A Study of Protein and Glycoprotein Syntheses in Pre-implantation Mouse Embryos Using Mini-2D-Electrophoresis, Video Densitometer Scanning and Computer-Image Analysis

In the present study, proteins and glycoproteins of mouse embryos at 2-cell,morula and blastocyst stages were analyzed.The techniques of ~(35)S-Met incorporation,ConA antiserum-precipitating ConA-binding proteins, mini-2D-electrophoresis, fluorography,video densitometer scanning and the computer-lmage system were used for analyses.Results of the investigations indicated that proteins and glycoproteins were synthesized by the embryos in a gradual increase manner from 2-cell to blastocyst. A relatively large amount of glycoproteins was synthesized during the morula and blastocyst stages.Two specific small glycoproteins respectively with molecular weights about 6500 and 9000 and PIs at 5.0 and 6.5 were apparently synthesized in the blastocyst but not in the 2-cell or the morula.     

A study of glycoprotein-lectin interactions using quartz crystal microbalance

A study of biospecific interactions between lectins and glycoproteins using a quartz crystal microbalance biosensor with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) was reported. Four lectins were covalently immobilised on the thiol-modified gold electrode of the QCM chips in order to obtain sensing surfaces. The frequency shift served as analytical signal and the dissipation shift provided additional information about the viscoelastic properties of the glycoprotein-lectin complex formed on the surface of the QCM chip. The working conditions of the assay were optimised. The interaction between different lectins and glycoproteins was characterised by specific frequency shifts and each glycoprotein displayed its own unique lectin-binding pattern. This lectin pattern can serve as a finger print for the discrimination between various glycoproteins. The biosensor enabled quantitative determination of glycoproteins in the concentration range of 50 μg mL⁻¹ to 1 mg mL⁻¹ with good linearity and R.S.D. of less than 6.0%. An additional advantage of the proposed biosensor was the possibility to re-use the same lectin surfaces during a long period of time (2 month) without changes in analytical response. This was experimentally achieved by the application of a proper regeneration solution (10 mM glycine-HCl, pH 2.5). The lectin-based quartz crystal microbalance technique is suitable both for rapid screening and for quantitative assay of serum glycoproteins.     

Surface plasmon resonance for real-time study of lectin-carbohydrate interactions for the differentiation and identification of glycoproteins

A study of specific interactions between lectins and glycoproteins has been carried out using surface plasmon resonance (SPR) in a flow-injection mode. Lectins were covalently immobilised on the surfaces of the microfluidic sensor chip via amine coupling and serum glycoproteins were injected into the flow channels. Specific lectin-glycoprotein interactions caused the shift of refractive index proportional to the mass concentration accumulated on the channel surface. Lectins showed different affinity to the tested glycoproteins and each glycoprotein displayed its own lectin-binding pattern. It is possible to distinguish and identify even glycoproteins with similar sugar structures by simple and quick screening. The working conditions of the assay were optimised. The lectin-based SPR made it possible to carry out the label-free detection of glycoproteins within a broad concentration range with a good linearity. Regeneration conditions for the surface of the sensor chip were found and optimised. Combination of 10 mM HCl and 10 mM glycine-HCl (pH 2.5) removes the bound glycoproteins from the lectin surface without damaging it. The kinetic and affinity parameters of lectin-glycoprotein binding were evaluated. The proposed method was tested on human glycosylated serum. Combination of the lectin panel with SPR is suitable both for specific screening and for sensitive assay of serum glycoproteins.     

香豆素类新基质在基质辅助激光解吸／电离飞行时间质谱测定多糖和糖蛋白中的应用

将几种香豆素类新基质(香豆素、3-羟基香豆素(3-HC)、3-氨基香豆素(3-AC)、3-羧基香豆素(3-CC)和4-甲基-7-羟基香豆素(4-M-7-HC))分别应用于基质辅助激光解吸/电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI TOF-MS)测定葡聚糖和3种糖蛋白的研究.香豆素和3-羟基香豆素分别与2,5-二羟基苯甲酸(DHB)混合组成2种二元基质,极大地改善了基质和葡聚糖样品的共结晶状况,样品分布更加均匀.葡聚糖样品更易解吸/电离,每个激光点照射样品均能产生较强的质谱信号,且谱图重现性更好,得到了理想的MALDI TOF-MS谱图.当香豆素类基质用于分析糖蛋白时:3-HC和4-M-7-HC是测定糖蛋白A的优异基质,能检测到m/z 为66 672 Da 的离子信号.而3-AC测定糖蛋白B的基质效果比糖类分析常用基质2,5-二羟基苯甲酸更好.因此,这些香豆素类化合物将为MALDI TOF-MS分析多糖和糖蛋白提供更多新基质选择.     

