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  • Title: Schistosoma mansoni synthesizes glycoproteins containing terminal O-linked N-acetylglucosamine residues.
    Author: Nyame K, Cummings RD, Damian RT.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 1987 Jun 15; 262(17):7990-5. PubMed ID: 3597358.
    Abstract:
    In this report, we describe our studies on the structures of the O-linked oligosaccharides in glycoproteins synthesized by the human blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni. Adult male schistosomes were incubated with either [2-3H]mannose, [6-3H]glucosamine, or [6-3H]galactose to metabolically radiolabel newly synthesized glycoproteins. Sodium dodecyl sulfate/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and fluorographic analyses indicated that many glycoproteins were labeled by each of the radioactive precursors. Glycopeptides were prepared from radiolabeled glycoproteins by pronase treatment and fractionated on columns of concanavalin A-Sepharose and pea lectin-agarose. The O-linked oligosaccharides were released from glycopeptides by treatment with mild base/borohydride. All O-linked material was found in glycopeptides not bound by either of the immobilized lectins. The structures of the released chains were then analyzed by a variety of techniques. Our results demonstrate that the schistosomes synthesize glycoproteins containing two major types of simple O-linked sugar chains. One type, which represents a minor fraction of the O-linked oligosaccharides, contains N-acetylgalactosamine linked to peptide. These O-linked chains occur as terminal O-linked N-acetylgalactosamine and the O-linked disaccharide, galactose----N-acetylgalactosamine. Sialic acid was not present in either of these O-linked chains or in any other glycopeptides derived from adult male schistosomes. However, the major type of O-linked chain in glycoproteins synthesized by adult schistosomes is an unusual terminal O-linked N-acetylglucosamine linked to peptide. This latter structure represents approximately 10% of the total radioactive N-acetylglucosamine recovered in all glycopeptides. Our results also suggest the possibility that the O-linked oligosaccharides are highly clustered on the glycopeptides.
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