title: Characterization of alpha-1,6-mannosyltransferase responsible for the synthesis of branched side chains in Candida albicans mannan.
abstract: A particulate insoluble fraction from Candida albicans NIH B-792 (serotype B) strain cells was obtained as the residue after extracting a 105000 x g pellet of cell homogenate with 1% Triton X-100. Incubation of this fraction with a mannopentaose, Man alpha 1-->3Man alpha 1-->2Man alpha 1-->Man alpha 1-->2Man, in the presence of GDP-mannose and Mn2+ at pH 6.0 gave a branched mannohexaose, [sequence: see text] 6 the structure of which was identified by means of sequential off assignment. However, the enzyme fraction obtained from Candida parapsilosis gave Man alpha 1-->2Man alpha 1-->3Man alpha 1-->2Man alpha 1-->2 Man alpha 1-->2Man under the same conditions. These results demonstrate the finding that the structural difference in the mannans of these two species is due to the presence of alpha-1.6-linked branching mannose units in the C. albicans mannan [Shibata, N., Ikuta, K., Imai, T., Satoh, Y., Satoh, R., Suzuki, A., Kojima, C., Kobayashi, H., Hisamichi, K. & Suzuki, S. (1995) J. Biol. Chem. 270, 1113-1122]. The substrate-specificity study of the enzyme indicated that the structural requirement of the alpha-1,6-mannosyltransferase is Man alpha 1-->3Man alpha 1-->. The alpha-1,6-mannosyltransferase also transferred the alpha-1,6-linked branching mannose unit to the mannan of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The transformation of the mannan was detected by the appearance of antigenic factor 4 using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and two-dimensional homonuclear Hartmann-Hahn spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Hygienic Chemistry, Tohoku College of Pharmacy, Miyagi, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takata
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oshie
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oyamada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okawa
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000201:enzymology; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000201:enzymology*; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D007700:Kinetics; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008351:Mannans / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008364:Mannosyltransferases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008351:Mannans; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D008364:Mannosyltransferases; C058478:alpha 1,6-mannosyltransferase