期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
卷 78, 期 -, 页码 180-188出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.03.072
关键词
Lectin; Mass spectrometry; Marine invertebrate; Rhamnose; Globotriaosylceramide
资金
- CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico)
- FUNCAP (Fundacao Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico)
- FINEP (Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos)
An t-rhamnose-binding lectin named ELEL was isolated from eggs of the rock boring sea urchin Echinometra lucunter by affinity chromatography on lactosyl-agarose. ELEL is a homodimer linked by a disulfide bond with subunits of 11 kDa each. The new lectin was inhibited by saccharides possessing the same configuration of hydroxyl groups at C-2 and C-4, such as L-rhamnose, melibiose, galactose and lactose. The amino acid sequence of ELEL was determined by tandem mass spectrometry. The ELEL subunit has 103 amino acids, including nine cysteine residues involved in four conserved intrachain disulfide bonds and one interchain disulfide bond. The full sequence of ELEL presents conserved motifs commonly found in rhamnose-binding lectins, including YGR, DPC and KYL. A three-dimensional model of ELEL was created, and molecular docking revealed favorable binding energies for interactions between ELEL and rhamnose, melibiose and Gb(3) (Gal alpha 1-4Gal beta 1-4Glc beta 1-Cer). Furthermore, ELEL was able to agglutinate Gram-positive bacterial cells, suggesting its ability to recognize pathogens. (c) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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