Specific antisera were raised against synthetic peptide fragments of bovine chromogranin A. The soluble proteins of bovine chromaffin granules were subjected to two-dimensional immunoblotting with these antisera. The endogenous breakdown products of chromogranin A gave distinct patterns of immunostaining which enabled us to correlate these peptides with defined regions of the chromogranin A molecule. The results establish that within chromaffin granules degradation of chromogranin A by the endogenous proteases can start either at the C- or the N-terminal site.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Chromaffin Granules / metabolism*
  • Chromaffin System / metabolism*
  • Chromogranin A
  • Chromogranins / genetics*
  • Immune Sera
  • Isoelectric Focusing
  • Molecular Weight
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / genetics*
  • Peptide Fragments / analysis
  • Peptide Fragments / immunology
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational*

Substances

  • Chromogranin A
  • Chromogranins
  • Immune Sera
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • Peptide Fragments