Noro Erika, Togayachi Akira, Sato Takashi, Tomioka Azusa, Fujita Mika, Sukegawa Masako, Suzuki Nami, Kaji Hiroyuki, Narimatsu Hisashi
Research Center for Medical Glycoscience (RCMG), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Tsukuba 305-8568, Japan.
Department of Biomolecular Function, Doctoral Program in Life System Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba 305-8572, Japan.
J Proteome Res. 2015 Sep 4;14(9):3823-34. doi: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.5b00178. Epub 2015 Aug 21.
The Lewis x (Le(x)) structure (Galβ1-4(Fucα1-3)GlcNAc-R) is a carbohydrate epitope comprising the stage-specific embryonic antigen-1 (SSEA-1) and CD15, and it is synthesized by α1,3-fucosyltransferase 9 (Fut9). Fut9 is expressed specifically in the stomach, kidney, brain, and in leukocytes, suggesting a specific function in these tissues. In this study, the N-linked glycan mass spectrometry profile of wild-type mouse kidney glycoproteins revealed the presence of abundant terminal fucoses, which were lost following knockout of the Fut9 gene; the terminal fucose was therefore concluded to be Le(x). These results suggested that Le(x) presence is widespread rather than being limited to specific proteins. We endeavored to comprehensively identify the Le(x) carriers in the mouse kidney. Glycopeptides carrying fucosylated glycans were collected by Aleuria aurantia lectin (AAL) affinity chromatography from kidney homogenates of wild-type and Fut9 knockout mice. The site-specific N-glycomes on the glycopeptides were subsequently analyzed by adopting a new glycoproteomic technology composed of dissociation-independent assignment of glycopeptide signals and accurate mass-based prediction of the N-glycome on the glycopeptides. Our analyses demonstrated that 24/32 glycoproteins contained the Le(x) N-glycan structure in wild-type kidney; of these, Le(x) was lost from 21 in the knockout mice. This is the first report of large-scale identification of Le(x)-carrying glycoproteins from a native sample based on the site-specific glycome analysis.
路易斯x(Le(x))结构(Galβ1-4(Fucα1-3)GlcNAc-R)是一种碳水化合物表位,包含阶段特异性胚胎抗原-1(SSEA-1)和CD15,它由α1,3-岩藻糖基转移酶9(Fut9)合成。Fut9在胃、肾、脑以及白细胞中特异性表达,提示其在这些组织中具有特定功能。在本研究中,野生型小鼠肾脏糖蛋白的N-连接聚糖质谱图谱显示存在大量末端岩藻糖,在敲除Fut9基因后这些末端岩藻糖消失;因此得出结论,末端岩藻糖为Le(x)。这些结果表明Le(x)广泛存在而非局限于特定蛋白质。我们致力于全面鉴定小鼠肾脏中的Le(x)载体。通过橙黄网柄牛肝菌凝集素(AAL)亲和色谱从野生型和Fut9基因敲除小鼠的肾脏匀浆中收集携带岩藻糖化聚糖的糖肽。随后采用一种新的糖蛋白质组学技术分析糖肽上的位点特异性N-聚糖组,该技术由糖肽信号的解离无关分配和基于精确质量的糖肽N-聚糖组预测组成。我们的分析表明,野生型肾脏中32种糖蛋白中有24种含有Le(x) N-聚糖结构;其中,基因敲除小鼠中有21种糖蛋白的Le(x)消失。这是基于位点特异性聚糖组分析从天然样品中大规模鉴定携带Le(x)的糖蛋白的首次报道。