TY - JOUR
T1 - Formation of highly ordered cross-linked lattices between asparagine-linked oligosaccharides and lectins observed by electron microscopy
AU - Bhattacharyya, L.
AU - Khan, M. I.
AU - Fant, J.
AU - Brewer, C. F.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - The interaction of asparagine-linked carbohydrates (N-linked) with carbohydrate binding proteins called lectins has been demonstrated to be involved in a variety of cellular recognition processes. Certain N-linked carbohydrates have been shown to be multivalent and capable of binding, cross-linking, and precipitating lectins (Bhattacharyya, L., Ceccarini, C., Lorenzoni, P., and Brewer, C.F. (1987) J. Biol. Chem. 262, 1288-1293; Bhattacharyya, L., Haraldsson, M., and Brewer, C.F. (1987) J. Biol. Chem. 262, 1294-1299; Bhattacharyya, L., Haraldsson, M., and Brewer, C.F. (1988) Biochemistry 27, 1034-1041). Recent data have further suggested that certain oligomannose and bisected hybrid-type N-linked glycopeptides form homogeneous cross-linked lattices with concanavalin A (Bhattacharyya, L., Khan, M.I., and Brewer, C.F. (1988) Biochemistry 27, 8762-8767). In the present study, evidence has been obtained from electron microscopy for the formation of highly ordered and distinct lattices for two bivalent complex type oligosaccharides cross-linked with soybean lectin (Glycine max) and isolectin A from Lotus tetragonolobus, respectively. The results indicate a new source of specificity for interactions of N-linked carbohydrates with lectins, namely their ability to form highly ordered homogeneous aggregates.
AB - The interaction of asparagine-linked carbohydrates (N-linked) with carbohydrate binding proteins called lectins has been demonstrated to be involved in a variety of cellular recognition processes. Certain N-linked carbohydrates have been shown to be multivalent and capable of binding, cross-linking, and precipitating lectins (Bhattacharyya, L., Ceccarini, C., Lorenzoni, P., and Brewer, C.F. (1987) J. Biol. Chem. 262, 1288-1293; Bhattacharyya, L., Haraldsson, M., and Brewer, C.F. (1987) J. Biol. Chem. 262, 1294-1299; Bhattacharyya, L., Haraldsson, M., and Brewer, C.F. (1988) Biochemistry 27, 1034-1041). Recent data have further suggested that certain oligomannose and bisected hybrid-type N-linked glycopeptides form homogeneous cross-linked lattices with concanavalin A (Bhattacharyya, L., Khan, M.I., and Brewer, C.F. (1988) Biochemistry 27, 8762-8767). In the present study, evidence has been obtained from electron microscopy for the formation of highly ordered and distinct lattices for two bivalent complex type oligosaccharides cross-linked with soybean lectin (Glycine max) and isolectin A from Lotus tetragonolobus, respectively. The results indicate a new source of specificity for interactions of N-linked carbohydrates with lectins, namely their ability to form highly ordered homogeneous aggregates.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 2745402
AN - SCOPUS:0024320729
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 264
SP - 11543
EP - 11545
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 20
ER -