Isotope tag method for quantitative analysis of carbohydrates by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

We have previously demonstrated that liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry equipped with a graphitized carbon column (GCC-LC/MS) is useful for the structural analysis of carbohydrates in a glycoprotein. Here, we studied the monosaccharide composition analysis and quantitative oligosaccharide profiling by GCC-LC/MS. Monosaccharides were labeled with 2-aminopyridine and then separated and monitored by GCC-LC/MS in the selective ion mode. The use of tetradeuterium-labeled pyridylamino (d4-PA) monosaccharides as internal standards, which were prepared by the tagging of standard monosaccharides with hexadeuterium-labeled 2-aminopyridine (d6-AP), afforded a good linearity and reproducibility in ESIMS analysis. This method was successfully applied to the monosaccharide composition analysis of model glycoproteins, fetuin, and erythropoietin. For quantitative oligosaccharide profiling, oligosaccharides released from an analyte and a standard glycoprotein were tagged with d0- and d6-AP, respectively, and an equal amount of d0- and d4-PA oligosaccharides were coinjected into GCC-LC/MS. In this procedure, the oligosaccharides that existed in either analyte or a standard glycoprotein appeared as single ions, and the oligosaccharides that existed in both analyte and a standard glycoprotein were detected as paired ions. The relative amount of analyte oligosaccharides could be determined on the basis of the analyte/internal standard ion-pair intensity ratio. The quantitative oligosaccharide profiling enabled us to make a quantitative and qualitative comparison of glycosylation between the analyte and standard glycoproteins. The isotope tag method can be applicable for quality control and comparability assessment of glycoprotein products as well as the analysis of glycan alteration in some diseases.     

毛细管电泳法表征多肽及糖蛋白的稳定性

建立了毛细管电泳表征多肽和糖蛋白稳定性的方法。分别以血管紧张素II(Ang II)和植物血球凝集素(PHA)、牛凝血酶(B-Thr)、人凝血酶(H-Thr)、辣根过氧化物酶(HRP)4种糖蛋白为多肽和糖蛋白的模式分子。从样品浓度、电泳缓冲液、样品溶液pH和离子强度等方面优化了血管紧张素II的分离分析条件;从毛细管的选择、样品的电荷状态、电泳缓冲液的选择和分离电压的影响等方面讨论了糖蛋白的分离条件。Ang II和4种糖蛋白的稳定性试验结果表明:Ang II可在pH 7.4的硼酸盐缓冲液(0.02 mol/L)中于4℃下稳定放置48 h; 4种糖蛋白可在pH 7.4硼酸盐缓冲液(0.2 mol/L)中于20,4,-20℃下稳定放置48 h;放置时间大于一周且小于四周时,在-20℃下各蛋白质均保持稳定;放置时间大于两周且小于四周时,只有HRP在上述3个温度下均保持稳定。该方法具有高效、快速、简单、低成本的特点,可广泛应用于多肽和蛋白质的稳定性表征。     

Glycoprotein synthesis as a function of epithelial cell arrangement: biosynthesis and release of glycoproteins by human breast and prostate cells in organ culture.

