title: Glycosylation analysis and protein structure determination of murine fetal antigen 1 (mFA1)--the circulating gene product of the delta-like protein (dlk), preadipocyte factor 1 (Pref-1) and stromal-cell-derived protein 1 (SCP-1) cDNAs.
abstract: By means of sequence analysis, murine fetal antigen 1 (mFA1) isolated from Mus musculus amniotic fluid was shown to be the circulating protein of the delta-like protein, stromal-cell-derived protein 1 (SCP-1) and preadipocyte factor 1 (Pref-1) gene products. The protein contains 36 cysteine residues arranged in six epidermal-growth-factor-like domains. The purification of several C-terminal peptides of varying lengths showed mFA1 to be C-terminal heterogeneous. O-linked glycosylations of the NeuNAc alpha2-3Gal beta1-3(NeuNAc alpha2-6)GalNAc type were present on all C-terminal peptides at residues Thr235, Thr244 and Thr248, although glycosylation on Thr244 was only partial. Three N-linked glycosylations were localized in mFA1 (Asn77, Asn142 and Asn151), two of which (Asn142 and Asn151) were in the unusual Asn-Xaa-Cys motif. Fucosylated biantennary complex-type and small amounts (less than 5%) of triantennary complex-type structures were identified on the glycosylated asparagine residues using sequential exoglycosidase and endoglycosidase digestions combined with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS). The presence of O-linked monosaccharides (glucose attached to Ser71, Ser193 and fucose at Thr201) was tentatively ascertained by combining Edman degradation and MALDI-MS. The results presented shows mFA1 to be the circulating heterogeneous cleavage products of the membrane-bound protein encoded by the murine cDNAs dlk, pref-1 and SCP-1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Odense University, Denmark.
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Krogh
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bachmann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Teisner
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Skjødt
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Højrup
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D054377:Chemokine CXCL12; D018925:Chemokines / Q000235:genetics*; D019743:Chemokines, CXC; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000097:blood / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D006031:Glycosylation; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011247:Pregnancy; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D054377:Chemokine CXCL12; D018925:Chemokines; D019743:Chemokines, CXC; C515256:Cxcl12 protein, mouse; D018076:DNA, Complementary; C512925:Dlk1 protein, mouse; D006023:Glycoproteins; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C064045:delta protein