Synthesis in vitro and translocation of apolipoprotein AI across microsomal vesicles

Eur J Biochem. 1981 Dec;120(3):519-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1981.tb05730.x.

Abstract

Apolipoprotein AI of rats has been synthesized in a cell-free wheat germ system and cotranslationally translocated into dog pancreas microsomal vesicles. Translocation is accompanied by cleavage of a signal sequence of 18 amino acid residues and is dependent on the recently purified signal recognition protein.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Apolipoprotein A-II
  • Apolipoproteins / metabolism*
  • Biological Transport
  • Cell-Free System
  • Dogs
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Intracellular Membranes / metabolism
  • Microsomes / metabolism*
  • Pancreas / metabolism
  • RNA / metabolism
  • Rats
  • Triticum / metabolism

Substances

  • Apolipoprotein A-II
  • Apolipoproteins
  • RNA