Specificity of human trans-sialidase as probed with gangliosides

Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
E Yu NikonovaN V Bovin

Abstract

It has been shown that human blood contains a soluble 67 kDa enzyme, belonging by its donor-acceptor properties to trans-sialidases. The enzyme is capable of both cleaving and synthesizing alpha2-3 and alpha2-6 sialosides [Atherosclerosis2001, 159, 103]. In this work the study of donor-acceptor specificity of the new enzyme was extended. It has been demonstrated in vitro that trans-sialidase possesses the ability of transferring Neu5Ac residue to acceptor (asialofetuin) both from alpha2-3- (GM1, GM3, GD1a), and alpha2-8-sialylated gangliosides (GD3 and GD1b, but not GT1b and GQ1b). Transfer of radiolabeled Neu5Ac from fetuin to glycosphingolipids demonstrated that Lac-Cer>mono- and disialogangliosides>GT1b>GQ1b were acceptors for this enzyme. Two methods were used to reveal whether alpha2-8 bond can be formed between Neu5Ac residues during trans-sialylation, that is immunochemical detection using monoclonal antibodies specific to alpha2-8 di- and oligosialic acids, and fluorometric C7/C9 analysis. Both methods demonstrated the formation of Neu5Acalpha2-8Neu5Ac termination by trans-sialidase, for example, in case of the use 3'SL as sialic acid donor and Neu5Ac-PAA or LDL as acceptor. Thus, human trans-sialidase in vitro displays...Continue Reading

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