Figure 3.
Rapid turnover of furin is not mediated by the transmembrane and cytosolic domains. Stably transfected RBL cells expressing Tac, T-T-F, T-F-F, or furin-FLAG (see Fig. 1 for structures) were pulse labeled with [35S]methionine for 30 min and chased for 0, 3, or 6 h. Tac species were isolated by immunoprecipitation with the monoclonal antibody 7G7 and furin species with a mixture of Fur1, Fur2, and DC16. The symbols p and m point to the ER precursor and Golgi-processed, mature forms of the Tac proteins, respectively. The positions of molecular weight markers (expressed as 10−3 × M r) are shown at right.