We demonstrate that a technique is available to investigate glycoprotein synthesis in organ cultures of human breast and prostate surgical specimens where the 3-dimensional epithelial cell arrangement remains intact. Malignant breast and prostate epithelium maintained their capacity to synthesize glycoproteins for at least 3 days as followed by the incorporation of [3H]glucosamine into macromolecules. Over 70% of incorporation was by malignant cells as judged by autoradiography. Labeled glycoproteins were released into glandular lumina and consequently into the culture fluid. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed predominantly one group of macrmolecules released with an apparent molecular weight of 48,000 +/- 6,000 daltons. This glycoprotein was found in all of the breast specimens studied, which included 1 medullary, 1 infiltrating lobular, and 8 infiltrating duct carcinomas. The pattern was independent of the availability of estrogen receptors. A similar glycoprotein was also observed in the culture media from a Grade I and a Grade II well-differentiated infiltrating prostate carcinoma. Incorporation was below the level of detection in 4 of 6 cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia. A more complex pattern of labeled glycoproteins was found in the media of a Grade II and a Grade III poorly-differentiated prostate carcinoma. The established human mammary carcinoma cell line MCF-7 synthesized and released a similar 48,000 molecular weight glycoprotein but additional components with larger molecular weights were also released. An intriguing interpretation that 3-dimensional tissue integrity restricts some glycoprotein synthesis is discussed. Cells grown in 2-dimensional monolayers could escape from such a topographic restriction and express additional families of glycoproteins.     

Boronic acid functionalized Fe3O4 magnetic microspheres for the specific enrichment of glycoproteins

Glycoproteins are useful biomarkers and therapeutic targets for a number of diseases, including infections and cancer. However, identification and isolation of low‐abundant glycoproteins remains a significant challenge that limits their application. Thus, methods of specific and selective glycoprotein enrichment are required. In this study, novel phenylboronic acid functionalized magnetic microspheres were successfully synthesized. Fe₃O₄ microspheres were synthesized by using a hydrothermal method and were coated with tetraethyl orthosilicate using an ultrasonic method to form a core‐shell structure. Compared to the conventional mechanical stirring for 12 h, the ultrasonic method saved about 7 h in processing time, and the home‐made magnetic microspheres had better dispersibility and homogeneity. Subsequently, the magnetic microspheres were modified by addition of an amino group and a carboxyl group, in sequence. Finally, 3‐aminophenylboronic acid, as the functional monomer, was linked to the magnetic microspheres for capturing glycoprotein/glycopeptides. The results of this study indicate that phenylboronic acid functionalized magnetic microspheres show excellent adsorption performance toward glycoprotein/glycopeptides. The maximum absorbing capacity of the microspheres for fetuin was 108 mg/g, and the enrichment efficiency reached 89.7%, indicating their potential to separate and enrich glycoproteins from the complex biological samples.     

Folding of Synthetic Homogeneous Glycoproteins in the Presence of a Glycoprotein Folding Sensor Enzyme

UDP‐glucose:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase (UGGT) plays a key role in recognizing folded and misfolded glycoproteins in the glycoprotein quality control system of the endoplasmic reticulum. UGGT detects misfolded glycoproteins and re‐glucosylates them as a tag for misfolded glycoproteins. A flexible model to reproduce in vitro folding of a glycoprotein in the presence of UGGT in a mixture containing correctly folded, folding intermediates, and misfolded glycoproteins is described. The data demonstrates that UGGT can re‐glucosylate all intermediates in the in vitro folding experiments, thus indicating that UGGT inspects not only final folded products, but also the glycoprotein folding intermediates.     

Biosynthesis of membrane glycoproteins in rat hepatoma tissue culture cells

The early steps in the biosynthesis of glycoproteins associated with the plasma membranes of rat hepatoma tissue culture cells has been analyzed. By measuring the effect of tunicamycin on the incorporation of [3H] mannose and [3H] fucose into cell glycoproteins, it was determined that an interval of about 1 h was required to transfer the glycoprotein from site of mannosylation to the site of fucosylation. This result was corroborated by an analysis of the time required for the appearance of either mannose or fucose-labeled glycoproteins at the cell surface. The separation of membrane glycoproteins by a two-dimensional gel system allowed the visualization of the modifications leading to both size and charge heterogeneity of these proteins. By following the changes in electrophoretic mobility introduced into membrane glycoproteins during a chase period after a pulse labeling, the time course of these molecular alterations could be estimated. Several glycoproteins have apparently higher rates of synthesis than the bulk of membrane-associated glycoproteins. Most of these glycoproteins were released within 2 h after biosynthesis from the intracellular membrane fraction and appear after 3 h in the medium. In addition to the glycoproteins that contain both mannose and fucose and that show a high degree of charge heterogeneity, there are other membrane-bound species that are not noticeably modified by the incorporation of fucose or sialic acids. These glycoproteins could represent constituents limited to the internal membrane system of the HTC cell.     

