High-throughput screening of glycan-binding proteins using miniature pig kidney N-glycan-immobilized beads

Chem Biol. 2008 Mar;15(3):215-23. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2008.02.009.

Abstract

Glycan recognition leading to cell-cell interactions, signaling, and immune responses is mediated by various glycan-binding proteins (GBPs) showing highly diverse ligand specificities. We describe here a rapid glycan immobilization technique via 4-hydrazinobenzoic acid (HBA)-functionalized beads and its application to high-throughput screening of miniature pig kidney N-glycan-binding proteins by using a mass-spectrometric approach. Without any derivatization steps, the purified pig kidney N-glycans were directly immobilized on to HBA-functionalized beads and subsequently used to identify GBPs from human serum. This screening method showed remarkable performance for identifying potential GBPs closely involved in pig-to-human xenograft rejection mediated by human serum, including antibodies, cytokines, complement components, siglec, and CD antigens. Thus, these results demonstrate that the GBP screening method was firmly established by one-step immobilization of the N-glycans on to microsphere and highly sensitive mass-spectrometric analysis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Benzoates / metabolism
  • Graft Rejection
  • Humans
  • Kidney / metabolism*
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Microspheres*
  • Polysaccharides / metabolism*
  • Protein Binding
  • Proteins / metabolism*
  • Substrate Specificity
  • Swine
  • Swine, Miniature*
  • Transplantation, Heterologous / immunology

Substances

  • Benzoates
  • Polysaccharides
  • Proteins
  • 4-hydrazinobenzoic acid