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SUBMITTER: Olson LJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2442308 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Olson Linda J LJ Hindsgaul Ole O Dahms Nancy M NM Kim Jung-Ja P JJ
The Journal of biological chemistry 20080213 15
The cation-dependent mannose 6-phosphate receptor (CD-MPR) is a key component of the lysosomal enzyme targeting system that binds newly synthesized mannose 6-phosphate (Man-6-P)-containing acid hydrolases and transports them to endosomal compartments. The interaction between the MPRs and its ligands is pH-dependent; the homodimeric CD-MPR binds lysosomal enzymes optimally in the pH environment of the trans Golgi network (pH approximately 6.5) and releases its cargo in acidic endosomal compartmen ...[more]