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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
37
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-9-11
pubmed:abstractText
The regulation of cell function by fibroblast growth factors (FGF) occurs through a dual receptor system consisting of a receptor-tyrosine kinase, FGFR and the glycosaminoglycan heparan sulfate (HS). Mutations of some potential N-glycosylation sites in human fgfr lead to phenotypes characteristic of receptor overactivation. To establish how N-glycosylation may affect FGFR function, soluble- and membrane-bound recombinant receptors corresponding to the extracellular ligand binding domain of FGFR1-IIIc were produced in Chinese Hamster Ovary cells. Both forms of FGFR1-IIIc were observed to be heavily N-glycosylated and migrated on SDS-PAGE as a series of multiple bands between 50 and 75 kDa, whereas the deglycosylated receptors migrated at 32 kDa, corresponding to the expected molecular weight of the polypeptides. Optical biosensor and quartz crystal microbalance-dissipation binding assays show that the removal of the N-glycans from FGFR1-IIIc caused an increase in the binding of the receptor to FGF-2 and to heparin-derived oligosaccharides, a proxy for cellular HS. This effect is mediated by N-glycosylation reducing the association rate constant of the receptor for FGF-2 and heparin oligosaccharides. N-Glycans were analyzed by mass spectrometry, which demonstrates a predominance of bi- and tri-antennary core-fucosylated complex type structures carrying one, two, and/or three sialic acids. Modeling of such glycan structures on the receptor protein suggests that at least some may be strategically positioned to interfere with interactions of the receptor with FGF ligand and/or the HS co-receptor. Thus, the N-glycans of the receptor represent an additional pathway for the regulation of the activity of FGFs.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
281
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
27178-89
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
N-glycosylation of fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 regulates ligand and heparan sulfate co-receptor binding.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZB, United Kingdom. lduchesn@liv.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't