title: Binding of specific glycoconjugates to human brain synaptosomes: studies using glycosylated beta-galactosidase.
abstract: Using glycosylated beta-galactosidase (beta-gal) as a glycoprotein model, binding of glycoconjugates to human brain synaptosomes was studied. Out of beta-gal modified with a series of p-aminophenyl alpha- or beta-glycosides, beta-gal modified with p-aminophenyl beta-D-glucopyranoside (beta-D-Glc beta-gal) was bound to the synaptosomes most effectively, then beta-gal modified with beta-D-galactoside and with alpha-D-mannoside. Kinetic studies on the binding of beta-D-Glc beta-gal indicated the presence of saturable binding on human brain synaptosomes. The values of the apparent Km and of the maximal binding velocity were obtained to be 248 +/- 32.9 microM and 43.8 +/- 1.43 fmol/min/mg synaptosome protein, at 4 degrees C and pH 7.5. The specificity of the sugar recognition site proved by the competitive inhibition of the binding of beta-D-Glc beta-gal by bovine serum albumin modified with the same glycoside. The binding of beta-gal modified with beta-D-galactoside was inhibited by treatment of the synaptosomes with trypsin, phospholipase A2, C and D, and with neuraminidase, while the binding of beta-D-Glc beta-gal was inhibited by neuraminidase treatment of synaptosomes. In subcellular fractions of human brain the binding protein was localized mainly in synaptosomes.
mesh_terms: D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism*; D005696:Galactosidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D005697:Galactosides / Q000378:metabolism; D005960:Glucosides / Q000378:metabolism; D006001:Glycoconjugates / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D009439:Neuraminidase / Q000494:pharmacology; D010740:Phospholipases / Q000494:pharmacology; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D014357:Trypsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005697:Galactosides; D005960:Glucosides; D006001:Glycoconjugates; C007816:beta-galactoside; D010740:Phospholipases; D005696:Galactosidases; D009439:Neuraminidase; D001616:beta-Galactosidase; D014357:Trypsin