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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 312, Issue 4, Pages 1309-1316Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.11.060
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O-glycosylation; sialyl-Tn antigen; UDP-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase; Trypanosoma cruzi
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Most Trypanosoma cruzi O-glycans are linked to Thr/Ser residues via N-acetylglucosamine. We report that the mucin-type carcinoma-associated sialyl-Tn antigen (NeuAc-GalNAc-O-Ser/Thr) is expressed by T. cruzi. A specific MAb allowed us to localize the antigen on the surface of epimastigotes and to identify reactive components in parasite lysates (32, 60, and 94 kDa). In addition, ppGalNAc-T activity was characterized in epimastigotes, and direct evidence was obtained for the in vitro incorporation of GalNAc to a synthetic peptide derived from a T cruzi mucin. These results add an as yet unknown complexity to the pathways of O-glycan biosynthesis in this protozoan parasite. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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