Molecular chaperones in pancreatic tissue: the presence of cpn10, cpn60 and hsp70 in distinct compartments along the secretory pathway of the acinar cells

1994 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 539-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.S. Velez-Granell ◽  
A.E. Arias ◽  
J.A. Torres-Ruiz ◽  
M. Bendayan

Three chaperones, the chaperonins cpn10 and cpn60, and the hsp70 protein, were revealed by immunochemistry and cytochemistry in pancreatic rat acinar cells. Western immunoblotting analysis of rat pancreas homogenates has shown that antibodies against cpn10, cpn60 and hsp70 protein recognize single protein bands of 25 kDa, 60 kDa and 70 kDa, respectively. Single bands for the cpn10 and cpn60 were also detected in pancreatic juice. Immunofluorescence studies on rat pancreatic tissue revealed a strong positive signal in the apical region of the acinar cells for cpn10 and cpn60, while an immunoreaction was detected at the juxtanuclear Golgi region with the anti-hsp70 antibody. Immunocytochemical gold labeling confirmed the presence of these three chaperones in distinct cell compartments of pancreatic acinar cells. Chaperonin 10 and cpn60 were located in the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, condensing vacuoles and secretory granules. Interestingly, the labeling for both cpn10 and cpn60 followed the increasing concentration gradient of secretory proteins along the RER-Golgi-granule secretory pathway. On the contrary, the labeling for hsp70 was mainly concentrated in the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus. In the latter, the hsp70 was found to be primary located in the trans-most cisternae and to colocalize with acid phosphatase in the trans-Golgi network. The three chaperones were also present in mitochondria. In view of the role played by the chaperones in the proper folding, sorting and aggregation of proteins, we postulate that hsp70 assists the adequate sorting and packaging of proteins from the ER to the trans-Golgi network while cpn10 and cpn60 play key roles in the proper packaging and aggregation of secretory proteins as well as, most probably, in the prevention of early enzyme activation in secretory granules.

1977 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 399-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
AR Hand ◽  
C Oliver

The method of secretory granuleformation in the acinar cells of the rat exorbital lacrimal gland was studied by electron microscope morphological and cytochemical techniques. Immature secretory granules at the inner face of the Golgi apparatus were frequently attached to a narrow cisternal structure similar to GERL as described in neurons by Novikoff et al. (Novikoff, P. M., A. B. Novikoff, N. Quintana, and J.-J. Hauw. 1971. J. Cell Bio. 50:859-886). In the lacrimal gland. GERL was located adjacent to the inner Golgi saccule, or separated from it by a variable distance. Portions of GERL were often closely paralleled by modified cisternae of rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), which lacked ribosomes on the surface adjacent to GERL. Diaminobenzidine reaction product of the secretory enzyme peroxidase was localized in the cisternae of the nuclear envelope, RER, peripheral Golgi vesicles, Golgi saccules, and immature and mature secretory granules. GERL was usually free of peroxidase reaction product or contained only a small amount. Thiamine pyrophosphatase reaction product was present in two to four inner Golgi saccules; occasionally, the innermost saccule was dilated and fenestrated, and contained less reaction product than the next adjacent saccule. Acid phosphatase (AcPase) reaction product was present in GERL, immature granules, and, rarely, in the innermost saccule, but not in the rest of the Golgi saccules. Thick sections of AcPase preparations viewed at 100 kV revealed that GERL consisted of cisternal, and fenestrated or tublular portions. The immature granules were attached to GERL by multiple connections to the tublular portions. These results suggest that, in the rat exorbital lacrimal gland, the Golgi saccules participate in the transport of secretory proteins, and that GERL is involved in the formation of secretory granules.


1998 ◽  
Vol 274 (1) ◽  
pp. C262-C271 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Robin ◽  
B. Rossignol ◽  
M. N. Raymond

We tested the effect of H-89, a protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor, on the intracellular transit of the regulated secretory proteins in rat lacrimal glands. We show that H-89, by itself, induces the secretion of newly synthesized proteins trafficking in its presence but not of proteins already stored in the mature secretory granules. This secretion does not depend on the presence of extracellular Ca2+. The proteins released are identical to those secreted after cholinergic stimulation or under the action of the ionophore A-23187, but the secretion level is ∼40% lower. The effect of H-89 seems to be due to PKA inhibition because other protein kinase inhibitors (calphostin C, chelerythrine, H-85) do not induce secretion. We further show that H-89 does not modify the rate of glycoprotein galactosylation but induces the secretion of newly galactosylated glycoproteins. Finally, we used a “20°C block” procedure to show that H-89 affects a trans-Golgi network (TGN) or post-TGN step of the secretory pathway. Our results demonstrate that, in lacrimal cells, H-89 affects the intracellular trafficking of secretory proteins, suggesting a role for PKA in this process.


