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Ono A, Suzuki T, Takeshima Y, Kashiwa T, Motoyama T, Choi JH, Sato C, Konno N, Miyakawa H, Ogata M, Hirai H, Dohra H, Osada H, Kawagishi H. CmLec4, a lectin from the fungus Cordyceps militaris, controls host infection and fruiting body formation. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 215:303-311. [PMID: 35718153 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.06.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Fungi belonging to the Ascomycete genus Cordyceps are endoparasitoids and parasites, mainly of insects and other arthropods. Cordyceps militaris has been used as a therapeutic drug for cancer patients. However, the infection, parasitism, and fruiting body formation mechanisms of this fungus are still unknown. Based on our hypothesis that lectin(s) is involved in the interaction between the C. militaris fungi and insects, we partially purified and characterized a new lectin from C. militaris, designated CmLec4. In addition, we searched for substance(s) in the infected silkworm extracts that could bind to CmLec4, and succeeded in purifying the sex-specific storage protein 2 as a specific binding target. To examine function of the binding protein during the process of parasitism, we investigated the effect of recombinant CmLec4 on silkworms by inoculating the protein into silkworm pupae, and found that it significantly delayed emergence compared to the control. Furthermore, cmlec4 gene knockout strains constructed in this study produced markedly lower amounts of fruiting body than the wild-type strain. All the results revealed that the lectin CmLec4 produced by C. militaris would be involved in the infection into silkworm and fruiting body formation from the host.
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- Akiko Ono
- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, 350 Mine-machi, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan; United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, 350 Mine-machi, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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- Chemical Biology Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Chemical Biology Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan; Research Institute of Green Science and Technology Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, 350 Mine-machi, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan
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- School of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, 350 Mine-machi, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, 321-8505, Japan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, 350 Mine-machi, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan
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- Faculty of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Fukushima University, 1 Kanayagawa, Fukushima, Fukushima 960-1296, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan; Research Institute of Green Science and Technology Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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- Research Institute of Green Science and Technology Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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- Chemical Biology Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan; Research Institute of Green Science and Technology Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan.
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Imamichi Y, Hikosaka K, Kawai N, Koubaku N, Hosoi M, Mizuta S, Yokoyama Y. Purification, characterization and cDNA cloning of a lectin from the brittle star Ophioplocus japonicus. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2022; 262:110757. [PMID: 35644319 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2022.110757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins that possess specific sugar-binding properties and are involved in various biological activities in different organisms. In this study, purification, characterization, and cDNA cloning of a brittle star lectin, designated as Ophioplocus japonicus agglutinin (OJA), were conducted. OJA was isolated from the brittle star O. japonicus by affinity chromatography on a Sephadex G-25 column, followed by ion-exchange chromatography on a Resource Q column. This lectin yielded distinct bands at approximately 176 or 17 kDa on sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) under non-reducing or reducing conditions, respectively. It also exhibited Ca2+-dependent hemagglutination activity, which, however, was not affected by other metal cations, such as Ba2+, Co2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Fe2+, Mg2+, and Mn2+. The OJA activity was strongly inhibited by glucose and xylose among the monosaccharides tested, and by bovine thyroglobulin among the glycoproteins tested. Cloning of the OJA cDNA revealed that its primary structure contained the C-type lectin domain (CTLD). The results of this study showed that OJA is an echinoderm-derived glucose/xylose-specific lectin that belongs to the C-type lectin superfamily.
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- Yoshitaka Imamichi
- Department of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Obama, Fukui 917-0003, Japan
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- Department of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Obama, Fukui 917-0003, Japan
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- Department of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Obama, Fukui 917-0003, Japan
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- Department of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Obama, Fukui 917-0003, Japan
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- Department of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Obama, Fukui 917-0003, Japan
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- Department of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Obama, Fukui 917-0003, Japan
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- Department of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Obama, Fukui 917-0003, Japan.
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Beulaja Manikandan S, Manikandan R, Arumugam M, Mullainadhan P. An overview on human serum lectins. Heliyon 2020; 6:e04623. [PMID: 32923708 PMCID: PMC7475231 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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An extensive literature survey done on the various naturally occurring lectins in human serum upon its salient features such as methods of detection, level and sites of synthesis, binding specificity, cation dependency, modes of isolation, molecular and functional characterization way back from 1930s to till date was presented in a tabulated section. In addition, the generation of lectin and other immune molecules in vertebrates upon treatment with exogenous elicitors has also been framed in a tabular form. Furthermore, ANEW lectin induced in human serum for the very first time by an exogenous elicitor was detected, isolated and characterized by us whose features are also tabulated explicitly.
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- S. Beulaja Manikandan
- Department of Biochemistry, Annai Veilankanni's College for Women, Saidapet, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 600015, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 600025, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 600025, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 600025, India
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Gardères J, Domart-Coulon I, Marie A, Hamer B, Batel R, Müller WEG, Bourguet-Kondracki ML. Purification and partial characterization of a lectin protein complex, the clathrilectin, from the calcareous sponge Clathrina clathrus. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2016; 200:17-27. [PMID: 27113336 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2016.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Revised: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Carbohydrate-binding proteins were purified from the marine calcareous sponge Clathrina clathrus via affinity chromatography on lactose and N-acetyl glucosamine-agarose resins. Proteomic analysis of acrylamide gel separated protein subunits obtained in reducing conditions pointed out several candidates for lectins. Based on amino-acid sequence similarity, two peptides displayed homology with the jack bean lectin Concanavalin A, including a conserved domain shared by proteins in the L-type lectin superfamily. An N-acetyl glucosamine - binding protein complex, named clathrilectin, was further purified via gel filtration chromatography, bioguided with a diagnostic rabbit erythrocyte haemagglutination assay, and its activity was found to be calcium dependent. Clathrilectin, a protein complex of 3200kDa estimated by gel filtration, is composed of monomers with apparent molecular masses of 208 and 180kDa estimated on 10% SDS-PAGE. Nine internal peptides were identified using proteomic analyses, and compared to protein libraries from the demosponge Amphimedon queenslandica and a calcareous sponge Sycon sp. from the Adriatic Sea. The clathrilectin is the first lectin isolated from a calcareous sponge and displays homologies with predicted sponge proteins potentially involved in cell aggregation and interaction with bacteria.
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- Johan Gardères
- Unité Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Microorganismes, UMR 7245 CNRS-MNHN, Sorbonne Universités, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CP 54, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France; Laboratory for Marine Molecular Biology, Center for Marine Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, G. Paliaga 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia
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- Unité Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Microorganismes, UMR 7245 CNRS-MNHN, Sorbonne Universités, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CP 54, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
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- Unité Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Microorganismes, UMR 7245 CNRS-MNHN, Sorbonne Universités, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CP 54, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratory for Marine Molecular Biology, Center for Marine Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, G. Paliaga 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia
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- Laboratory for Marine Molecular Biology, Center for Marine Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, G. Paliaga 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia
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- ERC Advanced Investigator Grant Research Group at Institute for Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 6, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Unité Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Microorganismes, UMR 7245 CNRS-MNHN, Sorbonne Universités, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CP 54, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France.
