Biosynthesis of dystroglycan: processing of a precursor propeptide |
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Authors: | Holt K H Crosbie R H Venzke D P Campbell K P |
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Institution: | Department of Physiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA. |
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Abstract: | Dystroglycan is a cytoskeleton-linked extracellular matrix receptor expressed in many cell types. Dystroglycan is composed of alpha- and beta-subunits which are encoded by a single mRNA. Using a heterologous mammalian expression system, we provide the first biochemical evidence of the alpha/beta-dystroglycan precursor propeptide prior to enzymatic cleavage. This 160 kDa dystroglycan propeptide is processed into alpha- and beta-dystroglycan (120 kDa and 43 kDa, respectively). We also demonstrate that the precursor propeptide is glycosylated and that blockade of asparagine-linked (N-linked) glycosylation did not prevent the cleavage of the dystroglycan precursor peptide. However, inhibition of N-linked glycosylation results in aberrant trafficking of the alpha- and beta-dystroglycan subunits to the plasma membrane. Thus, dystroglycan is synthesized as a precursor propeptide that is post-translationally cleaved and differentially glycosylated to yield alpha- and beta-dystroglycan. |
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