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Characterization of a novel mucin sulphotransferase activity synthesizing sulphated O-glycan core 1, 3-sulphate-Galβ1-3GalNAcα-R

  • William Kuhns
  • , Rakesh K. Jain
  • , Khushi L. Matta
  • , Hans Paulsen
  • , Michael A. Baker
  • , Rudolf Geyer
  • , Inka Brockhausen
  • University of Toronto
  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
  • University of Hamburg
  • Justus Liebig University Giessen

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Abstract

A novel sulphotransferase (sulpho-T) activity from rat colonic mucosa was characterized using O-glycan core 1 substrate, Galβ1-3GalNAcα-benzyl. Derivatives of Galβ1-3GalNAc-were used to demonstrate that the 3- and 4-hydroxyl of Gal and the 2-acetamido group of the GalNAcresidue of Galβ1-3GalNAcα-benzyl substrates were important for activity. Sulphated prouctusing Galβ1-3GalNAcα-benzyl as substrate was analysed by ion spray mass spectrometry, methylation analysis, high-pH anion-exchange chromatography and β-galactosidase digestion. Theresults suggested that sulphate was added to the 3-position of the Gal residue. The synthesis of core2 from core 1 by UDP-GlcNAc: Galβ1-3GalNAc36-GlcNAc-trans-ferase was inhibited by sulphation of the Gal residue, indicating that GlcNAcβ1-6 branching has to precede sulphation in the O-glycan core 1 processing pathway. These data demonstrate several novel pathways in the synthesis of sulphated mucin-type oligosaccharides.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)689-697
Number of pages9
JournalGlycobiology
Volume5
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1995

Keywords

  • Colonic tissue
  • Mucin
  • Mucin biosynthesis
  • O-glycans
  • Sulphotransferases

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