Toki D, Sarkar M, Yip B, Reck F, Joziasse D, Fukuda M, Schachter H, Brockhausen I
Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A8.
Biochem J. 1997 Jul 1;325 ( Pt 1)(Pt 1):63-9. doi: 10.1042/bj3250063.
UDP-GlcNAc:Galbeta1-3GalNAc-R (GlcNAc to GalNAc) beta-1, 6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (C2GnT) catalyses the formation of O-glycan core 2. Purification and characterization of C2GnT from natural sources has been hampered by the instability of this enzyme. We have been able to prepare a stable partly purified recombinant human C2GnT by expression of a truncated form of the enzyme in the baculovirus/Spodoptera frugiperda 9 (Sf9) insect cell system. C2GnT activity was secreted into the Sf9 culture medium (15 pmol/min per microl; approx. 0.2 mg/l) and was stable at 4 degrees C either in solution or after lyophilization. Endoglycosidase H and N-glycanase F treatment of the radiolabelled C2GnT indicated the presence of N-glycans at both potential N-glycosylation sites. The elimination of one or both of the two potential N-glycosylation sites or treatment of the virus-infected insect cells with tunicamycin resulted in loss of enzyme activity due in part to protein degradation.
UDP-N-乙酰葡糖胺:β-1,3-半乳糖基-N-乙酰半乳糖胺-R(GlcNAc到GalNAc)β-1,6-N-乙酰葡糖胺基转移酶(C2GnT)催化O-聚糖核心2的形成。由于该酶的不稳定性,从天然来源纯化和表征C2GnT受到了阻碍。我们通过在杆状病毒/草地贪夜蛾9(Sf9)昆虫细胞系统中表达该酶的截短形式,成功制备了一种稳定的部分纯化的重组人C2GnT。C2GnT活性分泌到Sf9培养基中(每微升15皮摩尔/分钟;约0.2毫克/升),并且在4℃下无论是在溶液中还是冻干后都很稳定。对放射性标记的C2GnT进行内切糖苷酶H和N-聚糖酶F处理表明,在两个潜在的N-糖基化位点均存在N-聚糖。消除两个潜在N-糖基化位点中的一个或两个,或用衣霉素处理病毒感染的昆虫细胞,都会导致酶活性丧失,部分原因是蛋白质降解。