title: Functional properties of the asialo-fifth component of human complement.
abstract: Removal of exposed, terminal sialic acid (SA) from carbohydrate chains N-glycosidically linked to asparagine residues of highly pure human C5 with bacterial sialidase increased C-mediated hemolysis of antibody-sensitized sheep E maximally 2.77-fold. Sialidase-treated C5 used as a reagent for the titration of C6, C7, C8, and C9 resulted in increased titers of all these components compared to buffer-treated C5. As determined by a fluorometric method, ca. 65% of the SA was enzymically hydrolyzed under optimal conditions. Endoglycosidase F incubated with C5 followed by monosaccharide analyses by anion exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection revealed both high mannose and complex (terminate in SA) oligosaccharides were hydrolyzed; no effect was found on the functional activity of C5. Approximately 4% of the complex oligosaccharides were hydrolyzed from C5. Comparison of sialidase- and buffer-treated C5 decay rates from EAC1gp(4b,oxy2a,3b)hu resulted in two linear components of the decay curve with sialidase-treated C5, but one linear component with buffer-treated C5. Of the sialidase-treated 125I-C5 15% was bound to EAC1gp(4b,oxy2a,3b)hu compared to 9.3% of buffer-treated 125I-C5. Furthermore, 27% of sialidase-treated 125I-C5 was bound to EAC1gp,4bhu compared to 16.6% of buffer-treated 125I-C5, but no lysis occurred after the addition of C6-C9. The mechanism of increased hemolytic activity after removal of SA from C5 is: the Tmax is prolonged at 30 degrees C (ca. 15 min vs 9 min), and a higher percentage of C5 binds to cellular intermediates compared to buffer-treated C5.
authors.affiliation: University of Miami School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, FL 33101.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Schultz
authors.forename: P I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Arnold
mesh_terms: D001212:Asialoglycoproteins / Q000502:physiology*; D003167:Complement Activation; D003182:Complement C5 / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology*; D003183:Complement C6 / Q000378:metabolism; D003184:Complement C7 / Q000378:metabolism; D003185:Complement C8 / Q000378:metabolism; D003186:Complement C9 / Q000378:metabolism; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000494:pharmacology; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D017038:Mannosyl-Glycoprotein Endo-beta-N-Acetylglucosaminidase; D009439:Neuraminidase / Q000494:pharmacology; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000032:analysis; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D001212:Asialoglycoproteins; D003182:Complement C5; D003183:Complement C6; D003184:Complement C7; D003185:Complement C8; D003186:Complement C9; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; D009439:Neuraminidase; D017038:Mannosyl-Glycoprotein Endo-beta-N-Acetylglucosaminidase