title: Characterization of the recognition of blood group B trisaccharide derivatives by the lectin from Marasmius oreades using frontal affinity chromatography-mass spectrometry.
abstract: A novel lectin from the mushroom Marasmius oreades (MOA) has been shown to bind to human blood group B oligosaccharides [1]. In the present work we examine the binding of a series of analogues of the blood group B-trisaccharide, alphaGal(1-3)[alphaFuc(1-2)]betaGal-OR (1, R = (CH2)8COOMe). MOA was biotinylated and immobilized on a micro column (9.8 microL) for evaluation by Frontal Affinity Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (FAC-MS) [2]. The trisaccharide 1 was found to be the epitope needed for maximum recognition (Kd = 3.6 microM). A series of synthetic deoxygenated and O-methylated analogues of the B-trisaccharide (R = OMe) were then screened against the lectin, and the key structural elements for binding were determined. OH-4 of the beta-Gal residue and OH-2 of the alpha-Gal residue were found to be critical for recognition. The FAC-MS technique also proved powerful in evaluating mixtures of compounds. Since the solution NMR structure and crystal structure of the B-trisaccharide are known [3], we propose the specific surface of the trisaccharide that is recognized by the lectin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2.
authors.forename: Brian P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Rempel
authors.forename: Harry C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: Irwin J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Ole
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hindsgaul
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000363:Agaricales / Q000378:metabolism*; D019921:Biotinylation; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D037102:Lectins; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D013997:Time Factors; D014312:Trisaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D002241:Carbohydrates; D037102:Lectins; D014312:Trisaccharides