Comparison of the Enzymatic Properties of Mouse -Galactoside 2,6-Sialyltransferases, ST6Gal I and II
作者:S. Takashima
DOI:10.1093/jb/mvg142
日期:2003.8.1
The cDNA encoding a second type of mouse β-galactoside α2,6-sialyltransferase (ST6Gal II) was cloned and characterized. The sequence of mouse ST6Gal II encoded a protein of 524 amino acids and showed 77.1% amino acid sequence identity with human ST6Gal II. Recombinant ST6Gal II exhibited α2,6-sialyltransferase activity toward oligosaccharides that have the Galβ1,4GlcNAc sequence at the nonreducing end of their carbohydrate groups, but it exhibited relatively low and no activity toward some glycoproteins and glycolipids, respectively. On the other hand, ST6Gal I, which has been known as the sole member of the ST6Gal-family for more than ten years, exhibited broad substrate specificity toward oligosaccharides, glycoproteins, and a glycolipid, paragloboside. The ST6Gal II gene was mainly expressed in brain and embryo, whereas the ST6Gal I gene was ubiquitously expressed, and its expression levels were higher than those of the ST6Gal II gene. The ST6Gal II gene is located on chromosome 17 and spans over 70 kb of mouse genomic DNA consisting of at least 6 exons. The ST6Gal II gene has a similar genomic structure to the ST6Gal I gene. In this paper, we have shown that ST6Gal II is a counterpart of ST6Gal I.
克隆并鉴定了编码小鼠第二种β-半乳糖苷α2,6-糖基转移酶(ST6Gal II)的cDNA。小鼠 ST6Gal II 的序列编码了一个 524 个氨基酸的蛋白质,与人 ST6Gal II 的氨基酸序列相同度为 77.1%。重组 ST6Gal II 对碳水化合物基团非还原端具有 Galβ1,4GlcNAc序列的寡糖具有α2,6-苷基转移酶活性,但对一些糖蛋白和糖脂的活性相对较低,甚至没有活性。另一方面,ST6Gal I 作为 ST6Gal 家族的唯一成员已有十多年的历史,它对寡糖、糖蛋白和一种糖脂--paragloboside 具有广泛的底物特异性。ST6Gal II 基因主要在脑和胚胎中表达,而 ST6Gal I 基因则普遍表达,其表达水平高于 ST6Gal II 基因。ST6Gal II 基因位于第 17 号染色体上,在小鼠基因组 DNA 中的跨度超过 70 kb,由至少 6 个外显子组成。ST6Gal II 基因的基因组结构与 ST6Gal I 基因相似。本文表明,ST6Gal II 是 ST6Gal I 的对应基因。