Mucin binding mitogenic lectin from freshwater Indian gastropod Belamyia bengalensis: purification and molecular characterization |
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Authors: | Banerjee S Chaki S Bhowal J Chatterjee B P |
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Institution: | Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India. |
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Abstract: | A lectin was purified from the hemolymph of the freshwater Indian gastropod Belamyia bengalensis. The purification involved successive ion-exchange chromatography on Resource Q and gel filtration on Superose 12 column in FPLC system. Homogeneity of the protein was confirmed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Belamyia bengalensis lectin (BBL) was a monomeric protein with a molecular weight of 33 kDa as demonstrated by gel filtration and SDS-PAGE. It is a glycoprotein containing 6% total sugar and its activity is highly dependent on Ca(2+). BBL agglutinated human erythrocytes and is a blood group non-specific lectin. It agglutinated animal erythrocytes also. Hapten inhibition studies indicated that BBL shows binding specificity only for N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine at a high concentration among the mono- and oligosaccharides tested. Among the glycoproteins used for hemagglutination-inhibition assay, porcine submaxillary mucin was found to be the best inhibitor. Chemical modification studies indicated that Lys, Arg, and Trp are essential for the sugar-binding activity of BBL. Circular dichroism spectra revealed high content of alpha-helical structure in the lectin. BBL is a potent mitogen as it stimulated the T-lymphocyte proliferation, specifically the Th1 subset. |
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Keywords: | Belamyia bengalensis Invertebrate lectin Hemagglutination-inhibition Chemical modification Circular dichroism Mitogen |
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