Identification and analysis of alpha1,6-fucosylated proteins in human normal liver tissues by a target glycoproteomic approach

alpha1,6-Fucose residues within the N-glycan core structures were commonly observed in many glycoproteins. Our previous studies showed that aberrantly alpha1,6-fucosylated glycoproteins might be associated with metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Little is known about human normal liver tissues (HNLTs) in the literatures. In this study, a target glycoproteomic approach which consists of lectin-affinity chromatography, 2-DE, protein immunoprecipitation and lectin blot, and MALDI-MS/MS, was utilized to screen physiologically alpha1,6-fucosylated glycoproteins. Lens culinaris agglutinin (LCA)-affinity glycoprotein profiles of HNLT were established and analyzed, which allowed identification of 53 proteins by MS analysis, including haptoglobin precursor, alpha-enolase, etc. Gene ontology (GO) annotation proved that these proteins distribute predominately in organelle and play crucial roles in binding and catalytic reactions. The present methodology enabled the identification of all the specific subsets of glycoprotein, and the corresponding data could contribute to the finding of more aberrantly alpha1,6-fucosylated glycoproteins related to liver diseases.     

水溶性硼酸亲和富集材料的制备及基于酶联免疫吸附法检测人肝微粒体糖蛋白的应用

生物样品中的糖蛋白丰度低,且在检测中易受到其它非糖蛋白的抑制和干扰,需在分析检测前对糖蛋白进行富集,但常规的基于固相材料的糖蛋白富集方法不易与生物技术中最经典的酶联免疫吸附法(ELISA)兼容.本研究以树枝状聚合物PAMAM 4.0为载体, 结合硼酸亲和技术,制备了新型水溶性硼酸亲和富集材料(DBC),并将其应用于基于ELISA的人肝微粒体中糖蛋白的检测.采用标准糖蛋白对DBC富集条件进行优化,然后考察其灵敏度和抗干扰能力,将优化后的方法应用于复杂样品人肝微粒体糖蛋白富集.结果表明,DBC对糖蛋白的富集选择性可高达100000倍,可将糖蛋白的富集信号提高100倍.以DBC为富集材料,与ELISA分析技术相结合,只需一步简单的孵育,即可实现生物样品中糖蛋白的高灵敏度、高选择性检测,为疾病相关的糖蛋白组学研究提供了一种有效的检测手段.     

Mass spectrometry signal amplification for ultrasensitive glycoprotein detection using gold nanoparticle as mass tag combined with boronic acid based isolation strategy

We describe a novel method for rapid and ultrasensitive detection of intact glycoproteins without enzymatic pretreatment which was commonly used in proteomic research. This method is based on using gold nanoparticle (AuNP) as signal tag in laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (LDI-MS) analysis combined with boronic acid assisted isolation strategy. Briefly speaking, target glycoproteins were firstly isolated from sample solution with boronic acid functionalized magnetic microparticles, and then the surface modified gold nanoparticles were added to covalently bind to the glycoproteins. After that, these AuNP tagged glycoproteins were eluted from magnetic microparticles and applied to LDI-MS analysis. The mass signal of AuNP rather than that of glycoprotein was detected and recorded in this strategy. Through data processing of different standard glycoproteins, we have demonstrated that the signal of AuNP could be used to quantitatively represent glycoprotein. This method allows femtomolar detection of intact glycoproteins. We believe that the successful validation of this method on three different kinds of glycoproteins suggests the potential use for tracking trace amount of target glycoproteins in real biological samples in the near future.     

