title: Sulphation of proteins secreted by a human hepatoma-derived cell line. Sulphation of N-linked oligosaccharides on alpha 2HS-glycoprotein.
abstract: Several human glycoproteins, including alpha 1-antitrypsin, alpha 1-acid glycoprotein, transferrin, caeruloplasmin and alpha 2HS-glycoprotein, synthesized by the hepatoma-derived cell line HepG2 were observed to contain covalently linked sulphate. These proteins were estimated to contain about 0.1 mol of sulphate/mol of protein. The most abundant of the sulphated glycoproteins, alpha 2HS-glycoprotein, was analysed in detail. All of the sulphate on this protein was attached to N-linked oligosaccharides which contained sialic acid and resisted release by endoglycosidase H. Several independent analytical approaches established that approx. 10% of the molecules of alpha 2HS-glycoprotein contained sulphate. Our results suggest that a number of human plasma proteins contain small amounts of sulphate linked to oligosaccharides.
mesh_terms: D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000032:analysis; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000032:analysis; D013431:Sulfates / Q000032:analysis*; D060749:alpha-2-HS-Glycoprotein
chemical_list: C556354:AHSG protein, human; D001798:Blood Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D013431:Sulfates; D060749:alpha-2-HS-Glycoprotein