The influence of isoproterenol and pilocarpine on the in vitro incorporation of [3H]leucine and N-acetyl[14C]mannosamine into the proteins of the submandibular glands of the mouse has been investigated during a 10 h period. The total uptake of both labelled precursors into the glands was hardly affected by isoproterenol and pilocarpine during the first 2 h of incubation, thereafter both agonists decreased the uptake slightly. The incorporation of [3H]leucine into secreted proteins was largely similar for the control, isoproterenol and pilocarpine during an incubation of 10 h. [14C]ManNAc incorporation showed a lag period of about 2 h and could be observed in the secreted proteins after 2 h. Particularly after 6 h a strong increase was observed for the control and isoproterenol, whereas pilocarpine showed a much lower increase. The secreted protein components were separated by electrophoresis to study the incorporation of the labelled precursors in separate secretory proteins such as submandibular mucin. Apparently, both agonists increased the incorporation of [14C]ManNAc relative to [3H]leucine into submandibular mucin of the mouse. During a period of 10 h the [14C]ManNAc incorporation into the mucin was enhanced 2-3-fold by isoproterenol and 3-4-fold by pilocarpine. A non-radioactive experiment in vitro showed that the molar ratio of the sugar residues did not change. However, the total amount of sugars relative to the amino acids increased by 50%, pointing to an increase in the degree of glycosylation. This suggests that both adrenergic and cholinergic agonists regulate the total number of carbohydrate chains attached to one and the same polypeptide core of the submandibular mucin of the mouse.
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