Title : O-linked oligosaccharide on the 75-kDa
neurotrophin receptor
Abstract :
- Four neurotrophic factors , important for survival and function of neurons, bind a common receptor , the 75-kDa neurotrophin receptor ( NTR )
- An O-glycosylated peptide connects the ligand-binding domain of NTR to its transmembrane helix
- This peptide, the transmembrane helix, and intracellular sequences are highly conserved in vertebrate evolution
- To investigate the structure and function of O-glycosylation on NTR , we produced the extracellular domains by expression in mammalian cells
- Addition during biosynthesis of O-linked glycans was evaluated, and structures were characterized by lectin blotting and glycosidase digestion
- Effects of disialylation, deglycosylation, and lectin attachment on the equilibrium binding constant were measured
- Addition of O-linked glycans during biosynthesis was found to have a large effect on NTR structure assessed by mobility in polyacrylamide gels
- NTR O-linked glycans synthesized by cultured cells had the structure (NeuNAc)( 1-2-) Gal beta 1-3GalNAc
- Modification of the O-linked oligosaccharide produced small, possibly significant effects on the binding constant of NTR for nerve growth factor
- The results are discussed in reference to a potential role for the stalk region in ligand binding and signaling
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- 0. oligosaccharide, , neurotrophin receptor, oligosaccharide, -
- 2. O-glycosylated, , -, -, peptide
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