Unconventional protein secretion: membrane translocation of FGF-2 does not require protein unfolding
Author:
Backhaus Rafael1, Zehe Christoph1, Wegehingel Sabine1, Kehlenbach Angelika2, Schwappach Blanche2, Nickel Walter1
Affiliation:
1. Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany 2. Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Abstract
Endoplasmic reticulum/Golgi-dependent protein secretion depends on signal peptides that mediate membrane translocation of nascent secretory proteins into the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum. Classical secretory proteins are transported across the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum in an unfolded conformation, which is similar to protein import into mitochondria. This process is mediated by Sec61, the protein-conducting channel of the endoplasmic reticulum. Employing both FACS-based in vivo transport assays and confocal microscopy, we now show that fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2), a pro-angiogenic mediator exported from mammalian cells by an unconventional secretory pathway, does not need to be unfolded in order to be released into the extracellular space. These findings suggest that the molecular apparatus mediating export of FGF-2 is not only distinct from classical translocation machineries in terms of molecular identity but also operates in a mechanistically distinct manner that allows membrane translocation of FGF-2 in a folded conformation.
Publisher
The Company of Biologists
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