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. 1991 Oct 5;266(28):18949-57.

Secretory carrier membrane proteins 31-35 define a common protein composition among secretory carrier membranes

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Secretory carrier membrane proteins 31-35 define a common protein composition among secretory carrier membranes

S H Brand et al. J Biol Chem. .
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Abstract

A novel compositional overlap between membranes of exocrine and endocrine granules, synaptic vesicles, and a liver Golgi fraction has been identified using a monoclonal antibody (SG7C12) raised against parotid secretion granule membranes. This antibody binds secretory carrier membrane proteins with apparent Mr 31,000, 33,000 and 35,000 (designated SCAMPs 31, 33, 35). The proteins are nonglycosylated integral membrane components, and the epitope recognized by SG7C12 is on the cytoplasmic side of the granule membrane. SCAMP 33 is found in all secretory carrier membranes studied so far while SCAMP 35 is found in exocrine and certain endocrine granules and liver Golgi membranes and SCAMP31 only in exocrine granules. They are not related to other similar-sized proteins that have been studied previously in relation to vesicular transport and secretion. Immunocytochemical staining shows that these SCAMPs are highly concentrated in the apical cytoplasm of exocrine cells. Antigens are present not only on exocrine granules and synaptic vesicles but also on other smooth membrane vesicles of exocrine and neural origin as revealed by immunolocalization in subcellular fractions and immunoadsorption to antibody-coated magnetic beads. The wide tissue distribution and localization to secretory carriers and related membranes suggest that SCAMPs 31-35 may be essential components in vesicle-mediated transport/secretion.

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