ABSTRACT
Cha o 3 is a newly found glycosylated allergen from Chamaecyparis obtusa (Japanese cypress) pollen. The deduced amino acid sequence of Cha o 3 indicates that this glycoallergen contains a cellulase domain and a number of putative N-glycosylation sites. However, the structures of N -glycans linked to Cha o 3 remain to be determined. In this study, therefore, we analyzed the glycoform of Cha o 3 and found that this glycoallergen carries exclusively plant complex-type N-glycans; major structures were GlcNAc2Man3Xyl1Fuc1GlcNAc2 (39%), Gal1Fuc1GlcNAc2Man3Xyl1Fuc1GlcNAc2 (14%), and Gal2Fuc2GlcNAc2Man3Xyl1Fuc1GlcNAc2 (25%). The glycoform of Cha o 3 bearing the Lea epitope is similar to those of Cry j1, Jun a 1, or Cup a 1, major glycoallergens in cedar or cypress pollens, and the predominant occurrence of GlcNAc2Man3Xyl1Fuc1GlcNAc2 is a common structural feature of glycoallergens from Cupressaceae pollens.
Subject(s)
Allergens/chemistry , Chamaecyparis/chemistry , Pollen/immunology , Polysaccharides/chemistry , Allergens/immunology , Allergens/metabolism , Chamaecyparis/immunology , Glycoside Hydrolases/metabolism , GlycosylationABSTRACT
An effective method to prepare plant complex type (PCT) N-glycans in large amounts has been required to evaluate their immunological activity. In this study, we found that glycoproteins in bamboo shoots predominantly carry PCT N-glycans including the Lewis a epitope-containing ones, suggesting that bamboo shoot is an excellent source for the plant antigenic glycans to synthesize immunoactive neoglycopolymers.