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Gardères J, Bourguet-Kondracki ML, Hamer B, Batel R, Schröder HC, Müller WEG. Porifera Lectins: Diversity, Physiological Roles and Biotechnological Potential. Mar Drugs 2015; 13:5059-101. [PMID: 26262628 PMCID: PMC4557014 DOI: 10.3390/md13085059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Revised: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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An overview on the diversity of 39 lectins from the phylum Porifera is presented, including 38 lectins, which were identified from the class of demosponges, and one lectin from the class of hexactinellida. Their purification from crude extracts was mainly performed by using affinity chromatography and gel filtration techniques. Other protocols were also developed in order to collect and study sponge lectins, including screening of sponge genomes and expression in heterologous bacterial systems. The characterization of the lectins was performed by Edman degradation or mass spectrometry. Regarding their physiological roles, sponge lectins showed to be involved in morphogenesis and cell interaction, biomineralization and spiculogenesis, as well as host defense mechanisms and potentially in the association between the sponge and its microorganisms. In addition, these lectins exhibited a broad range of bioactivities, including modulation of inflammatory response, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities, as well as anticancer and neuromodulatory activity. In view of their potential pharmacological applications, sponge lectins constitute promising molecules of biotechnological interest.
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- Johan Gardères
- Unité Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Microorganismes, UMR 7245 CNRS, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CP 54, 57 rue Cuvier, Paris 75005, France; E-Mails: (J.G.); (M.-L.B.-K.)
- Laboratory for Marine Molecular Biology, Center for Marine Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, G. Paliaga 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia; E-Mails: (B.H.); (R.B.)
- ERC Advanced Investigator Grant Research Group at Institute for Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 6, Mainz D-55128, Germany; E-Mail:
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- Unité Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Microorganismes, UMR 7245 CNRS, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CP 54, 57 rue Cuvier, Paris 75005, France; E-Mails: (J.G.); (M.-L.B.-K.)
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- Laboratory for Marine Molecular Biology, Center for Marine Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, G. Paliaga 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia; E-Mails: (B.H.); (R.B.)
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- Laboratory for Marine Molecular Biology, Center for Marine Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, G. Paliaga 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia; E-Mails: (B.H.); (R.B.)
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- ERC Advanced Investigator Grant Research Group at Institute for Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 6, Mainz D-55128, Germany; E-Mail:
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- ERC Advanced Investigator Grant Research Group at Institute for Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 6, Mainz D-55128, Germany; E-Mail:
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Purification, Characterization, and cDNA Cloning of a Lectin from the MushroomPleurocybella porrigens. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 73:702-9. [DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Carneiro RF, de Melo AA, de Almeida AS, Moura RDM, Chaves RP, de Sousa BL, do Nascimento KS, Sampaio SS, Lima JPMS, Cavada BS, Nagano CS, Sampaio AH. H-3, a new lectin from the marine sponge Haliclona caerulea: Purification and mass spectrometric characterization. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2013; 45:2864-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2013.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Revised: 09/19/2013] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Carneiro RF, de Melo AA, Nascimento FEPD, Simplicio CA, Nascimento KSD, Rocha BAMD, Saker-Sampaio S, Moura RDM, Mota SS, Cavada BS, Nagano CS, Sampaio AH. Halilectin 1 (H-1) and Halilectin 2 (H-2): two new lectins isolated from the marine sponge Haliclona caerulea. J Mol Recognit 2013; 26:51-8. [PMID: 23280618 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.2243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Revised: 09/13/2012] [Accepted: 09/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Two new lectins named Halilectin 1 (H-1) and Halilectin 2 (H-2) were isolated from the marine sponge Haliclona caerulea using a combination of affinity chromatography on stroma fixed onto Sephadex G-25 and cation and anion exchange chromatography. H-1 is a monomeric protein with a molecular mass of 40 kDa estimated using sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and 15 kDa estimated using a TSK gel. Conversely, H-2 is a homodimeric protein with 15 kDa monomers linked via weak interactions. H-1 more effectively agglutinates trypsinized rabbit erythrocytes, whereas H-2 more effectively agglutinates native rabbit erythrocytes. The hemagglutinating activity of H-1 could be not inhibited by any tested sugars, but H-2 was inhibited by orosomucoid and porcine stomach mucin. Neither lectin was dependent on divalent ions. H-1 was stable at basic pH range and temperatures up to 50 °C, whereas H-2 was stable at acid pH range and temperatures up to 80 °C. The H. caerulea lectins exhibited dose-dependent toxicity against Artemia nauplii. Additionally, 76% of the primary structure of H-2 was determined using tandem mass spectrometry to contain a unique amino acid sequence with no similarity to any members of the animal lectin family.
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- Rômulo Farias Carneiro
- Laboratório de Moléculas Biologicamente Ativas-BioMol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, s/n Bloco 907, 60440-970 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Chernikov OV, Molchanova VI, Chikalovets IV, Kondrashina AS, Li W, Lukyanov PA. Lectins of marine hydrobionts. BIOCHEMISTRY. BIOKHIMIIA 2013; 78:760-70. [PMID: 24010839 PMCID: PMC7088153 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297913070080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2013] [Revised: 02/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Data from the literature and results of our research on lectins isolated from some kinds of marine hydrobionts such as clams, ascidians, sea worms, sponges, and algae are presented in this review. Results of comparative analysis of the basic physicochemical properties and biological activity of lectins isolated from various sources are discussed.
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- O. V. Chernikov
- Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. 100 let Vladivostoku 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia
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- Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. 100 let Vladivostoku 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia
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- Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. 100 let Vladivostoku 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia
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- Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. 100 let Vladivostoku 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia
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- Dalian Ocean University, Heishijiao str. 52, 116023 Dalian, P. R. China
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- Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. 100 let Vladivostoku 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia
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Edo K, Sakai H, Nakagawa H, Hashimoto T, Shinohara M, Ohura K. Immunomodulatory activity of a pedicellarial venom lectin from the toxopneustid sea urchin,Toxopneustes pileolus. TOXIN REV 2012. [DOI: 10.3109/15569543.2012.730090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Kobayashi Y, Tateno H, Dohra H, Moriwaki K, Miyoshi E, Hirabayashi J, Kawagishi H. A novel core fucose-specific lectin from the mushroom Pholiota squarrosa. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:33973-82. [PMID: 22872641 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.327692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Fucα1-6 oligosaccharide has a variety of biological functions and serves as a biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma because of the elevated presence of fucosylated α-fetoprotein (AFP) in this type of cancer. In this study we purified a novel Fucα1-6-specific lectin from the mushroom Pholiota squarrosa by ion-exchange chromatography and affinity chromatography on thyroglobulin-agarose. The purified lectin was designated as PhoSL (P. squarrosa lectin). SDS-PAGE, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, and N-terminal amino acid sequencing indicate that PhoSL has a molecular mass of 4.5 kDa and consists of 40 amino acids (NH(2)-APVPVTKLVCDGDTYKCTAYLDFGDGRWVAQWDTNVFHTG-OH). Isoelectric focusing of the lectin showed bands near pI 4.0. The lectin activity was stable between pH 2.0 and 11.0 and at temperatures ranging from 0 to 100 °C for incubation times of 30 min. When PhoSL was investigated with frontal affinity chromatography using 132 pyridylaminated oligosaccharides, it was found that the lectin binds only to core α1-6-fucosylated N-glycans and not to other types of fucosylated oligosaccharides, such as α1-2-, α1-3-, and α1-4-fucosylated glycans. Furthermore, PhoSL bound to α1-6-fucosylated AFP but not to non-fucosylated AFP. In addition, PhoSL was able to demonstrate the differential expression of α1-6 fucosylation between primary and metastatic colon cancer tissues. Thus, PhoSL will be a promising tool for analyzing the biological functions of α1-6 fucosylation and evaluating Fucα1-6 oligosaccharides as cancer biomarkers.
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- Yuka Kobayashi
- m the J-Oil Mills, Inc., 11, Kagetoricho, Yokohama, Kanagawa 245-0064, Japan.
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Matsumoto R, Fujii Y, Kawsar SMA, Kanaly RA, Yasumitsu H, Koide Y, Hasan I, Iwahara C, Ogawa Y, Im CH, Sugawara S, Hosono M, Nitta K, Hamako J, Matsui T, Ozeki Y. Cytotoxicity and glycan-binding properties of an 18 kDa lectin isolated from the marine sponge Halichondria okadai. Toxins (Basel) 2012; 4:323-38. [PMID: 22778903 PMCID: PMC3386633 DOI: 10.3390/toxins4050323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2012] [Revised: 03/31/2012] [Accepted: 04/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A divalent cation-independent lectin-HOL-18, with cytotoxic activity against leukemia cells, was purified from a demosponge, Halichondria okadai. HOL-18 is a 72 kDa tetrameric lectin that consists of four non-covalently bonded 18 kDa subunits. Hemagglutination activity of the lectin was strongly inhibited by chitotriose (GlcNAcβ1-4GlcNAcβ1-4GlcNAc), fetuin and mucins from porcine stomach and bovine submaxillary gland. Lectin activity was stable at pH 4-12 and temperatures lower than 60 °C. Frontal affinity chromatography with 16 types of pyridylaminated oligosaccharides indicated that the lectin had an affinity for N-linked complex-type and sphingolipid-type oligosaccharides with N-acetylated hexosamines and neuramic acid at the non-reducing termini. The lectin killed Jurkat leukemia T cells and K562 erythroleukemia cells in a dose- and carbohydrate-dependent manner.
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- Ryo Matsumoto
- Laboratory of Glycobiology and Marine Biochemistry, Department of Genome System Science, Graduate School of NanoBio Sciences, Yokohama City University, 22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan; (R.M.); (Y.F.); (S.M.A.K.); (R.A.K.); (H.Y.); (Y.K.); (I.H.); (C.I.)
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- Laboratory of Glycobiology and Marine Biochemistry, Department of Genome System Science, Graduate School of NanoBio Sciences, Yokohama City University, 22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan; (R.M.); (Y.F.); (S.M.A.K.); (R.A.K.); (H.Y.); (Y.K.); (I.H.); (C.I.)
- Divisions of Functional Morphology and Microbiology, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Nagasaki International University, 2825-7 Huis Ten Bosch, Sasebo, Nagasaki 859-3298, Japan;
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- Laboratory of Glycobiology and Marine Biochemistry, Department of Genome System Science, Graduate School of NanoBio Sciences, Yokohama City University, 22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan; (R.M.); (Y.F.); (S.M.A.K.); (R.A.K.); (H.Y.); (Y.K.); (I.H.); (C.I.)
- Laboratory of Carbohydrate and Protein Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4221, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory of Glycobiology and Marine Biochemistry, Department of Genome System Science, Graduate School of NanoBio Sciences, Yokohama City University, 22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan; (R.M.); (Y.F.); (S.M.A.K.); (R.A.K.); (H.Y.); (Y.K.); (I.H.); (C.I.)
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- Laboratory of Glycobiology and Marine Biochemistry, Department of Genome System Science, Graduate School of NanoBio Sciences, Yokohama City University, 22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan; (R.M.); (Y.F.); (S.M.A.K.); (R.A.K.); (H.Y.); (Y.K.); (I.H.); (C.I.)
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- Laboratory of Glycobiology and Marine Biochemistry, Department of Genome System Science, Graduate School of NanoBio Sciences, Yokohama City University, 22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan; (R.M.); (Y.F.); (S.M.A.K.); (R.A.K.); (H.Y.); (Y.K.); (I.H.); (C.I.)
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- Laboratory of Glycobiology and Marine Biochemistry, Department of Genome System Science, Graduate School of NanoBio Sciences, Yokohama City University, 22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan; (R.M.); (Y.F.); (S.M.A.K.); (R.A.K.); (H.Y.); (Y.K.); (I.H.); (C.I.)
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- Laboratory of Glycobiology and Marine Biochemistry, Department of Genome System Science, Graduate School of NanoBio Sciences, Yokohama City University, 22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan; (R.M.); (Y.F.); (S.M.A.K.); (R.A.K.); (H.Y.); (Y.K.); (I.H.); (C.I.)
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- Divisions of Functional Morphology and Microbiology, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Nagasaki International University, 2825-7 Huis Ten Bosch, Sasebo, Nagasaki 859-3298, Japan;
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- Division of Cell Recognition Study, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsusima, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8558, Japan; (C.H.I.); (S.S.); (M.H.); (K.N.)
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- Division of Cell Recognition Study, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsusima, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8558, Japan; (C.H.I.); (S.S.); (M.H.); (K.N.)
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- Division of Cell Recognition Study, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsusima, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8558, Japan; (C.H.I.); (S.S.); (M.H.); (K.N.)
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- Division of Cell Recognition Study, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsusima, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8558, Japan; (C.H.I.); (S.S.); (M.H.); (K.N.)
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- Department of Biology, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan; (J.H.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Biology, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan; (J.H.); (T.M.)
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- Laboratory of Glycobiology and Marine Biochemistry, Department of Genome System Science, Graduate School of NanoBio Sciences, Yokohama City University, 22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan; (R.M.); (Y.F.); (S.M.A.K.); (R.A.K.); (H.Y.); (Y.K.); (I.H.); (C.I.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; ; Tel.: +81-45-787-2221; Fax: +81-45-787-2413
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Dresch RR, Lerner CB, Mothes B, Trindade VMT, Henriques AT, Vozári-Hampe MM. Biological activities of ACL-I and physicochemical properties of ACL-II, lectins isolated from the marine sponge Axinella corrugata. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2012; 161:365-70. [PMID: 22245532 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2012.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2011] [Revised: 12/27/2011] [Accepted: 01/02/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Lectin II from the marine sponge Axinella corrugata (ACL-II) was purified by affinity chromatography on rabbit erythrocytic stroma incorporated into a polyacrylamide gel, followed by gel filtration on Ultrogel AcA 44 column. Purified ACL-II is a lectin with an Mr of 80 kDa and 78 kDa, estimated by SDS-PAGE and by FPLC on Superose 12 HR column, respectively. ACL-II mainly agglutinates native rabbit erythrocytes and this hemagglutinating activity is independent of Ca(2+), Mg(2+) and Mn(2+), but is inhibited by d-galactose, chitin and N-acetyl derivatives, with the exception of GalNAc. ACL-II is stable for up to 65 °C for 30 min, with a better stability at a pH range of 2 to 6. In contrast, ACL-I displays a strong mitogenic and cytotoxic effect.
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- Roger R Dresch
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Suzuki T, Sugiyama K, Hirai H, Ito H, Morita T, Dohra H, Murata T, Usui T, Tateno H, Hirabayashi J, Kobayashi Y, Kawagishi H. Mannose-specific lectin from the mushroom Hygrophorus russula. Glycobiology 2011; 22:616-29. [DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwr187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Caldwell GS, Pagett HE. Marine glycobiology: current status and future perspectives. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2010; 12:241-252. [PMID: 20390314 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-010-9263-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2009] [Accepted: 01/19/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Glycobiology, which is the study of the structure and function of carbohydrates and carbohydrate containing molecules, is fundamental to all biological systems.Progress in glycobiology has shed light on a range of complex biological processes associated with, for example,disease and immunology, molecular and cellular communication,and developmental biology. There is an established,if rather modest, tradition of glycobiology research in marine systems that has primarily focused on reproduction,biofouling, and chemical communication. The current status of marine glycobiology research is primarily descriptive with very limited progress on structural elucidation and the subsequent definition of precise functional roles beyond a small number of classical examples, e.g., induction of the acrosome reaction in echinoderms. However, with recent advances in analytical instrumentation, there is now the capacity to begin to characterize marine glycoconjugates,many of which will have potential biomedical and biotechnological applications. The analytical approach to glycoscience has developed to such an extent that it has acquired its own "-omics" identity. Glycomics is the quest to decipher the complex information conveyed by carbohydrate molecules--the carbohydrate code or glycocode. Due to the paucity of structural information available, this article will highlight the fundamental importance of glycobiology for many biological processes in marine organisms and will draw upon the best defined systems. These systems therefore may prove genuine candidates for full carbohydrate characterization.
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- Gary S Caldwell
- School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University, Ridley Building, Claremont Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE17RU, England, UK.
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Purification, characterization and cDNA cloning of a novel lectin from the jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2010; 156:12-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2010.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2009] [Revised: 01/18/2010] [Accepted: 01/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Horibe M, Kobayashi Y, Dohra H, Morita T, Murata T, Usui T, Nakamura-Tsuruta S, Kamei M, Hirabayashi J, Matsuura M, Yamada M, Saikawa Y, Hashimoto K, Nakata M, Kawagishi H. Toxic isolectins from the mushroom Boletus venenatus. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2010; 71:648-657. [PMID: 20096904 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2009] [Revised: 10/26/2009] [Accepted: 12/15/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Ingestion of the toxic mushroom Boletus venenatus causes a severe gastrointestinal syndrome, such as nausea, repetitive vomiting, diarrhea, and stomachache. A family of isolectins (B. venenatus lectins, BVLs) was isolated as the toxic principles from the mushroom by successive 80% ammonium sulfate-precipitation, Super Q anion-exchange chromatography, and TSK-gel G3000SW gel filtration. Although BVLs showed a single band on SDS-PAGE, they were further divided into eight isolectins (BVL-1 to -8) by BioAssist Q anion-exchange chromatography. All the isolectins showed lectin activity and had very similar molecular weights as detected by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) analysis. Among them, BVL-1 and -3 were further characterized with their complete amino acid sequences of 99 amino acids determined and found to be identical to each other. In the hemagglutination inhibition assay, both proteins failed to bind to any mono- or oligo-saccharides tested and showed the same sugar-binding specificity to glycoproteins. Among the glycoproteins examined, asialo-fetuin was the strongest inhibitor. The sugar-binding specificity of each isolectin was also analyzed by using frontal affinity chromatography and surface plasmon resonance analysis, indicating that they recognized N-linked sugar chains, especially Galbeta1-->4GlcNAcbeta1-->4Manbeta1-->4GlcNAcbeta1-->4GlcNAc (Type II) residues in N-linked sugar chains. BVLs ingestion resulted in fatal toxicity in mice upon intraperitoneal administration and caused diarrhea upon oral administration in rats.
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- Masashi Horibe
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Japan
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Nagasaka K, Nakagawa H, Satoh F, Hosotani T, Yokoigawa K, Sakai H, Sakuraba H, Ohshima T, Shinohara M, Ohura K. A novel cytotoxic protein, Karatoxin, from the dorsal spines of the redfin velvetfish,Hypodytes rubripinnis. TOXIN REV 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/15569540903348940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Kawsar SMA, Matsumoto R, Fujii Y, Yasumitsu H, Dogasaki C, Hosono M, Nitta K, Hamako J, Matsui T, Kojima N, Ozeki Y. Purification and biochemical characterization of a D-galactose binding lectin from Japanese sea hare (Aplysia kurodai) eggs. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2009; 74:709-16. [PMID: 19747090 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297909070025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A lectin was purified from Japanese sea hare Aplysia kurodai by lactosyl-agarose affinity chromatography. The molecular mass of the lectin was determined to be 56 and 32 kDa by SDS-PAGE under non-reducing and reducing conditions, respectively. It was found to agglutinate trypsinized and glutaraldehyde-fixed rabbit and human erythrocytes in the absence of divalent cations. The lectin exhibited stable thermo-tolerance as it retained hemagglutinating activity for 1 h even at 80 degrees C and showed stability at pH 10. By contrast, it was very sensitive at pH less than 5 and in the presence of the sulfhydryl-group preserving reagent, beta-mercaptoethanol. The hemagglutinating activity by the lectin was specifically inhibited by D-galactose, galacturonic acid, methyl-alpha- and methyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside, lactose, melibiose, and asialofetuin. The association rate constant (k(ass)) and dissociation rate constant (k(diss)) were determined for the lectin to be 4.3 x 10(5) M(-1) x sec(-1) and 2.2 x 10(-3) sec(-1), respectively, using a surface plasmon resonance biosensor. The lectin moderately inhibited cell proliferation in the P388 cell line dose dependently. Interestingly, lectin-treated cells did not show a fragmented DNA ladder as is caused by apoptosis, suggesting that the cell proliferation inhibition was caused by another unknown mechanism.
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- S M A Kawsar
- Laboratory of Marine Biochemistry, Department of Environmental Biosciences, International Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 236-0027, Japan
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Dresch RR, Zanetti GD, Lerner CB, Mothes B, Trindade VMT, Henriques AT, Vozári-Hampe MM. ACL-I, a lectin from the marine sponge Axinella corrugata: isolation, characterization and chemotactic activity. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2008; 148:23-30. [PMID: 18424185 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2008] [Revised: 03/05/2008] [Accepted: 03/05/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The lectin from the marine sponge Axinella corrugata (ACL-I) was purified by affinity chromatography on rabbit erythrocytic stroma incorporated into a polyacrylamide gel followed by gel filtration on Ultrogel AcA 44 column. Purified ACL-I is a hexameric glycoprotein with a Mr of 82.3 kDa estimated by SDS-PAGE and 78.5 kDa by FPLC on Superose 12 HR column. The pI of lectin is 6.3 and ACL-I is constituted of 13.9 kDa similar subunits some of them linked by disulphide bridges. This lectin agglutinates native rabbit, goat and dog erythrocytes and in less extent human erythrocytes. The hemagglutinating activity is independent of Ca(2+), Mg(2+) and Mn(2+), but it is strongly inhibited by carbohydrates containing N-acetyl groups. ACL-I is stable up to 70 degrees C for 30 min, with optimum pH between 7 and 8, and it is also resistant to enzymatic proteolysis in vitro. In the presence of reducing or denaturant agents, the lectin activity decreases. ACL-I displays chemotactic effect on rat neutrophil in vitro which is inhibited by N-acetyl-d-glucosamine.
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- Roger R Dresch
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Kawsar SMA, Fujii Y, Matsumoto R, Ichikawa T, Tateno H, Hirabayashi J, Yasumitsu H, Dogasaki C, Hosono M, Nitta K, Hamako J, Matsui T, Ozeki Y. Isolation, purification, characterization and glycan-binding profile of a d-galactoside specific lectin from the marine sponge, Halichondria okadai. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2008; 150:349-57. [PMID: 18534886 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2008.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2008] [Revised: 04/08/2008] [Accepted: 04/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A lectin recognizing both Galbeta1-3GlcNAc and Galbeta1-4GlcNAc was purified from the demosponge Halichondria okadai by lactosyl-agarose affinity chromatography. The molecular mass of the lectin was determined to be 30 kDa by SDS-PAGE under reducing and non-reducing conditions and 60 kDa by gel permeation chromatography. The pI value of the lectin was 6.7. It was found to agglutinate trypsinized and glutaraldehyde-fixed rabbit and human erythrocytes in the presence and absence of divalent cations. The hemagglutinating activity by the lectin was inhibited by d-galactose, methyl-d-galactopyranoside, N-acetyl-d-galactosamine, methyl-N-acetyl-d-galactosaminide, lactose, melibiose, and asialofetuin. The K(d) of the lectin against p-nitrophenyl-beta-lactoside was determined to be 2.76x10(-5) M and its glycan-binding profile given by frontal affinity chromatography was shown to be similar to many other known galectins. Partial primary structure analysis of 7 peptides by cleavage with lysyl endopeptidase indicated that one of the peptides showed significant similarity with galectin purified from the sponge Geodia cydonium.
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- Sarkar M A Kawsar
- Laboratory of Marine Biochemistry, Department of Environmental Biosciences, International Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Yokohama City University, 22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan
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Molchanova V, Chikalovets I, Chernikov O, Belogortseva N, Li W, Wang JH, Yang DYO, Zheng YT, Lukyanov P. A new lectin from the sea worm Serpula vermicularis: isolation, characterization and anti-HIV activity. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2007; 145:184-93. [PMID: 17258940 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2006.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2006] [Revised: 11/27/2006] [Accepted: 11/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A GlcNAc-specific lectin was isolated from the sea worm Serpula vermicularis (SVL) (Annelida) and purified by ion-exchange, affinity and gel permeation chromatography. SVL was a homotetrameric protein with native molecular mass of about 50 kDa, and consisted of identical subunits of 12.7 kDa. The carbohydrate content of 1.9% suggested that the lectin was a glycoprotein, and mainly composed by aspartic and glutamic acids, glycine, valine and serine; with relatively lower content of basic amino acids and cysteine. The first 15 residues of the N-terminal region were determined as ADTPCQMLGSRYGWR. It was stable at pH 6-9 and at temperatures up to 40 degrees C. SVL was Ca(2+)-independent lectin that agglutinated native and trypsinized human erythrocytes. Hapten inhibition studies indicated that SVL showed binding specificity only for N-acetyl-d-glucosamine and its derivatives among the monosaccharides tested and required the presence of hydroxyl group at the C-3 of GlcNAc. The presence of hydrophobic p-nitrophenyl aglycone improved inhibitory potency of N-acetyl-d-glucosamine. Ovomucoid and ovalbumin were found to be inhibitors among the glycoproteins used for inhibition assay. The anti-HIV-1 (human immunodeficiency virus) activity of SVL in vitro was determined: SVL inhibited the production of viral p24 antigen and cytopathic effect induced by HIV-1. The EC(50) values were 0.23 and 0.15 microg x mL(-1) respectively.
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- Valentina Molchanova
- Laboratory of Chemistry of Non-Infectious Immunity of Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia.
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Luk’yanov PA, Chernikov OV, Kobelev SS, Chikalovets IV, Molchanova VI, Li W. Carbohydrate-binding proteins of marine invertebrates. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2007. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162007010190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Molchanova V, Chikalovets I, Li W, Kobelev S, Kozyrevskaya S, Bogdanovich R, Howard E, Belogortseva N. New GlcNAc/GalNAc-specific lectin from the ascidian Didemnum ternatanum. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2005; 1723:82-90. [PMID: 15784180 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2004.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2004] [Revised: 12/14/2004] [Accepted: 12/20/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Previously we isolated GlcNAc-specific lectin (DTL) from the ascidian Didemnum ternatanum by affinity chromatography on cross-linked ovalbumin. Here we report the purification and characterization of new D-GlcNAc/D-GalNAc-specific lectin DTL-A from the same ascidian. This lectin was isolated from non-bound cross-linked ovalbumin fraction and further was purified by gel filtration on Sepharose CL-4B, affinity chromatography on GlcNAc-agarose and gel filtration on Superdex 200. SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and gel filtration of purified lectin on Sepharose CL-4B indicates that it exists as large aggregates in the native state. Investigations of the carbohydrate specificity of DTL-A by enzyme-linked lectin assay suggest the multi-specificity of this lectin. DTL-A binds BSM, asialo-BSM as well as heparin and dextran sulfate. The binding of DTL-A to BSM was inhibited by monosaccharides D-GlcNAc and D-GalNAc, their alpha- but not beta-anomers. Among polysaccharides and glycoconjugates, DTL-A binding to BSM was effectively inhibited by BSM, asialo-BSM, pronase-treated BSM and synthetic alpha-D-GalNAc-PAA. Fetuin and asialofetuin showed a much lower inhibitory potency, heparin and dextran sulfate were noninhibitory. On the other hand, DTL-A binding to heparin was effectively inhibited by dextran sulfate, fucoidan, whereas BSM showed insignificantly inhibitory effect. DTL-A binding to heparin was not inhibited by D-GlcNAc and D-GalNAc.
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- Valentina Molchanova
- Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far East, Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, Prospect 100-letiya Vladivostoku, 159, 690022, Vladivostok, Russia
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Ooya T, Utsunomiya H, Eguchi M, Yui N. Rapid Binding of Concanavalin A and Maltose−Polyrotaxane Conjugates Due to Mobile Motion of α-Cyclodextrins Threaded onto a Poly(ethylene glycol). Bioconjug Chem 2004; 16:62-9. [PMID: 15656576 DOI: 10.1021/bc049809h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Maltose-polyrotaxane conjugates (Mal-PRXs), in which maltose-conjugated alpha-cyclodextrins (alpha-CDs) are threaded onto a poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) chain capped with benzyloxycarbonyl-L-tyrosine, were characterized in terms of their molecular motion and the relation to multivalent interactions between the maltose moiety and concanavalin A from Canavalia ensiformis (Con A). Spin-lattice relaxation time (T1) and spin-spin relaxation time (T2) of alpha-CD C(1), maltosyl C(1), and PEG methylene protons in the Mal-PRXs revealed that the mobile motion of alpha-CDs in the polyrotaxane governed the molecular motion of maltosyl groups in alpha-CDs and threading PEG chain. The association constant (Ka) of the Mal-PRXs with 22, 38 and 53% of alpha-CD threading was 5.7 x 10(4), 1.1 x 10(6), and 5.3 x 10(5) (M(-1)-maltose), respectively. The largest Ka value of the Mal-PRX with 38% of alpha-CD threading was well correlated with the T1 and T2 values of maltosyl groups and alpha-CD, suggesting that the mobile motion of maltose-conjugated alpha-CDs in the Mal-PRX contributes to the highest affinity with Con A. Initial rate of binding with Con A was also governed by the mobile motion of maltose-conjugated alpha-CDs. Therefore, we concluded that both highly molecular motion due to the mobile motion of maltose-conjugated alpha-CDs and multivalency of the Mal-PRXs contributes to inducing rapid Con A binding.
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- Tooru Ooya
- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Tatunokuchi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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Kobayashi Y, Kobayashi K, Umehara K, Dohra H, Murata T, Usui T, Kawagishi H. Purification, characterization, and sugar binding specificity of an N-Glycolylneuraminic acid-specific lectin from the mushroom Chlorophyllum molybdites. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:53048-55. [PMID: 15471858 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m407997200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A carbohydrate-binding protein was isolated from the carpophores of the mushrooms and designated the Chlorophyllum molybdites lectin (CML) based on its origin. The molecular mass of CML was 32 kDa, and it was composed of two 16-kDa monomers with no disulfide bonds. Monosaccharide analysis indicated that 12% of the mass of CML was carbohydrate and consisted of GlcNAc:GalNAc:Gal:Man:l-Fuc in a molar ratio of 1.5:1.9: 4.4:4.8:1.0. In the hemagglutination inhibition assay, CML exhibited the strongest binding specificity toward N-glycolylneuraminic acid (NeuGc) among the monosaccharides tested, whereas NeuAc did not inhibit the hemagglutination at all. GalNAc and Mealpha-GalNAc were also inhibitory at much higher concentrations than NeuGc. Among the glycoproteins, asialobovine submaxillary mucin (BSM) and porcine stomach mucin (PSM) showed strong inhibitory effects. In surface plasmon resonance analysis, asialo-BSM and PSM exhibited the strongest binding affinity. After co-injection of CML and NeuGc or GalNAc onto the asialo-BSM- or PSM-immobilized chip, the dissociation of CML from the immobilized PSM was accelerated by NeuGc and GalNAc, but the dissociation of CML from the immobilized asialo-BSM was only promoted by GalNAc. These results and the other surface plasmon resonance experiments allowed us to conclude that the binding of asialo-BSM to CML was because of an interaction between the lectin and the GalNAc residues of asialo-BSM, and both the NeuGc and GalNAc residues were responsible for the binding of PSM to CML. The results also suggested that CML had two different carbohydrate binding domains, one specific for NeuGc and the other for GalNAc.
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- Yuka Kobayashi
- Science of Biological Resource, United Graduate School, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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Nishida Y, Mizuno A, Kato H, Yashiro A, Ohtake T, Kobayashi K. Stereo- and Biochemical Profiles of the 5-6- and 6-6-Junction Isomers of?-D-Mannopyranosyl [60]Fullerenes. Chem Biodivers 2004; 1:1452-64. [PMID: 17191789 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200490106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The 5-6- and 6-6-junction isomers of alpha-D-mannopyranosyl [60]fullerene were studied by means of circular dichroism (CD), deuterium labeling, 1H-NMR, molecular-dynamics (MD) calculations, and a lectin-binding assay. The CD spectra of the O-acetylated derivatives allowed clear discrimination of the isomers, while the 1H-NMR spectra, with assistance from deuterium labeling and MD calculations, served to disclose the unique conformation and molecular geometry of each acetylated isomer in chloroform solution. The deprotected 5-6- and 6-6-isomers, which gave colloidal suspensions in aqueous mixtures, displayed marked activity in blocking lectin-induced hemagglutination by concanavalin A.
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- Yoshihiro Nishida
- Department of Molecular Design & Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
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Mghalu MJ, Kobayashi Y, Kawagishi H, Hyakumachi M. Lectin Variation in Members of Rhizoctonia Species. Microbes Environ 2004. [DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.19.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Shizuoka University
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Shizuoka University
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- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Gifu University
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Ikuta A, Mizuta N, Kitahata S, Murata T, Usui T, Koizumi K, Tanimoto T. Preparation and Characterization of Novel Branched .BETA.-Cyclodextrins Having .BETA.-D-Galactose Residues on the Non-reducing Terminal of the Side Chains and Their Specific Interactions with Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) Agglutinin. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2004; 52:51-6. [PMID: 14709868 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.52.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Six novel branched beta-cyclodextrins (betaCDs) having beta-D-galactose residues on the non-reducing terminal of the sugar side chains, namely 6(1),6(4)-di-O-(beta-D-galactosyl)-betaCD (10), 6-O-(beta-D-galactosyl)-betaCD (11), 6(1),6(4)-di-O-(beta-lactosyl)-betaCD (14), 6-O-(beta-lactosyl)-betaCD (15), 6(1),6(4)-di-O-(4'-O-beta-D-galactosyl-beta-lactosyl)-betaCD (18), and 6-O-(4'-O-beta-D-galactosyl-beta-lactosyl)-betaCD (19), were chemically synthesized using the trichloroacetimidate method. The reaction products were separated by HPLC on an amino column into dibranched and monobranched betaCDs. Their structures were confirmed by mass spectrometry (MS) and two-dimensional (2D) NMR spectroscopic analysis. To study the length of the sugar side chains attached to the CD ring, which leads to differences in the functions of the branched CDs, interactions of these compounds with peanut (Arachis hypogaea) agglutinin (PNA) were investigated using an optical biosensor and an inhibition assay based on hemagglutination. The results showed that all branched betaCDs interacted with PNA, and the binding affinity was 18>14>10 and 19>15>11 when the derivatives were compared on the basis of side chain length.
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- Akiko Ikuta
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University, 11-68 Koshien Kyuban-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8179, Japan
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Nakagawa H, Tanigawa T, Tomita K, Tomihara Y, Araki Y, Tachikawa E. Recent Studies on the Pathological Effects of Purified Sea Urchin Toxins. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1081/txr-120026918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Pajic I, Kljajic Z, Dogovic N, Sladic D, Juranic Z, Gasic MJ. A novel lectin from the sponge Haliclona cratera: isolation, characterization and biological activity. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2002; 132:213-21. [PMID: 12106898 DOI: 10.1016/s1532-0456(02)00068-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A lectin from the Adriatic sponge Haliclona cratera was purified by ion-exchange and gel chromatography. The molecular mass of the lectin is approximately 29 kDa. Purified lectin is rich in hydrophobic and basic amino acids and has an isoelectric point at pH 8.6. H. cratera lectin is relatively heat- and pH-stable. It agglutinates native and trypsinized, papainized and neuraminidase-treated human A, B, O, AB and sheep erythrocytes, and the hemagglutinating activity is independent of Ca(2+), Mn(2+) and Mg(2+) ions; D-galactose and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine are found to be moderate inhibitors of the activity. H. cratera lectin displays cytotoxic effect on HeLa and FemX cells and weak mitogenic effect on human T-lymphocytes pretreated with phytohemagglutinin (PHA).
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- Ivana Pajic
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, P.O. Box 158, YU-11001, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
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Dohi H, Nishida Y, Furuta Y, Uzawa H, Yokoyama SI, Ito S, Mori H, Kobayashi K. Molecular design and biological potential of galacto-type trehalose as a nonnatural ligand of shiga toxins. Org Lett 2002; 4:355-7. [PMID: 11820878 DOI: 10.1021/ol017135+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Galacto-type trehalose, a "C-4 epimer of trehalose", possesses a stereochemical structure around the alpha(1-1)-linkage analogous to that of the globobiosyl alpha(1-4)-linkage in Gb(2) and Gb(3) ceramides, which are known as the ligands of Shiga toxins produced by pathogenic E. coli. This paper presents evidence supporting the new idea of using a trehalosyl alpha(1-1)-linkage as a substitute for the galactobiosyl alpha(1-4)-linkage.
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- Hirofumi Dohi
- Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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Kato H, Yashiro A, Mizuno A, Nishida Y, Kobayashi K, Shinohara H. Syntheses and biological evaluations of alpha-D-mannosyl [60]fullerenols. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2001; 11:2935-9. [PMID: 11677130 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(01)00583-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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[60]Fullerenols carrying mono- and bis-alpha-D-mannosyl linkages on the surface were prepared via a [3+2]-cycloaddition reaction between 2-azidoethyl alpha-D-mannoside and C(60) followed by polyhydroxylation with aqueous NaOH. Their biological activity was evaluated in terms of binding affinity to lectins by hemagglutination assay and surface plasmon resonance. [60]Fullerenols without the mannosyl linkage caused aggregation of erythrocytes and binding to a beta-D-galactopyranoside specific lectin (RCA(120)). In contrast, mono- and bis-mannosyl fullerenols were found to decrease the activity for both aggregating erythrocytes and binding to RCA(120), and mono-mannosyl fullerenols turned to binding to alpha-D-mannose specific lectin (Con A).
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- H Kato
- Department of Chemistry, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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Kawagishi H, Yasui M, Uno A, Murata T, Usui T, Furukawa S. Purification and characterization of two lectins from a toxic moray, Gymnothrax javanicus. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2001; 65:2437-42. [PMID: 11791716 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.2437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Two lectins, Gymnothrax javanicus lectin-I (GJL-I) and Gymnothrax javanicus lectin-II (GJL-II) were isolated from the stomach and intestine, and the liver, respectively, of a toxic moray eel, Gymnothrax javanicus. GJL-I is a polymer of two heterogeneous subunits of 67 and 51 kDa. In a hemagglutination inhibition assay, it had sugar-binding specificity toward lactose and lactulose among the mono- or oligo-saccharides and bovine submaxillary mucin (BSM) among the glycoproteins tested. The lectin stimulated nerve growth factor (NGF) synthesis by astroglial cells. GJL-II was a polymer of subunit of 41 kDa. This lectin had N-acetyllactosamine binding specificity.
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- H Kawagishi
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Japan.
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Zeng X, Nakaaki Y, Murata T, Usui T. Chemoenzymatic synthesis of glycopolypeptides carrying alpha-Neu5Ac-(2-->3)-beta-D-Gal-(1-->3)-alpha-D-GalNAc, beta-D-Gal-(1-->3)-alpha-D-GalNAc, and related compounds and analysis of their specific interactions with lectins. Arch Biochem Biophys 2000; 383:28-37. [PMID: 11097173 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.2000.2033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Glycopolypeptide (1) carrying the beta-D-Gal-(1-->3)-alpha-D-GalNAc unit as a kind model of asialo-type mucin was synthesized through three steps: enzymatic synthesis of p-nitrophenyl disaccharide glycoside, reduction of the p-nitrophenyl group, and coupling of the amino group with the carboxyl group of poly(L-glutamic acid)s (PGA). In a similar manner, glycopolypeptides (2-7) carrying beta-D-Gal-(1-->3)-beta-D-GalNAc, beta-D-Gal-(1-->3)-beta-D-GlcNAc, beta-D-Gal-(1-->6)-alpha-D-GalNAc, beta-D-Gal-(1-->6)-beta-D-GalNAc, alpha-D-GalNAc, and beta-D-GalNAc, respectively, were synthesized as analogous polymers of polymer 1. Glycopolypeptides 8 and 9 as a mimic of sialo-type mucin were further prepared from polymers 1 and 2 as the acceptor of CMP-Neu5Ac by alpha2,3-(O)-sialyltransferase, respectively. Interactions of these glycopolypeptides with lectins were investigated with the double-diffusion test and the hemagglutination-inhibition assay and in terms of an optical biosensor based on surface plasmon resonance. Polymers 1 and 2 reacted strongly with peanut (Arachis hypogaea) agglutinin (PNA) and Agaricus bisporus agglutinin (ABA). On the other hand, polymers 8 and 9 through sialylation from polymers 1 and 2 reacted with ABA, but did not with PNA. Other polymers 3-7 did not show any reactivity for both the lectins. These results show that PNA acts precisely in an exo manner on the beta-D-Gal-(1-->3)-D-GalNAc sequence, while ABA acts in an endo manner. Polymers 6 and 7 substituted with GalNAc reacted strongly with soybean (Glycine max) agglutinin and Vicia villosa agglutinin B4, regardless of the configuration of the glycosidic linkage. The interaction of all polymers with Bauhinia purpurea agglutinin was much stronger than that of the corresponding sugars. Polymers 8 and 9 reacted with wheat germ (Triticum vulgaris) agglutinin (WGA), to which Neu5Ac residues are needed for binding, but polymers 1 and 2 did not. These sugar-substituted glycopolypeptides interacted specifically with the corresponding lectins. Furthermore, polymers 4-7 reacted with WGA, but the corresponding sugars did not. It suggests that the N-acetyl group along the PGA backbone has a cluster effect for WGA. The artificial glycopolypeptides were shown to be useful as tools and probes of carbohydrate recognition and modeling in the analysis of glycoprotein-lectin interactions.
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- X Zeng
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Japan
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Miarons PB, Fresno M. Lectins from tropical sponges. Purification and characterization of lectins from genus Aplysina. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:29283-9. [PMID: 10852905 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m001366200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Only a few animal phyla have been screened for the presence and distribution of lectins. Probably the most intensively studied group is the mollusk. In this investigation, 22 species from 12 families of tropical sponges collected in Los Roques National Park (Venezuela) were screened for the presence of lectins. Nine saline extracts exhibited strong hemagglutinating activity against pronase-treated hamster red blood cells; five of these reacted against rabbit red blood cells, four with trypsin-treated bovine red blood cells, and five with human red blood cells regardless of the blood group type. Extracts from the three species studied from genus Aplysina (archeri, lawnosa, and cauliformis) were highly reactive and panagglutinating against the panel of red blood cells tested. The lectins from A. archeri and A. lawnosa were purified to homogeneity by ammonium sulfate fractionation, affinity chromatography on p-aminobenzyl-beta-1-thiogalactopyranoside-agarose, and gel filtration chromatography. Both lectins exhibited a native molecular mass of 63 kDa and by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under reducing conditions have an apparent molecular mass of 16 kDa, thus suggesting they occur as homotetramers. The purified lectins contain 3-4 mol of divalent cation per molecule, which are essential for their biological activity. Hapten inhibition of hemagglutination was carried out to define the sugar binding specificity of the purified A. archeri lectin. The results indicate a preference of the lectin for nonreducing beta-linked d-Gal residues being the best inhibitors of red blood cells binding methyl-beta-d-Gal and thiodigalactoside (Gal beta 1-4-thiogalactopyranoside). The behavior of several glycans on immobilized lectin affinity chromatography confirmed and extended the specificity data obtained by hapten inhibition.
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- P B Miarons
- Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain.
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Jimbo M, Yanohara T, Koike K, Koike K, Sakai R, Muramoto K, Kamiya H. The D-galactose-binding lectin of the octocoral Sinularia lochmodes: characterization and possible relationship to the symbiotic dinoflagellates. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2000; 125:227-36. [PMID: 10817910 DOI: 10.1016/s0305-0491(99)00173-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A D-galactose binding lectin (SLL-2) was isolated from Sinularia lochmodes, an octocoral, by a combination of affinity chromatography on acid-treated agarose and FPLC on Superdex 200. SLL-2 agglutinated rabbit and horse erythrocytes while SLL-1, a minor component, reacted only with rabbit erythrocytes. SLL-2 is a glycoprotein with a molecular mass of 122 kDa and is composed of eight identical subunits (15 kDa). The sequence of the amino terminal region of SLL-2 did not show any apparent homology to the sequences of other animal and plant lectins. D-Galactose, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, lactose, and melibiose were moderate inhibitors to the agglutination of rabbit erythrocytes. In contrast, horse erythrocytes were much more susceptible to agglutination by SLL-2, which was inhibited by sugars and glycoproteins such as D-galactose, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, lactose, melibiose, and porcine stomach mucin. SLL-2 showed considerable tolerance to heating and kept its activity after heating at 80 degrees C for 60 min. In immuno-histochemical studies using an anti-SLL-2 antiserum and protein A gold conjugate, SLL-2 was found to be present in high amounts in the nematocysts. SLL-2 was also detected on the surface of symbiotic dinoflagellate, Symbiodinium sp. cells irrespective whether they were surrounded with or without host cells. These observations suggest the presence of lectin-mediated interaction between symbiotic dinoflagellates and S. lochmodes.
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- M Jimbo
- Department of Marine Biochemistry, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Kitasato University, Iwate, Japan
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Sampaio AH, Rogers DJ, Barwell CJ. A galactose-specific lectin from the red marine alga Ptilota filicina. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 1998; 48:765-769. [PMID: 9664706 DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9422(97)00966-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A lectin from the red marine alga Ptilota filicina (PFL) was isolated by affinity chromatography on cross-linked guar gum. PFL agglutinated native and papain-treated human erythrocytes with preference for type O erythrocytes. The lectin was inhibited by galactose and its derivatives. The most potent inhibitors were p-Nitrophenyl-N-acetyl-alpha- and beta-D-galactosaminide. Porcine stomach mucin, bovine submaxillary gland mucin and asialo bovine mucin were also inhibitory. The M(r) of PFL, determined by gel filtration, was 56,900. SDS-PAGE gave one band with a subunit M(r) of 19,320, indicating the native protein to be a trimer of apparently identical subunits. PFL was shown to be rich in acidic and hydroxyl amino acids but low in basic amino acids. The ten N-terminal amino acids were Asx-Thr-Lys-Thr-Leu-Leu-Ala-.
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- A H Sampaio
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brasil
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Belogortseva NI, Molchanova VI, Kurika AV, Skobun AS, Glazkova VE. Isolation and characterization of new GalNAc/Gal-specific lectin from the sea mussel Crenomytilus grayanus. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. PART C, PHARMACOLOGY, TOXICOLOGY & ENDOCRINOLOGY 1998; 119:45-50. [PMID: 9568372 DOI: 10.1016/s0742-8413(97)00180-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A lectin, Crenomytilus grayanus (CGL), was purified from sea mussel C. grayanus by affinity chromatography on acid-treated Sepharose 6B and following gel filtration on Sephacryl S-200. Molecular weight of the lectin obtained was determined by SDS-PAGE to be 18,000, independent of the presence or absence of beta-mercaptoethanol. CGL was found to agglutinate all types of the human erythrocytes together with mouse and rabbit. In hemagglutination inhibition assays, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, D-galactose, and D-talose were the most potent inhibitors among the monosaccharides tested. Out of the oligosaccharides containing nonreducing terminal D-galactose, melibiose, and raffinose were found to be strong inhibitors. On the other hand, among the glycoproteins, asialo-BSM was the best inhibitor. The hemagglutinating activity of CGL was independent of the divalent cations Ca2+ and Mg2+. Significant CGL activity was observed between pH 8-10.
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- N I Belogortseva
- Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Science, Vladivostok, Russia
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Kobayashi K, Tawada E, Akaike T, Usui T. Artificial glycopolypeptide conjugates: simple synthesis of lactose- and N,N'-diacetylchitobiose-substituted poly(L-glutamic acid)s through N-beta-glycoside linkages and their interaction with lectins. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1997; 1336:117-22. [PMID: 9305781 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4165(97)00018-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Poly(glutamic acid)s carrying lactose- and N,N'-diacetylchitobiose residues were synthesized via a simple two-step procedure. The oligosaccharides were treated with ammonium hydrogen carbonate and the resulting N-beta-glycosylamine was coupled with pendant carboxyl groups of poly(L-glutamic acid) in the presence of a mixture of benzotriazol-1-yl-oxytris(dimethylamino)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (BOP) and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt) in dimethyl sulfoxide. The oligosaccharide incorporated as pendant N-glycosides was estimated by 1H-NMR spectroscopy to be 30 mol% (or 45 wt%) for lactose and 27 mol% (46 wt%) for chitobiose. The glycopolypeptide carrying N,N'-diacetyl-chitobiose inhibited hemagglutination activity of wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) much more strongly (about 10(6) times) than N,N'-diacetylchitobiose itself. The high activity is due to the cluster or high density effect of the glycopolypeptides.
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- K Kobayashi
- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Japan.
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Kobayashi K, Tsuchida A, Usui T, Akaike T. A New Type of Artificial Glycoconjugate Polymer: A Convenient Synthesis and Its Interaction with Lectins. Macromolecules 1997. [DOI: 10.1021/ma961681e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Kazukiyo Kobayashi
- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Department of Molecular Design and Department of Biotechnology, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-01, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Department of Molecular Design and Department of Biotechnology, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-01, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Ohya, Shizuoka 422, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori, Yokohama 226, Japan
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Nakagawa H, Hashimoto T, Hayashi H, Shinohara M, Ohura K, Tachikawa E, Kashimoto T. Isolation of a novel lectin from the globiferous pedicellariae of the sea urchin Toxopneustes pileolus. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1996; 391:213-23. [PMID: 8726059 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0361-9_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Sea urchin lectin-I (SUL-I), a 32 kDa lectin was purified from the large globiferous pedicellariae of the sea urchin, Toxopneustes pileolus by using gel permeation chromatography, ion-exchange chromatography and reverse-phase HPLC. SDS-PAGE showed that SUL-I is a monomeric protein with a molecular mass of 32 kDa. Amino acid analysis indicates SUL-I to contain 294 residues. SUL-I was shown to have chemotactic properties for guinea-pig neutrophils at concentrations of 0.625 microgram/ml. These data suggest that a 32 kDa lectin from T. pileolus may be related to defensive role.
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- H Nakagawa
- Department of Life Science, University of Tokushima, Japan
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