Abstract
We have previously shown that the B4 lectin from Vicia villosa seeds interacts with N-acetylgalactosamine alpha-linked to serine or threonine in cell surface glycoproteins. In the present study, we show that the lectin also binds to Cad erythrocytes (0.44-2.78 X 10(6) sites/cell) with an association constant of 0.61-0.84 X 10(7)M-1. Variability in the number of B4 lectin binding sites in Cad erythrocytes from different individuals parallels reactivity of these erythrocytes with other N-acetylgalactosamine-binding lectins. Agglutination of Cad erythrocytes with B4 lectin is inhibited by urinary Tamm-Horsfall Sda-active glycoprotein. Since the Cad and Sda determinants share the terminal GalNAc beta 1.4----Gal sequence, our results indicate that Vicia villosa B4 lectin can also interact with terminal beta-linked N-acetylgalactosamine in closely-spaced oligosaccharide units of cell surface glycoproteins.
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