Podell S B, Vacquier V D
J Cell Biol. 1984 Nov;99(5):1598-604. doi: 10.1083/jcb.99.5.1598.
Wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) binds to the entire surface of Strongylocentrotus purpuratus sperm, and inhibits the egg jelly-induced acrosome reaction. The binding was found to be species dependent and was completely inhibited by 5 mM N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. Blockage of the acrosome reaction by WGA was bypassed by a combination of the ionophores A23187 and monensin, although neither ionophore was effective individually. These experiments suggest that WGA blocks both Ca2+ uptake and Na+/H+ exchange in these sperm, which was confirmed by direct measurements of 45Ca2+ uptake and H+ efflux. The target of WGA in S. purpuratus sperm appears to be a membrane glycoprotein of Mr = 210,000. Treatment of this protein with neuraminidase or endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase F abolished WGA binding.
小麦胚凝集素(WGA)能结合到紫海胆精子的整个表面,并抑制卵胶诱导的顶体反应。研究发现这种结合具有物种依赖性,且能被5 mM的N-乙酰-D-葡萄糖胺完全抑制。尽管单独使用离子载体A23187和莫能菌素都无效,但两者联合使用可绕过WGA对顶体反应的阻断作用。这些实验表明,WGA可阻断这些精子中的Ca2+摄取和Na+/H+交换,这一点通过对45Ca2+摄取和H+外流的直接测量得到了证实。WGA在紫海胆精子中的作用靶点似乎是一种分子量为210,000的膜糖蛋白。用神经氨酸酶或内切-β-N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖苷酶F处理该蛋白会消除WGA的结合。