Abstract
We characterized the recombinant glucuronyltransferase I (GlcAT-I) involved in the glycosaminoglycan-protein linkage region biosynthesis. The enzyme showed strict specificity for Galβ1-3Galβ1-4Xyl, exhibiting negligible incorporation into other galactoside substrates including Galβ1-3Galβ1-O-benzyl, Galβ1-4GlcNAc and Galβ1-4Glc. A comparison of the GlcAT-I with another β1,3-glucuronyltransferase involved in the HNK-1 epitope biosynthesis revealed that the two β1,3-glucuronyltransferases exhibited distinct and no overlapping acceptor substrate specificities in vitro. Nevertheless, the transfection of the GlcAT-I cDNA into COS-1 cells induced the significant expression of the HNK-1 epitope. These results suggested that the high expression of the GlcAT-I gene rendered the cells capable of synthesizing the HNK-1 epitope. Copyright (C) 1999 Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 415-420 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 459 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15-10-1999 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biophysics
- Structural Biology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cell Biology