Terminal alpha-linked galactose rather than N-acetyl lactosamine is ligand for bovine heart galectin-1 in N-linked oligosaccharides of glycoproteins
| dc.contributor | Appukuttan, PS | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-12-04T11:45:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-12-04T11:45:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2002 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Preference for the beta-anomer of galactose attributed to the bovine heart 14 kDa galectin-1 (BHL-14) was re-examined using natural glycoproteins and artificially glycosylated proteins as ligands. Endogenous glycoproteins co-purified with BHL-14 during its affinity chromatographic isolation contained oligosaccharides bearing terminal alpha-linked galactose (TAG) moieties and were superior even to laminin as ligands for homogeneous BHL-14 obtained by high pressure liquid chromatography. Artificially glycosylated proteins prepared by covalent attachment of melibiose to proteins and containing TAG moieties were ligands for BHL-14, unlike their lactose counterparts which contained beta-linked galactose. Enzymatic removal of TAG moieties from the following glycoproteins abolished their recognition by BHL-14: (i) endogenous glycoproteins co-purified with BHL-14; (ii) mouse laminin; and (iii) bovine heart glycoproteins recognized by peanut agglutinin. Modification of TAG in laminin using galactose oxidase also rendered the glycoprotein inert towards BHL-14. Desialylation of human IgG, bovine thyroglobulin or laminin failed to increase the affinity of BHL-14 for these glycoproteins. Since removal of TAG or of sialic acid moiety exposed LacNAc (Gal beta1-->4 GlcNAc) in these glycoproteins, these results indicated that TAG, rather than LacNAc, is a ligand for BHL-14 on N-linked oligosaccharide chains of glycoproteins. Ready recognition of human IgA and jacalin-binding human plasma glycoproteins and non-recognition of human IgG suggested that T antigen (Galbeta1-->3 GalNAc) may also be ligand for galectin-1. Copyright (C) 2002 John Wiley Sons, Ltd. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR RECOGNITION. 15; 4; 180-187 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmr.573 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.sctimst.ac.in/handle/123456789/1182 | |
| dc.publisher | JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR RECOGNITION | |
| dc.subject | Biochemistry | |
| dc.title | Terminal alpha-linked galactose rather than N-acetyl lactosamine is ligand for bovine heart galectin-1 in N-linked oligosaccharides of glycoproteins |