title: Galactose-rich glycoproteins are on the cell surface of herpes virus-infected cells. 1. Surface labeling and serial lectin binding studies of Asn-linked oligosaccharides of glycoprotein gC.
abstract: Cell-surface glycoproteins of mock-infected and herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)-infected BHK-21 and HEp-2 cells were radiolabeled by incubation with galactose oxidase followed by reduction with NaB3H4. The incorporation of radiolabel into glycoconjugates in both BHK-21 and HEp-2 cells was increased several fold following infection with HSV, showing an increase in surface-exposed Gal residues in the infected cells. This was further confirmed by an increase in binding of cell-surface-labeled glycoproteins gC and gB from HSV-infected BHK-21 cells to Ricinus communis agglutinin I, which is specific for beta-D-Gal residues. Prior treatment of cells with Clostridium perfringens neuraminidase enhanced the surface radiolabeling by the galactose oxidase/NaB3H4 method: HEp-2 cells exhibited over sixfold enhancement in labeling, while BHK-21 cells showed only a slight increase. HSV glycoprotein gC was the predominant cell-surface glycoprotein radiolabeled by the galactose oxidase/NaB3H4 method in virus-infected BHK-21 cells. The glycoprotein gC was purified by immunoaffinity column chromatography on monoclonal anti-gC-antibody-Sepharose. The radiolabel in the glycopeptides of gC was resistant to beta elimination, showing that it was associated only with Asn-linked oligosaccharides. A serial lectin affinity chromatography of glycopeptides on columns of concanavalin A-Sepharose, lentil (Lens culinaris) lectin-Sepharose, and Ricin I-agarose allowed the assignment of minimal oligosaccharide structures bearing terminal Gal residues in gC.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumarasamy
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Blough
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001894:Borohydrides; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000032:analysis; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D002621:Chemistry; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D006224:Cricetinae; D005690:Galactose / Q000032:analysis*; D005692:Galactose Oxidase; D006801:Humans; D007120:Immunochemistry; D007668:Kidney; D037102:Lectins; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000032:analysis*; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D001894:Borohydrides; D037102:Lectins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; C038535:glycoprotein gC, herpes simplex virus type 1; C025364:sodium borohydride; D005692:Galactose Oxidase; D005690:Galactose