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. 1991 Aug 1;277(Pt 3):879–881. doi: 10.1042/bj2770879

In resting conditions, the pancreatic granule membrane protein GP-2 is secreted by cleavage of its glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor.

E Paul 1, F A Leblond 1, D LeBel 1
PMCID: PMC1151326  PMID: 1651706

Abstract

GP-2 is the major membrane protein of the exocrine pancreatic secretory granule. It is an integral protein which is anchored by a phosphatidylinositolglycan. In addition to being present in the soluble contents of the granule, GP-2 is also actively secreted by the pancreas. Although 93% of the GP-2 in the resting secretions of anaesthetized rats could be pelleted, Triton X-114 phase extraction showed that 70% of this GP-2 had lost its hydrophobic properties. Proteases have been postulated to release GP-2 from the membrane, but phospholipases also have the capacity to release the protein from the membrane by hydrolysis of its peculiar glycosylphosphatidylinositol membrane anchor. These studies show the presence of inositol 1,2-(cyclic)monophosphate on the secreted hydrophilic GP-2, confirming the involvement of an endogenous phospholipase C in the solubilization of GP-2 by the exocrine pancreas. It is therefore concluded that most of the GP-2 secreted by the pancreas of anaesthetized rats under resting conditions is released from the membrane by a phospholipase C which hydrolyses the phosphodiester bond linking GP-2 to its diradylglycerol anchor.

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