title: A cysteine-rich domain of the "mannose" receptor mediates GalNAc-4-SO4 binding.
abstract: A critical element of lutropin bioactivity in vivo is its rapid removal from the blood by a receptor, located in hepatic endothelial cells, that recognizes the terminal sulfated carbohydrate structure SO4-4-GalNAcbeta1,4GlcNAcbeta1,2Manalpha (S4GGnM). We have previously shown that the macrophage mannose (Man)-receptor cDNA directs the synthesis of a protein that binds oligosaccharides with either terminal S4GGnM or terminal Man, at independent sites. We now show that the cysteine-rich (Cys-Rich) domain at the N terminus of the Man/S4GGnM receptor accounts for binding of oligosaccharides with terminal GalNAc-4-SO4, whereas calcium-dependent carbohydrate recognition domains (CRDs) account for binding of ligands containing terminal Man. The Cys-Rich domain is thus a previously unrecognized carbohydrate binding motif. Cys-Rich domains have been described on the three other members of the endocytic C-type lectin family of receptors. The structural relationship of these receptors to the Man/S4GGnM receptor raises the possibility that their Cys-Rich domains also bind carbohydrate moieties and contribute to their function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Fiete
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Beranek
authors.forename: J U
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Baenziger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D016466:CHO Cells; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D006224:Cricetinae; D007700:Kinetics; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D000090323:Mannose Receptor; D037241:Mannose-Binding Lectins; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D000090323:Mannose Receptor; D037241:Mannose-Binding Lectins; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone