title: Purification and characterization of Kurloff cell sialoglycoproteins with acid phosphatase activity.
abstract: The major alpha 2-6 sialoglycoproteins in detergent-extracts of Kurloff cells were purified by anion-exchange and Sambucus nigra agglutinin-affinity chromatographies. The similar ultrastructural localisations of (1) S. nigra agglutinin-gold conjugates and (2) acid phosphatase activities on the Kurloff body and particularly on its myelin figures indicated that the major alpha 2-6 sialoglycoproteins of the Kurloff cell had acid phosphatase activity. Two-dimensional electrophoresis showed that these tartrate-sensitive phosphatases corresponded to 2 acidic (pI 3.4-3.7) polypeptides of 36 and 34 kDa. Hydrolysis with peptide-N-glycosidases F gave a 33 kDa apoprotein rich in alanine, glutamic acid, tyrosine and lysin. A lectin-affinity study demonstrated that they contained hybrid type bisected and fucosylated N-linked oligosaccharides. Cytotoxic properties were previously attributed to Kurloff cells and other studies suggested that not only acid phosphatases but also alpha 2-6-linked sialic acid residues themselves may participate in natural killer activity.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Histologie et de Biologie Cellulaire, UFR de Médecine, Université de CAEN, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taouji
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Landemore
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Izard
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism*; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006031:Glycosylation; D037102:Lectins / Q000378:metabolism; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D037102:Lectins; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; D000135:Acid Phosphatase