title: The structure of the oligosaccharides of alpha3beta1 integrin from human ureter epithelium (HCV29) cell line.
abstract: There is a growing line of evidence that glycosylation of alpha and beta subunits is important for the function of integrins. Integrin alpha3beta1, from human ureter epithelium cell-line HCV29, was isolated by affinity chromatography on laminin GD6 peptide. Characterization of its carbohydrate moieties was carried out using sodium dodecyl sulfate/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis followed by Western blotting on Immobilon P and on-blot deglycosylation with peptide N-glycosidase-F. Profiles of N-glycans for each subunit were obtained by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. Our findings demonstrated, in both subunits of integrin alpha3beta1, the presence of complex type oligosaccharides with a wide heterogeneity. Bi- tri- and tetraantennary structures were the most common, while high-mannose type structures were minor. Also the presence of short poly-N-acetyllactosamine entities was shown. These results show that while the predominant oligosaccharides of both subunits are identical, some slight differences between them do exist.
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D039201:Integrin alpha3beta1 / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D014513:Ureter / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D039201:Integrin alpha3beta1; D009844:Oligosaccharides