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Mol Cell Biol. 1986 April; 6(4): 1329-1333

Orientation of the v-erb-B gene product in the plasma membrane.

R C Schatzman, G I Evan, M L Privalsky and J M Bishop

ABSTRACT

The retroviral oncogene v-erb-B encodes a truncated version of the receptor for epidermal growth factor. To define the disposition of the v-erb-B protein within cells and across the plasma membrane, we raised antibodies against defined epitopes in the protein and used these in immunofluorescence to analyze cells transformed by v-erb-B. A small fraction of the v-erb-B protein was found on the plasma membrane in a clustered configuration. The bulk of the protein was located in the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus. Epitopes near the amino terminus of the v-erb-B protein were displayed on the surface of the cell, whereas epitopes in the protein kinase domain were located exclusively within cells. We conclude that the v-erb-B protein spans the plasma membrane in a manner similar or identical to that of the epidermal growth factor receptor, even though the viral transforming protein does not possess the signal peptide that is thought to direct insertion of the receptor into the membrane.

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Mol Cell Biol. 1986 April; 6(4): 1329-1333

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