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Characterization of the N-linked glycans of Giardia intestinalis
Willy Morelle1, Juan-Carlos Jimenez, Caroline Cieniewski-Bernard
1Unité Mixte de Recherche CNRS/USTL 8576, Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, IFR 118, Bâtiment C9, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille 1, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France. willy.morelle@univ-lille1.fr
Abstract:
This article reports the first rigorous evidence for the existence of N-glycans in Giardia intestinalis, a parasite that is a widespread human pathogen, being a major cause of enteric disease in the world. Excreted/secreted molecules of G. intestinalis are known to stimulate the immune system. Structural strategies based on MALDI and electrospray mass spectrometry were employed to examine the excreted/secreted molecules for their N-glycan content. These revealed that the major oligosaccharides released by peptide N-glycosidase F are complex-type structures and correspond to bi-, and triantennary structures without core (alpha1,6) fucosylation. The major nonreducing epitopes in these complex-type glycans are: Galbeta1-4GlcNAc (LacNAc) and NeuAc alpha2-6Galbeta1-4GlcNAc (sialylated LacNAc).
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