Sulfoglycolipids bind to adhesive protein amphoterin (P30) in the nervous system. |
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Authors: | P S Mohan J Laitinen J Merenmies H Rauvala F B Jungalwala |
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Institution: | Department of Biochemistry, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Waltham, MA 02254. |
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Abstract: | HNK-1 antibody reactive carbohydrate epitope carried by glycolipids and glycoproteins has been shown to be involved in cell to cell interactions. It has been proposed that the HNK-1 reactive 3-sulfoglucuronyl carbohydrate epitope in glycolipids may interact with a cell surface receptor to promote the biological response in the developing nervous system. The possible occurrence of such a receptor was examined in rat nervous system. A specific binding of sulfoglycolipids to a 30 kD protein from adult rat cerebellum is described. Little binding was found with neutral glycolipids and gangliosides. The 30 kD protein from cerebellum was partially purified on a sulfatide-octyl-Sepharose affinity column. Binding of sulfoglucuronyl glycolipids to a similar 30 kD protein from forebrain previously identified as amphoterin is also shown. Amphoterin is developmentally regulated and is involved in neural cell adhesion and neurite extension. |
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