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. 1982 Mar 15;202(3):647–654. doi: 10.1042/bj2020647

Biosynthesis of intestinal microvillar proteins. Characterization of intestinal explants in organ culture and evidence for the existence of pro-forms of the microvillar enzymes.

E M Danielsen, H Sjöström, O Norén, B Bro, E Dabelsteen
PMCID: PMC1158158  PMID: 7092836

Abstract

Explants of pig small intestine were maintained at 37 degrees C in organ culture for periods up to 24 h in a system using Trowell T-8 medium supplemented with 10% foetal-calf serum. The mucosal morphology was well preserved during culture, as judged by light and electron microscopy. The explant contents of protein and two brush-border enzymes, microvillus aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.2) and dipeptidyl peptidase IV (EC 3.4.14.5), were not significantly modified during culture compared with controls, but a moderate, continuous release of both protein and enzyme activities into the medium was observed. Continuous labelling with [35S]methionine resulted in an even incorporation of radioactivity in the protein components, and the rate of labelling only moderately decreased over the 24 h period. The polypeptide compositions of sucrase (EC 3.2.1.48)--isomaltase (EC 3.2.1.10), maltase--glucoamylase (EC 3.2.1.20) lactase (EC 3.2.1.23)--phlorizin hydrolase (EC 3.2.1.62), microvillus aminopeptidase and aspartate aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.7) synthesized during culture were studied, and some were found to be similar to those of the pro-forms of the enzymes isolated from animals that had had their pancreatic duct disconnected 3 days before being killed. These results confirmed earlier findings of the existence of pro-forms of some of the microvillar enzymes and thus indicate a low activity of pancreatic proteinases in the culture system.

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