title: Structural characterization of α-galactosylated O-glycans from miniature pig kidney and endothelial cells.
abstract: O-Glycan is a major oligosaccharide expressed on the surface of eukaryotic cells that plays a role in immune responses via cell-protein and cell-cell interaction. Unlike N-glycan and glycolipid-derived glycan, O-glycans have not been previously reported in pig organs. Here, we report the first instance of the identification of α1,3 galactosylated O-glycans from pig kidney and endothelial cells by using MALDI-TOF MS and nano-ESI MS/MS. The MALDI profile showed 28 O-glycans from miniature pig kidney and 18 O-glycans from pig endothelial cells. Among them, three potential α-galactosylated glycans considered as immunogenic antigens were identified by CID using ESI-MS/MS; Hexα1,3Hex-HexNAc-HexNAc, Hexα1,3Hex-Hex-HexNAc-HexNAc, and Hexα1,3Hex-Hex-Hex-Hex-HexNAc. This structural information on glycans will provide significant information to clinical studies regarding immune rejection responses induced by carbohydrate antigens during xenotransplantation.
authors: School of Chemical and Biological Engineering in College of Engineering, Seoul National University, Shillim-dong, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
authors: Hae-Min
authors: HM
authors: Park
authors: Yung-Hun
authors: YH
authors: Yang
authors: Byung-Gee
authors: BG
authors: Kim
authors: Yun-Gon
authors: YG
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D005690:Galactose / Q000737:chemistry*; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism*; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013552:Swine; D013556:Swine, Miniature
chemical_list: D011134:Polysaccharides; D005690:Galactose