title: Ganglioside-modulated proteolysis by Ca2(+)-activated neutral proteinase (CANP): a role of glycoconjugates in CANP regulation.
abstract: We examined ganglioside modulation of the activity of the millimolar Ca2(+)-sensitive form (mCANP) of calcium-activated neutral proteinase (CANP), which is enriched in myelin, from brain. GM1, GD1a, GT1a, GM2, and GM4 produced a concentration-dependent increase of mCANP activity. GD1a stimulated the greatest increase of enzyme activity (107%), followed by GT1a, whereas GD1b was inhibitory (56%). GM1, GM2, and GM4 stimulated but less so than GD1a and GT1a. Free N-acetylneuraminic acid, asialo-GM1, GM3, and a ganglioside mixture containing GM1, GD3, GD1a, and GD1b had no effect. The ganglioside-mediated modulation was not affected by trifluoperazine and chlorpromazine (phospholipid-binding antagonists). The mCANP Ca2+ requirement was significantly reduced in the presence of stimulatory gangliosides, and this increased sensitivity varied (10-50-fold) with ganglioside structure. Gangliosides may interact with membrane mCANP and modulate its proteolytic action.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Chakrabarti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dasgupta
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Banik
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Hogan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D002154:Calpain / Q000378:metabolism*; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006001:Glycoconjugates / Q000502:physiology*; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005732:Gangliosides; D006001:Glycoconjugates; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; D002154:Calpain; D002118:Calcium