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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.02.192
Copy DOIPublication Date: Mar 30, 2005 | |
Citations: 4 |
Arylphorin is an insect hexameric storage protein. The structures of the oligosaccharides attached to this protein have recently been determined. However, their precise functions remain to be established. Proteolysis and MALDI MS studies disclose that the amino acid residues Asn196 and Asn344 are N-glycosylated with Glc 1Man 9GlcNAc 2 and Man 5–6GlcNAc 2 oligosaccharides, respectively. Interestingly, significant variations in the amounts of glycans involving Glc 1Man 9GlcNAc 2 are evident in arylphorins purified from larvae reared at different seasons. The data suggest that the metabolism of larvae and local protein structure contribute to glycan development. Three-dimensional model of the protein speculated that N-glycosidic linkage to Asn196 in the Glc 1Man 9GlcNAc 2 structure was buried inside the twofold axis of the hexamer, whereas oligosaccharide linkages to Asn344 were completely exposed to solvent. This finding is in agreement with previous biochemical data showing that limited Glc 1Man 9GlcNAc 2 was released by protein- N-glycosidase F under non-denaturing conditions, in contrast to Man 5–6GlcNAc 2 oligosaccharides.
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