title: CBP70, a glycosylated nuclear lectin.
abstract: Some years ago, a lectin designated CBP70 that recognized glucose (Glc) but had a stronger affinity for N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), was first isolated from HL60 cell nuclei. Recently, a cytoplasmic form of this lectin was described, and one 82 kDa nuclear ligand was characterized for the nuclear CBP70. In the present study, the use of Pronase digestion and the trifluoromethanesulphonic acid (TFMS) procedure strongly suggest that the nuclear and the cytoplasmic CBP70 have a same 23 kDa polypeptide backbone and, consequently, could be the same protein. In order to know the protein better and to obtain the best recombinant possible in the future, the post-translational modification of the nuclear and cytoplasmic CBP70 was analyzed in terms of glycosylation. Severals lines of evidence indicate that both forms of CBP70 are N- and O-glycosylated. Surprisingly, this glycosylation pattern differs between the two forms, as revealed by beta-elimination, hydrazinolysis, peptide-N-glycosydase F (PNGase F), and TFMS reactions. The two preparations were analyzed by affinity chromatography on immobilized lectins [Ricinus communis-l agglutinin (RCA-I), Arachis hypogaea agglutinin (PNA), Galanthus nivalis agglutinin (GNA), and wheat germ agglutinin (WGA)] and by lectin-blotting analysis Sambucus nigra agglutinin (SNA), Maackia amurensis agglutinin (MAA), Lotus tetragonolobus (Lotus), succinylated-WGA, and Psathyrella velutina agglutinin (PVA)]. Both forms of CBP70 have the following sugar moities: terminal beta Gal residues, Gal beta 1-3 GalNAc, Man alpha 1-3 Man, sialic acid alpha 2-6 linked to Gal or GalNAc; and sialic acid alpha 2-3 linked to Gal. However, only nuclear CBP70 have terminal GlcNAc and alpha-L-fucose residues. All these data are consistent with the fact that different glycosylation pattern found for each form of CBP70 might act as a complementary signal for cellular targeting.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire des Glycoprotéines et des Lectines Nucléaires, Hopital St. Louis, Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Felin
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Doyennette-Moyne
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Sève
mesh_terms: D000373:Agglutinins / Q000378:metabolism; D001665:Binding Sites; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity / Q000379:methods; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D027801:Galanthus; D006031:Glycosylation; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D037121:Plant Lectins; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D000373:Agglutinins; D002241:Carbohydrates; D037102:Lectins; D037121:Plant Lectins; D011134:Polysaccharides; C104787:carbohydrate-binding protein 70, human; D014316:Tritium