EMBO Reports ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 596-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Feng ◽  
Ashutosh P Jadhav ◽  
Chiara Rodighiero ◽  
Yukako Fujinaga ◽  
Tomas Kirchhausen ◽  
...  

2004 ◽  
Vol 279 (19) ◽  
pp. 20242-20249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Beuret ◽  
Hansruedi Stettler ◽  
Anja Renold ◽  
Jonas Rutishauser ◽  
Martin Spiess

The formation of secretory granules and regulated secretion are generally assumed to occur only in specialized endocrine, neuronal, or exocrine cells. We discovered that regulated secretory proteins such as the hormone precursors pro-vasopressin, pro-oxytocin, and pro-opiomelanocortin, as well as the granins secretogranin II and chromogranin B but not the constitutive secretory protein α1-protease inhibitor, accumulate in granular structures at the Golgi and in the cell periphery in transfected COS-1 fibroblast cells. The accumulations were observed in 30–70% of the transfected cells expressing the pro-hormones and for virtually all of the cells expressing the granins. Similar structures were also generated in other cell lines believed to be lacking a regulated secretory pathway. The accumulations resembled secretory granules morphologically in immunofluorescence and electron microscopy. They were devoid of markers of the endoplasmic reticulum, endosomes, and lysosomes but in part stained positive for the trans-Golgi network marker TGN46, consistent with their formation at the trans-Golgi network. When different regulated proteins were coexpressed, they were frequently found in the same granules, whereas α1-protease inhibitor could not be detected in accumulations formed by secretogranin II, demonstrating segregation of regulated from constitutive secretory proteins. In pulse-chase experiments, significant intracellular storage of secretogranin II and chromogranin B was observed and secretion of retained secretogranin II was stimulated with the calcium ionophore A23187. The results suggest that expression of regulated cargo proteins is sufficient to generate structures that resemble secretory granules in the background of constitutively secreting cells, supporting earlier proposals on the mechanism of granule formation.


1994 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 737-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.L. Milgram ◽  
R.E. Mains

Vesicular transport within the secretory pathway can be arrested by incubating cells at 15 degrees C or 20 degrees C to block exit from the endoplasmic reticulum or trans-Golgi network, respectively. Using this powerful tool we have compared the intracellular sites of endoproteolytic processing of proopiomelanocortin and two prohormone processing enzymes in AtT-20 mouse pituitary corticotrope tumor cells. For comparison, proopiomelanocortin processing was also evaluated in primary neurointermediate pituitary cultures. AtT-20 cells synthesize and store endogenous proopiomelanocortin and prohormone convertase 1; AtT-20 cells expressing high levels of integral membrane or soluble peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase were generated by stable transfection. Cells were incubated with [35S]methionine and chased at 4 degrees C, 15 degrees C, 20 degrees C or 37 degrees C. The endoproteolytic processing of peptidylglycine alpha-amidating mono-oxygenase, prohormone convertase 1, and proopiomelanocortin was compared following immunoprecipitation. Endoproteolytic processing of integral membrane and soluble peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase proteins was completely blocked by incubation of cells at 20 degrees C. In contrast, prohormone convertase 1 processing from the 87 kDa precursor to the 81 kDa intermediate proceeded to completion at both 15 degrees C and 20 degrees C, while cleavage to generate the 63 kDa prohormone convertase 1 protein was completely blocked at 20 degrees C. In AtT-20 cells and neurointermediate pituitary cultures, generation of beta-lipotropin from proopiomelanocortin continued at a slow but significant rate at 20 degrees C, while processing of beta-lipotropin to beta-endorphin was blocked. Thus prohormone convertase 1 processing begins in the endoplasmic reticulum and is not completed until after the trans-Golgi network, while peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase processing begins after the trans-Golgi network. Selected proopiomelanocortin cleavages begin before entry into immature granules.


1991 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 1077-1087 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Tamaki ◽  
S Yamashina

We studied the ultrastructure and cytochemistry of mitotic parotid acinar cells in vivo after induction of mitosis by isoproterenol injection. With entrance of the cells into the division cycle, the Golgi apparatus lost its characteristic stacked structure and internal polarity among the cisternae, appearing as fragments distributed throughout the cytoplasm. These fragments consisted of electron-lucent vesiculotubular structures and electron-dense 70-nm vesicles; neither component showed thiamine pyrophosphatase activity, a marker for trans cisternae of the Golgi apparatus, but the 70-nm vesicles showed a positive reaction for osmium impregnation, indicating retention of the cis nature. The rough endoplasmic reticulum was dilated and fragmented. Recovery of the structure of Golgi apparatus and rearrangement of rough endoplasmic reticulum occurred in daughter cells during telophase. These changes were the same as those observed after drug-induced inhibition of protein transport. The secretory granules were not dispersed but were divided into two groups with which centrioles were closely associated. Both groups migrated with the centrioles as far as the next interphase. The distribution of 5'-nucleotidase on the luminal plasma membrane showed no change during the process of division, thus demonstrating that surface polarity was maintained during mitosis. These changes in organelle structure and distribution may be due to the conversion of cell function from a secretory to a mitotic action.


