AFFINITY OF 4 IMMOBILIZED ERYTHRINA LECTINS TOWARD VARIOUS N-LINKED GLYCOPEPTIDES AND RELATED OLIGOSACCHARIDES
AFFINITY OF 4 IMMOBILIZED ERYTHRINA LECTINS TOWARD VARIOUS N-LINKED GLYCOPEPTIDES AND RELATED OLIGOSACCHARIDES
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DOI:
10.1016/s0008-6215(00)90355-0
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发表时间:
1986-08-15
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
SHARON, N
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作者:
DEBRAY, H;MONTREUIL, J;SHARON, N
The behavior of N-acetyllactosamine-type oligosaccharides and glycopeptides on columns of four different Erythrina agglutinins immobolized on Sepharose was examined. The sugar-binding specificity of the four lectins is very similar and is directed toward unmasked N-acetyllactosamine sequences, the main difference between the four lectins being the relative strength of interaction of the lectins with a given glycan. Substitution of the N-acetyllactosamine sequences by sialic acid residues, either at O-3 or O-6 of galactose completely abolishes the affinity of the lectins for the saccharides. The presence of one or several .alpha.-Fuc-(1 .fwdarw. 3)-GlcNAc groups decreases or completely inhibits the interaction between the glycopeptides and the Erythrina lectins. Substitution of the .beta.-mannose residue by an additional bisecting .beta.-(1 .fwdarw. 4)-N-acetylglucosamine residue decreases the affinity of the lectins for these structures as compared to the unsubstituted ones. Surprisingly, the affinity of the lectins for the oligosaccharides tested is higher than for the corresponding glycopeptides. Our findings show that, after careful calibration with well-defined oligosaccharides and glycopeptides, the immobilized Erythrina agglutinin-Sepharose columns provide valuable tools for the fractionation of N-acetyllactosamine-containing oligosaccharides and glycopeptides.