The glycan processing and site occupancy of recombinant Thy-1 is markedly affected by the presence of a glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor |
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Authors: | Devasahayam M Catalino P D Rudd P M Dwek R A Barclay A N |
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Institution: | Oxford Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, England. |
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Abstract: | Thy-1 is a cell surface glycoprotein containing three N-linked glycosylation sites and a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor. The effect of the anchor on its N-linked glyco-sylation was investigated by comparing the glycosylation of soluble recombinant Thy-1 (sThy-1) with that of recombinant GPI anchored Thy-1, both expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells. The sThy-1 was produced in a variety of isoforms including some which lacked carbohydrate on all three sequons whereas the GPI anchored form appeared fully glycosylated like native Thy-1. This was surprising as the attachment of N-linked sugars occurs cotranslationally and it was not expected that the presence of a C-terminal GPI anchor signal sequence would affect sequon occupancy. Furthermore sThy-1 lacking glycosylation could be produced with the inhibitor tunicamycin but in contrast cell surface expression of unglycosylated GPI anchored Thy-1 could not be obtained. The GPI anchored form appeared less processed with almost 4-fold more oligo-mannose oligosaccharides than in sThy-1 and also with less sialylated and core fucosylated biantennary glycans. Possible mechanisms whereby the anchor or the anchor signal sequence, control site occupancy and maturation are discussed. |
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