N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase V (GnT-V) catalyzes the transfer of GlcNAc from UDP-GlcNAc to the core α1,6-mannose arm of an N-glycan via β1,6-linkage. (Fig. 1). The product of GnT-V, GlcNAc-β1,6-branches of N-glycans, is known to be abundant in cancer tissues, especially in those with high metastatic potential, and the enzyme is implicated in cancer invasion and metastasis (Taniguchi N, 2001).
GnT-V activity can be assayed using a sensitive and convenient method involving a fluorescent-labeled oligosaccharide acceptor, pyridylaminated agalacto-biantennary sugar chain (PA-GnGnbi). In this assay system, a product, PA-β1,6-GlcNAc-branched GnGnbi, can be separated from the unreacted acceptor substrate and quantitated by reversed phase HPLC with a fluorescence detector. |
Category | Glycosyltransferases & related proteins |
Protocol Name | Enzyme assay of N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase V (GnT-V) |
Authors
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Korekane, Hiroaki
Department of Disease Glycomics (Seikagaku Corporation), The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University
Taniguchi, Naoyuki
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Systems Glycobiology Research Group, Chemical Biology Department, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute
*To whom correspondence should be addressed.
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Reagents
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100 μM PA-GnGnbi in Milli-Q water |
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2× GnT-V reaction buffer : 250 mM MES-NaOH buffer, 80 mM UDP-GlcNAc, 20 mM EDTA, 400 mM N-acetylglucosamine, 1% (w/v) Triton X-100, pH 6.25. Stored at −20°C until use. |
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Instruments
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TSKgel ODS-80TM column (0.46 × 15 cm, Tosoh Corp., Tokyo, Japan) |
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Preparation of crude enzyme extracts from tissues
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Homogenize tissues with 4 vol of 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.4), 0.25 M sucrose, and proteinase inhibitors (Roche, Complete proteinase inhibitors cocktail EDTA-free). |
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Centrifuge at 600 × g for 5 min at 4°C. |
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Collect Sup and then use for the enzyme activity assay. |
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Preparation of crude enzyme extracts from cultured cells
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Wash cultured cells with PBS (−) 3 times and then harvest them as cell pellets. |
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Suspend the cell pellets in 100–200 μL of ice-chilled PBS (−). |
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Sonicate the suspended cells for 5–10 min with a Bioruptor, and then use for the enzyme activity assay. |
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Mix the following components in a small plastic tube.
2× GnT-V reaction buffer 5 μL
100 μM GnGnbi-PA 1 μL
Enzyme extracts 4 μL
Final 10 μL |
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Add 40 μL of Milli-Q water and then boil for 2 min to stop the enzyme reaction. |
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Centrifuge at 20,000 × g for 5 min to remove denatured proteins and then collect Sup. |
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Analyze 10 μL of the cleared Sup using reversed phase HPLC (Fig. 2) and then calculate the enzyme activity from the product peak area. |
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Notes | For reagents:
100 μM PA-GnGnbi in Milli-Q water: the PA-acceptor oligosaccharide is obtained from hen’s egg yolk by means of purification of sialylglycopeptide (SGP) (Seko A, 1997), hydrazinolysis, re-N-acetylation, and pyridylamination (Natsuka S, 1998). Through sequential exoglycosidase digestions of the PA-SGP with sialidase and β-galactosidase, the acceptor oligosaccharide PA-GnGnbi is obtained. The PA-GnGnbi is further purified by reversed phase HPLC using a TSKgel ODS-80TM column (0.78 × 30 cm, Tosoh Corp.), which has been equilibrated with 20 mM ammonium acetate buffer pH 4.0, containing 0.25% (v/v) 1-butanol, at a flow rate of 2 mL/min, at 55°C. Elution is performed isocratically and the fluorescence of the column eluate is detected at excitation and emission wavelengths of 320 and 400 nm, respectively. |
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Figure & Legends
Fig. 1. Reaction catalyzed by GnT-V
Fig. 2. A typical chromatogram for the enzyme assay
Column; TSKgel ODS-80TM (0.46 × 15 cm)
Buffer A; 20 mM ammonium acetate pH 4.0
Buffer B; buffer A containing 1% (v/v) 1-butanol
Elution; 10% buffer B, isocratic
Flow rate; 1 mL/min
Column temp; 55°C
Fluorescence, excitation/emission=320/400 nm |
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- Taniguchi, N., Ihara, S., Saito, T., Miyoshi, E., Ikeda, Y., and Honke, K. (2001) Implication of GnT-V in cancer metastasis: A glycomic approach for identification of a target protein and its unique function as an angiogenic cofactor. Glycoconj. J. 18, 859–865 [PMID : 12820719]
- Seko, A., Koketsu, M., Nishizono, M., Enoki, Y., Ibrahim, H.R., Juneja, L.R., Kim, M., and Yamamoto, T. (1997) Occurrence of a sialylglycopeptide and free sialylglycans in hen’s egg yolk. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1335, 23–32 [PMID : 9133639]
- Natsuka, S., and Hase, S. (1998) Analysis of N- and O-glycans by pyridylamination. Methods Mol Biol. 76, 101–113 [PMID : 9664349]
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