Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese and Western Orthopaedics Hospital of Guigang, Guigang 537100, China.
Chin J Nat Med. 2021 Feb;19(2):81-89. doi: 10.1016/S1875-5364(21)60009-2.
We isolated a novel lectin (AHL) from Artocarpus hypargyreusHance and showed its immunomodulatory activities. In this study, the amino acid sequence of AHL was determined by cDNA sequencing. AHL cDNA (875bp) contains a 456-bp open reading frame (ORF), which encodes a protein with 151 amino acids. AHL is a new member of jacalin-related lectin family (JRLs), which share high sequence similarities to KM+ and Morniga M, and contain the conserved carbohydrate binding domains. The antitumor activity of AHL was also explored using Jurkat T cell lines. AHL exhibits a strong binding affinity to cell membrane, which can be effectively inhibited by methyl-α-D-galactose. AHL inhibits cell proliferation in a time- and dose-dependent manner through apoptosis, evidenced by morphological changes, phosphatidylserine externalization, poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) cleavage, Bad and Bax up-regulation, and caspase-3 activation. We further showed that the activation of ERK and p38 signaling pathways is involved for the pro-apoptotic effect of AHL.
我们从 Artocarpus hypargyreus Hance 中分离出一种新型凝集素(AHL),并显示其免疫调节活性。在这项研究中,通过 cDNA 测序确定了 AHL 的氨基酸序列。AHL cDNA(875bp)包含一个 456bp 的开放阅读框(ORF),编码一个含有 151 个氨基酸的蛋白质。AHL 是 jacalin 相关凝集素家族(JRLs)的新成员,与 KM+和 Morniga M 具有高度的序列相似性,并包含保守的碳水化合物结合结构域。还使用 Jurkat T 细胞系探索了 AHL 的抗肿瘤活性。AHL 对细胞膜具有很强的结合亲和力,可被甲基-α-D-半乳糖有效抑制。AHL 通过凋亡以时间和剂量依赖的方式抑制细胞增殖,这可以通过形态变化、磷脂酰丝氨酸外翻、多聚 ADP-核糖聚合酶(PARP)切割、Bad 和 Bax 上调以及 caspase-3 激活来证明。我们进一步表明,ERK 和 p38 信号通路的激活参与了 AHL 的促凋亡作用。