2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 162-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne Young ◽  
Tobias Stauber ◽  
Elaine del Nery ◽  
Isabelle Vernos ◽  
Rainer Pepperkok ◽  
...  

The small GTPase rab6A but not the isoform rab6A' has previously been identified as a regulator of the COPI-independent recycling route that carries Golgi-resident proteins and certain toxins from the Golgi to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The isoform rab6A' has been implicated in Golgi-to-endosomal recycling. Because rab6A but not A', binds rabkinesin6, this motor protein is proposed to mediate COPI-independent recycling. We show here that both rab6A and rab6A' GTP-restricted mutants promote, with similar efficiency, a microtubule-dependent recycling of Golgi resident glycosylation enzymes upon overexpression. Moreover, we used small interfering RNA mediated down-regulation of rab6A and A' expression and found that reduced levels of rab6 perturbs organization of the Golgi apparatus and delays Golgi-to-ER recycling. Rab6-directed Golgi-to-ER recycling seems to require functional dynactin, as overexpression of p50/dynamitin, or a C-terminal fragment of Bicaudal-D, both known to interact with dynactin inhibit recycling. We further present evidence that rab6-mediated recycling seems to be initiated from the trans-Golgi network. Together, this suggests that a recycling pathway operates at the level of the trans-Golgi linking directly to the ER. This pathway would be the preferred route for both toxins and resident Golgi proteins.


1991 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
pp. 1349-1355 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Iida ◽  
Y Shibata

We examined the effects of disassembly of microtubules (MT) on the structure and the functions of the Golgi apparatus (GA) in cultured atrial myocytes. MT disassembly with nocodazole led to fragmentation of the GA into small units. The fragmented Golgi units retained their cis-trans polarity and post-cisternal elements, including the trans-Golgi network (TGN). Neither endocytosis of lectin-labeled membrane nor its delivery to the fragmented Golgi units was interrupted by fragmentation of the GA after MT disassembly with nocodazole treatment. A fraction of the secretory granules associated with the fragmented Golgi units was also labeled with the internalized tracer. These results suggest that in nocodazole-treated cultured atrial myocytes, the fragmented Golgi units appear to be structurally and functionally intact despite the altered geometric arrangement of the GA in the cells.


1991 ◽  
Vol 115 (6) ◽  
pp. 1505-1519 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Chanat ◽  
W B Huttner

Regulated secretory proteins are thought to be sorted in the trans-Golgi network (TGN) via selective aggregation. The factors responsible for this aggregation are unknown. We show here that two widespread regulated secretory proteins, chromogranin B and secretogranin II (granins), remain in an aggregated state when TGN vesicles from neuroendocrine cells (PC12) are permeabilized at pH 6.4 in 1-10 mM calcium, conditions believed to exist in this compartment. Permeabilization of immature secretory granules under these conditions allowed the recovery of electron dense cores. The granin aggregates in the TGN largely excluded glycosaminoglycan chains which served as constitutively secreted bulk flow markers. The low pH, high calcium milieu was sufficient to induce granin aggregation in the RER. In the TGN of pituitary GH4C1 cells, the proportion of granins conserved as aggregates was higher upon hormonal treatment known to increase secretory granule formation. Our data suggest that a decrease in pH and an increase in calcium are sufficient to trigger the selective aggregation of the granins in the TGN, segregating them from constitutive secretory proteins.


1986 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 839-850 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Tooze ◽  
S A Tooze

We have studied by electron microscopy and immunocytochemistry the formation of secretory granules containing adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in murine pituitary cells of the AtT20 line. The first compartment in which condensed secretory protein appears is a complex reticular network at the extreme trans side of the Golgi stacks beyond the TPPase-positive cisternae. Condensed secretory protein accumulates in dilated regions of this trans Golgi network. Examination of en face and serial sections revealed that "condensing vacuoles" are in fact dilations of the trans Golgi network and not detached vacuoles. Only after presumptive secretory granules have reached an advanced stage of morphological maturation do they detach from the trans Golgi network. Frequently both the dilations of the trans Golgi network containing condensing secretory protein and the detached immature granules in the peri-Golgi region have surface coats which were identified as clathrin by immunocytochemistry. Moreover both are the site of budding (or fusion) of coated vesicles, some of which contain condensed secretory protein. The mature granules below the plasma membrane do not, however, have surface coats. Immunoperoxidase labeling with an antiserum specific for ACTH and its precursor polypeptide confirmed that many of the coated vesicles associated with the trans Golgi network contain ACTH. The involvement of the trans Golgi network and coated vesicles in the formation of secretory granules is discussed.


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