Selective in vitro glycosylation of recombinant proteins: semi-synthesis of novel homogeneous glycoforms of human erythropoietin

BACKGROUND: A natural glycoprotein usually exists as a spectrum of glycosylated forms, where each protein molecule may be associated with an array of oligosaccharide structures. The overall range of glycoforms can have a variety of different biophysical and biochemical properties, although details of structure-function relationships are poorly understood, because of the microheterogeneity of biological samples. Hence, there is clearly a need for synthetic methods that give access to natural and unnatural homogeneously glycosylated proteins. The synthesis of novel glycoproteins through the selective reaction of glycosyl iodoacetamides with the thiol groups of cysteine residues, placed by site-directed mutagenesis at desired glycosylation sites has been developed. This provides a general method for the synthesis of homogeneously glycosylated proteins that carry saccharide side chains at natural or unnatural glycosylation sites. Here, we have shown that the approach can be applied to the glycoprotein hormone erythropoietin, an important therapeutic glycoprotein with three sites of N-glycosylation that are essential for in vivo biological activity. RESULTS: Wild-type recombinant erythropoietin and three mutants in which glycosylation site asparagine residues had been changed to cysteines (His(10)-WThEPO, His(10)-Asn24Cys, His(10)-Asn38Cys, His(10)-Asn83CyshEPO) were overexpressed and purified in yields of 13 mg l(-1) from Escherichia coli. Chemical glycosylation with glycosyl-beta-N-iodoacetamides could be monitored by electrospray MS. Both in the wild-type and in the mutant proteins, the potential side reaction of the other four cysteine residues (all involved in disulfide bonds) were not observed. Yield of glycosylation was generally about 50% and purification of glycosylated protein from non-glycosylated protein was readily carried out using lectin affinity chromatography. Dynamic light scattering analysis of the purified glycoproteins suggested that the glycoforms produced were monomeric and folded identically to the wild-type protein. CONCLUSIONS: Erythropoietin expressed in E. coli bearing specific Asn-->Cys mutations at natural glycosylation sites can be glycosylated using beta-N-glycosyl iodoacetamides even in the presence of two disulfide bonds. The findings provide the basis for further elaboration of the glycan structures and development of this general methodology for the synthesis of semi-synthetic glycoproteins.     

基于凝集素的唾液糖蛋白分离、分析及应用

唾液中的糖蛋白丰度偏低,给分离、分析带来挑战。该文采用麦胚素（WGA）和橙黄网胞盘菌凝集素（AAL）分别富集糖蛋白,考察了高丰度蛋白质去除和不同酶解方式对糖蛋白分离、分析的影响。结果显示,WGA和AAL提取的唾液糖蛋白经胶内酶解可鉴定到的糖蛋白数量显著多于溶液内酶解的结果,也优于去除高丰度蛋白质后的鉴定结果。选择WGA结合胶内酶解进一步对比分析肺癌患者与健康人唾液糖蛋白的差异,通过免标记定量分析共鉴定到139个蛋白质,其中102个蛋白质存在糖基化位点,包括14个在癌症组和正常组之间存在显著差异（p<0.05）的糖蛋白,表明该策略可用于唾液糖蛋白的有效分离、分析和癌症标志物的发现。     

Isolation and immunological characterization of an iron-regulated, transformation-sensitive cell surface protein of normal rat kidney cells.

We have analyzed the surfacr proteins of cultured normal rat kidney (NRK) cells and virus-transformed NRK cells subjected to iron deprivation. Such a treatment specifically induces two transformation-sensitive plasma membrane-associated glycoproteins with a subunit molecular weight of 160,000 (160 K) and 130,000 (130 K) daltons in NRK cells. In these cells the 160 K glycoprotein is readily available to lactoperoxidase-mediated iodination, and the 130 K is apparently inaccessible to iodination. Major differences were revealed when iodinated membrane proteins of normal and virus-transformed cells subjected to iron deprivation were compared. In Kirsten sarcoma virus-transformed NRK cells the 160 K glycoprotein was weakly labeled. In two clones of simian virus 40-transformed NRK cells the 160 K glycoprotein was weakly labeled or not at all. The 130 K glycoprotein was inaccessible to iodination in all virus-transformed cell lines. The 160 K and 130 K glycoproteins were isolated from plasma membranes of NRK cells using preparative SDS gel electrophoresis. Antibodies generated against these glycoproteins stained the external surfaces of NRK cells and induced antigen redistribution. Evidence presented suggests that 160 K and 130 K are plasma membrane-associated procollagen molecules. A possible interaction of these proteins with transferrin is also described. The data suggest that these proteins may have an important role in the sequence of events leading to transformation.     

