Construction, expression and preliminary characterization of glycosylation mutants of human protein S

Pol J Pharmacol. 1996 Mar-Apr;48(2):197-201.

Abstract

Human protein S (HPS) is a vitamin K dependent plasma glycoprotein involved in the regulation of activated protein C and possibly fibrinolysis. Its c-DNA sequence shows three N-glycosylation consensus sequences (Asn-X-Ser/Thr). In order to study influence of N-linked glycosylation on HPS function, set of mutants of HPS was constructed. Mutants were generated, starting from an SV40/Adeno derived pD5HPS2 expression vector, using PCR enabled, site specific methodology. They included single amino acid substitutions at each of three N-glycosylation consensus sequences: Asn458-->Gln, Ser460-->Gly, Asn468-->Gln, Thr470-->Gly, Asn489-->Gln, Thr491-->Gly. Variant HPS were expressed in stable 293 human kidney cell lines in the presence of vitamin K1 (we did not succeed in expressing variant Asn489-->Gln) and purified from conditioned media using pseudoaffinity chromatography on QAE-Sepharose. Variant Asn468-->Gln showed decreased gamma-carboxyglutamate content. All of the mutants were active in a clotting type assay based on factor Va inactivation, and they were compared to wt-HPS and plasma HPS. In conclusion, we have constructed, expressed and purified set of HPS mutants useful in studying the role of N-glycosylation in HPS function.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Cells, Cultured
  • DNA Primers / chemical synthesis
  • DNA, Complementary / genetics
  • Glycosylation
  • Humans
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Kidney / cytology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mutation*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Protein S / genetics*
  • Protein S / isolation & purification
  • Transfection

Substances

  • DNA Primers
  • DNA, Complementary
  • Protein S