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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
32
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-12-5
pubmed:abstractText
We have recently observed that certain asparagine-linked oligosaccharides are multivalent and capable of binding and precipitating with the D-mannose-specific lectin concanavalin A [cf. Bhattacharyya, L., & Brewer, C. F. (1989) Eur. J. Biochem. 178, 721-726] and with a variety of D-galactose-specific lectins [Bhattacharyya, L., Haraldsson, M., & Brewer, C. F. (1988) Biochemistry 27, 1034-1041]. In the present study, we have examined the binding and precipitating activities of a variety of mono- and biantennary L-fucosyl oligosaccharides with three L-fucose-specific isolectins from Lotus tetragonolobus, LTL-A, LTL-B, and LTL-C. The results show that certain difucosyl biantennary oligosaccharides are capable of cross-linking and precipitating with tetrameric isolectins, LTL-A and LTL-C, but not with dimeric isolectin, LTL-B. Quantitative precipitation analyses show that biantennary oligosaccharides containing the Lewis(x) antigen (or type 2 chain of Lewis(a)), Gal beta (1-4)[Fuc alpha (1-3)]GlcNAc, at the nonreducing terminus of each arm are bivalent ligands. However, a biantennary oligosaccharide containing a Lewis(x) determinant on one arm and a type 2 chain of blood group H(O) determinant, Fuc alpha (1-2)Gal beta (1-4)GlcNAc, on the other arm and a monoantennary oligosaccharide containing two fucose residues (analogue of the Lewis(y) antigen) bind but do not precipitate with the isolectins, indicating that the positions and linkage of fucose residues are critical for cross-linking.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0006-2960
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7523-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Binding and precipitating activities of Lotus tetragonolobus isolectins with L-fucosyl oligosaccharides. Formation of unique homogeneous cross-linked lattices observed by electron microscopy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.