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XB-ART-35616
J Membr Biol 2007 Feb 01;2152-3:105-10. doi: 10.1007/s00232-007-9010-7.
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Methionine aminopeptidase II: A molecular chaperone for sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase.

Noguchi S , Komiya T , Eguchi H , Shirahata A , Nikawa J , Kawamura M .


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The monoclonal antibody to the beta-subunit of H(+)/K(+)-ATPase (mAbHKbeta) cross-reacts with a protein that acts as a molecular chaperone for the structural maturation of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+)-ATPase. We partially purified a mAbHKbeta-reactive 65-kDa protein from Xenopus ovary. After in-gel digestion and peptide sequencing, the 65-kDa protein was identified as methionine aminopeptidase II (MetAP2). The effects of MetAP2 on SR Ca(2+)-ATPase expression were examined by injecting the cRNA for MetAP2 into Xenopus oocytes. Immunoprecipitation and pulse-chase experiments showed that MetAP2 was transiently associated with the nascent SR Ca(2+)-ATPase. Synthesis of functional SR Ca(2+)-ATPase was facilitated by MetAP2 and prevented by injecting an antibody specific for MetAP2. These results suggest that MetAP2 acts as a molecular chaperone for SR Ca(2+)-ATPase synthesis.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: metap2

References [+] :
Béguin, Membrane integration of Na,K-ATPase alpha-subunits and beta-subunit assembly. 1998, Pubmed, Xenbase