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Structure of the glycosylphosphatidylinositol membrane anchor glycan of a class-2 variant surface glycoprotein from Trypanosoma brucei. 1998

A Mehlert, and J M Richardson, and M A Ferguson
Department of Biochemistry, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, Scotland.

The neutral glycan fraction of the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) membrane anchor of a class-2 variant surface glycoprotein (VSG) from Trypanosoma brucei was isolated following aqueous hydrogen fluoride dephosphorylation and nitrous acid deamination of the purified glycoprotein. The neutral glycans were fractionated by high-pH anion exchange chromatography and gel-filtration and six major glycan structures were solved by a combination of one and two-dimensional NMR, composition analysis, methylation linkage analysis and electrospray-mass spectrometry. The glycans were similar to those previously described for class-1 VSGs, in that they contained the linear trimannosyl sequence Manalpha1-2Manalpha1-6Man and a complex alpha-galactose branch of up to Galalpha1-2Galalpha1-6(Galalpha1-2)Gal, but most also contained an additional galactose residue attached alpha1-2 to the non-reducing terminal mannose residue and about one-third contained an additional galactose residue attached beta1-3 to the middle mannose residue. The additional complexity of the class-2 VSG GPI glycans is discussed in terms of a biosynthetic model that explains the full range of mature GPI structures that can be expressed on different VSG classes by the same trypanosome clone.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
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
D009682 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Spectroscopic method of measuring the magnetic moment of elementary particles such as atomic nuclei, protons or electrons. It is employed in clinical applications such as NMR Tomography (MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING). In Vivo NMR Spectroscopy,MR Spectroscopy,Magnetic Resonance,NMR Spectroscopy,NMR Spectroscopy, In Vivo,Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,Spectroscopy, Magnetic Resonance,Spectroscopy, NMR,Spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopies,Magnetic Resonance, Nuclear,NMR Spectroscopies,Resonance Spectroscopy, Magnetic,Resonance, Magnetic,Resonance, Nuclear Magnetic,Spectroscopies, NMR,Spectroscopy, MR
D011134 Polysaccharides Long chain polymeric CARBOHYDRATES composed of MONOSACCHARIDES linked by glycosidic bonds. Glycan,Glycans,Polysaccharide
D002236 Carbohydrate Conformation The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a carbohydrate. Carbohydrate Linkage,Carbohydrate Conformations,Carbohydrate Linkages,Conformation, Carbohydrate,Conformations, Carbohydrate,Linkage, Carbohydrate,Linkages, Carbohydrate
D002240 Carbohydrate Sequence The sequence of carbohydrates within POLYSACCHARIDES; GLYCOPROTEINS; and GLYCOLIPIDS. Carbohydrate Sequences,Sequence, Carbohydrate,Sequences, Carbohydrate
D002852 Chromatography, Ion Exchange Separation technique in which the stationary phase consists of ion exchange resins. The resins contain loosely held small ions that easily exchange places with other small ions of like charge present in solutions washed over the resins. Chromatography, Ion-Exchange,Ion-Exchange Chromatography,Chromatographies, Ion Exchange,Chromatographies, Ion-Exchange,Ion Exchange Chromatographies,Ion Exchange Chromatography,Ion-Exchange Chromatographies
D006868 Hydrolysis The process of cleaving a chemical compound by the addition of a molecule of water.
D000519 alpha-Galactosidase An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal, non-reducing alpha-D-galactose residues in alpha-galactosides including galactose oligosaccharides, galactomannans, and galactolipids. Beano,Melibiase,alpha-D-Galactopyranosidase,alpha-D-Galactosidase,alpha-Galactisidase,alpha-Galactosidase A,alpha-Galactosidases,alpha D Galactopyranosidase,alpha D Galactosidase,alpha Galactisidase,alpha Galactosidase,alpha Galactosidase A,alpha Galactosidases
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
D013058 Mass Spectrometry An analytical method used in determining the identity of a chemical based on its mass using mass analyzers/mass spectrometers. Mass Spectroscopy,Spectrometry, Mass,Spectroscopy, Mass,Spectrum Analysis, Mass,Analysis, Mass Spectrum,Mass Spectrum Analysis,Analyses, Mass Spectrum,Mass Spectrum Analyses,Spectrum Analyses, Mass

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