title: Differential actions of proteinases and neuraminidase on mammalian erythrocyte surface and its impact on erythrocyte agglutination by concanavalin A.
abstract: Action of proteinases viz. trypsin and chymotrypsin, and neuraminidase on intact erythrocyte membrane proteins and glycophorins (sialoglycoproteins) exposed to cell surface and its impact on lectin (concanavalin A)-mediated agglutination were studied in Homo sapiens (human), Capra aegagrus hircus (goat) and Bubalus bubalis (buffalo). Membrane proteins and glycophorins analysis by SDS-PAGE as visualized by coomassie brilliant blue and periodic acid-schiff stains, respectively, and agglutination behaviour revealed marked differences: 1) there were prominent dissimilarities in the number and molecular weights of glycophorins in human, goat and buffalo erythrocyte membranes; 2) proteinase action(s) on human and buffalo erythrocyte surface membrane proteins and glycophorins showed similarity but was found different in goat; 3) significant differences in erythrocyte agglutinability with concanavalin A can be attributed to differences in membrane composition and alterations in the surface proteins after enzyme treatment; 4) a direct correlation was found between degradation of glycophorins and concanavalin A agglutinability; 5) action of neuraminidase specifically indicated the negative role of cell surface sialic acids in determining concanavalin A agglutinability of goat and buffalo erythrocytes, similar to human. Present studies clearly indicate that there are some basic differences in human, goat and buffalo erythrocyte membrane proteins, especially with respect to glycophorins, which determine the concanavalin A-mediated agglutination in enzyme treated erythrocytes.
authors.affiliation: School of Biochemistry, Devi Ahilya University, Khandwa Road, Indore 452017, India.
authors.forename: Savita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Sadashiv M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gokhale
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002020:Buffaloes; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004903:Erythrocyte Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D006041:Goats; D006384:Hemagglutination / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009439:Neuraminidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D003208:Concanavalin A; D009439:Neuraminidase; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases