Blood group A and B glycosyltransferases synthesize A and B determinants on different acceptor polyglycosyl peptidesin vitro |
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Authors: | Juha Viitala |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Siltavourenpenger 10 A, SF-00170 Helsinki, Finland |
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Abstract: | The glycosylation of polyglycosyl chains from human erythrocytes by human plasma blood group A and B glycosyltransferases was studied in order to clarify why human blood group AB erythrocyte polyglycosyl peptides carry only either A or B determinants Eur J Biochem (1981) 113:259–65].The blood group A transferase was able to add radioactiveN-acetylgalactosamine from labeled UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine to B-type erythrocytes which had been treated with -galactosidase in order to cleave the B determinant sugar from the erythrocytes. This suggests that the enzymes specified by theA andB genes utilize the same acceptor molecules on erythrocyte membranes. Polyglycosyl peptides isolated from blood group B erythrocytes acted as acceptors for blood group A glycosyltransferase and the generation of hybrid structures containing both A and B determinants was demon-strated. When blood group O polyglycosyl peptides were used as acceptors in the simultaneous presence of both blood group A and B glycosyltransferases, however, the A and B determinant sugars were found in different polyglycosyl peptides. It is suggested that the enzyme-acceptor complex does not dissociate until the final number of determinants has been added. |
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Keywords: | blood group A and B glycosyl transferases acceptor properties |
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