Proper folding and endoplasmic reticulum to golgi transport of tyrosinase are induced by its substrates, DOPA and tyrosine.
J Biol Chem
; 276(15): 11933-8, 2001 Apr 13.
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ABSTRACT
Tyrosinase is essential for pigmentation and is a source of tumor-derived antigenic peptides and cellular immune response. Wild type tyrosinase in melanoma cells and certain albino mutants in untransformed melanocytes are targeted to proteolytic degradation by the 26 S proteasome due to retention of the misfolded protein in the endoplasmic reticulum and its subsequent retranslocation to the cytosol. Here, we demonstrate that the substrates DOPA and tyrosine induced in melanoma cells a transition of misfolded wild type tyrosinase to the native form that is resistant to proteolysis, competent to exit the endoplasmic reticulum, and able to produce melanin. Because the enzymatic activity of tyrosinase is induced by DOPA, we propose that proper folding of the wild type protein, just like mutant forms, is tightly linked to its catalytic state. Loss of pigmentation, therefore, in tyrosinase-positive melanoma cells is a consequence of tumor-induced metabolic changes that suppress tyrosinase activity and DOPA production within these cells.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tirosina
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Dihidroxifenilalanina
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Monofenol Monooxigenasa
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Retículo Endoplásmico
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Aparato de Golgi
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Biol Chem
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos