Biosynthesis of heparin/heparan sulfate. cDNA cloning and expression of D-glucuronyl C5-epimerase from bovine lung. 1997

J Li, and A Hagner-McWhirter, and L Kjellén, and J Palgi, and M Jalkanen, and U Lindahl
Department of Medical and Physiological Chemistry, University of Uppsala, S-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden. Jin-Ping.Li@medkem.uu.se

Glucuronyl C5-epimerases catalyze the conversion of D-glucuronic acid (GlcUA) to L-iduronic acid (IdceA) units during the biosynthesis of glycosaminoglycans. An epimerase implicated in the generation of heparin/heparan sulfate was previously purified to homogeneity from bovine liver (Campbell, P., Hannesson, H. H., Sandbäck, D., Rodén, L., Lindahl, U., and Li, J.-p. (1994) J. Biol. Chem. 269, 26953-26958). The present report describes the molecular cloning and functional expression of the lung enzyme. The cloned enzyme contains 444 amino acid residues and has a molecular mass of 49,905 Da. N-terminal sequence analysis of the isolated liver enzyme showed this species to be a truncated form lacking a 73-residue N-terminal domain of the deduced amino acid sequence. The coding cDNA insert was cloned into a baculovirus expression vector and expressed in Sf9 insect cells. Cells infected with recombinant epimerase showed a 20-30-fold increase in enzyme activity, measured as release of 3H2O from a polysaccharide substrate containing C5-3H-labeled hexuronic acid units. Furthermore, incubation of the expressed protein with the appropriate (GlcUA-GlcNSO3)n substrate resulted in conversion of approximately 20% of the GlcUA units into IdceA residues. Northern analysis implicated two epimerase transcripts in both bovine lung and liver tissues, a dominant approximately 9-kilobase (kb) mRNA and a minor approximately 5-kb species. Mouse mastocytoma cells showed only the approximately 5-kb transcript. A comparison of the cloned epimerase with the enzymes catalyzing an analogous reaction in alginate biosynthesis revealed no apparent amino acid sequence similarity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008168 Lung Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood. Lungs
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D002238 Carbohydrate Epimerases Enzymes that catalyze the epimerization of chiral centers within carbohydrates or their derivatives. EC 5.1.3. Carbohydrate Isomerases,Epimerases, Carbohydrate,Isomerases, Carbohydrate
D002417 Cattle Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor. Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D003001 Cloning, Molecular The insertion of recombinant DNA molecules from prokaryotic and/or eukaryotic sources into a replicating vehicle, such as a plasmid or virus vector, and the introduction of the resultant hybrid molecules into recipient cells without altering the viability of those cells. Molecular Cloning
D006497 Heparitin Sulfate A heteropolysaccharide that is similar in structure to HEPARIN. It accumulates in individuals with MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS. Heparan Sulfate,Sulfate, Heparan,Sulfate, Heparitin
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001483 Base Sequence The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence. DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA
D015342 DNA Probes Species- or subspecies-specific DNA (including COMPLEMENTARY DNA; conserved genes, whole chromosomes, or whole genomes) used in hybridization studies in order to identify microorganisms, to measure DNA-DNA homologies, to group subspecies, etc. The DNA probe hybridizes with a specific mRNA, if present. Conventional techniques used for testing for the hybridization product include dot blot assays, Southern blot assays, and DNA:RNA hybrid-specific antibody tests. Conventional labels for the DNA probe include the radioisotope labels 32P and 125I and the chemical label biotin. The use of DNA probes provides a specific, sensitive, rapid, and inexpensive replacement for cell culture techniques for diagnosing infections. Chromosomal Probes,DNA Hybridization Probe,DNA Probe,Gene Probes, DNA,Conserved Gene Probes,DNA Hybridization Probes,Whole Chromosomal Probes,Whole Genomic DNA Probes,Chromosomal Probes, Whole,DNA Gene Probes,Gene Probes, Conserved,Hybridization Probe, DNA,Hybridization Probes, DNA,Probe, DNA,Probe, DNA Hybridization,Probes, Chromosomal,Probes, Conserved Gene,Probes, DNA,Probes, DNA Gene,Probes, DNA Hybridization,Probes, Whole Chromosomal

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