Abstract
beta 1,4 N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase (GalNAcT) is a type II integral membrane protein of the Golgi apparatus that catalyzes the synthesis of the glycosphingolipids GM2, GD2, and GA2. The activity of GalNAcT in chick retinal cells increases 6-fold between embryonic days 7 and 14. Because GalNAcT, like many Golgi glycosyltransferases, is proteolytically cleaved from Golgi membranes to release a soluble form into the culture medium of cells transfected with the cloned human enzyme, we tested whether GalNAcT might be released from embryonic retinal cells into the vitreous humor. Samples of vitreous humor and plasma and extracts of retinal cells were assayed for GalNAcT activity. The activity of a soluble form of GalNAcT in embryonic chick vitreous humor was nearly undetectable until embryonic day 10, then increased more than six fold until day 16, and remained at that level until birth. The activity was identified as authentic GalNAcT based on a requirement for Mn++, GSL substrate specificity, and product characterization. GalNAcT activity in embryonic plasma was roughly 10% that of the corresponding vitreous humor, suggesting that the plasma was not the source of the activity in the vitreous. GalNAcT in embryonic chicken vit...Continue Reading
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