Liquid chromatographic method for the determination of the carbohydrate moiety of glycoproteins. Application to alpha 1-acid glycoprotein and tissue plasminogen activator.

A rapid procedure is described for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the carbohydrate composition of glycoproteins by liquid chromatography with light-scattering detection. The analysis was carried out in three steps. First, the glycoprotein samples were purified by a two-step purification on a Sephadex G-25 column with a 90% yield. Second, the selectivity of the separation and the sensitivity of detection of monosaccharides, as methyl glycosides obtained by direct methanolysis of glycoproteins, were improved by modified simplex optimization of the methanolysis parameters (temperature, methanolic hydrochloric acid strength and reaction time) determined at 66 degrees C, 1.2 M and 8.1 h for alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (alpha-AGP) and 73 degrees C, 1.5 M and 12.5 h for tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). Finally, the method was applied to the determination of the carbohydrate moiety of the two N-glycosylated glycoproteins alpha-AGP and tPA.     

Measurement of amino acid compositions of glycoprotein systems by gas-phase hydrolysis and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography.

Interest in glycoproteins and their compositions has increased in recent years. Work described in this report illustrates the use of an amino acid analysis protocol involving gas-phase hydrolysis and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography of glycoprotein systems at microgram levels. In other amino acid analysis protocols the problem of losses of amino acids of glycoproteins has been documented. These losses were due to various reactions, referred to as browning or Maillard reactions, which yielded a residue from which amino acids were not recoverable. In our work, three glycoprotein systems are examined: ovalbumin, sICAM-1, and bovine serum albumin--which is naturally unglycosylated, but is spiked with about 30% saccharides. In all three cases, the compositional agreement between the molar ratio of amino acids determined empirically and that predicted is greater than 90%. Thus it is shown that the adverse effects of Maillard-type reactions are avoided, and the presence of carbohydrates causes negligible interferences with amino acid analysis performed under the conditions described herein.     

Elution of tightly bound solutes from concanavalin A Sepharose. Factors affecting the desorption of cottonmouth venom glycoproteins

Some glycoproteins bind so tightly to concanavalin A Sepharose that common desorption techniques are ineffective, so a systematic exploration of factors affecting desorption of cottonmouth venom glycoproteins was undertaken. Glycoprotein desorption is greatly improved by introducing up to four pauses of 5-10 min duration into the elution step. Eluent concentrations above 250 mM methylglucoside or 500 mM methyl-mannoside reduced glycoprotein desorption. Eluent NaCl diminished glycoprotein desorption. Most venom glycoproteins desorb more readily as pH diminishes from 6.0 to 4.0, but phosphodiesterase shows the opposite pattern. Eluents recommended by the supplier for desorbing solutes or for column cleaning were ineffectual.     

Glycosylation of VSV glycoprotein is similar in cystic fibrosis, heterozygous carrier, and normal human fibroblasts.

The single envelope glycoprotein of vesicular stomatitis virus was used as a specific probe of glycosyltransferase activities in fibroblasts from two cystic fibrosis patients, an obligate heterozygous carrier and a normal individual. Gel filtration of pronase-digested glycopeptides from both purified virions and infected cell-associated VSV glycoprotein which had been labeled with[3H] glucosamine did not reveal any significant differences in the glycosylation patterns between the different cell cultures. All 4 cell lines were apparently able to synthesize the mannose- and glucosamine- containing core structure and branch chains terminating in sialic acid which are characteristic of asparagine-linked carbohydrate side chains in cellular glycoproteins. Analysis of tryptic glycopeptides by anion-exchange chromotography indicated that the same 2 major sites on the virus polypeptide were recognized and glycosylated in all 4 VSV-infected cell cultures. These studies suggest that the basic biochemical defect(s) in cystic fibrosis is not an absence or deficiency in enzymes responsible for the biosynthesis of complex carbohydrate side chains.