Volume 56, Issue 19 pp. 5252-5257
Communication

Synthetic Glycoforms Reveal Carbohydrate-Dependent Bioactivity of Human Saposin D

Christopher G. F. Graf

Christopher G. F. Graf

Bioorg. Chemie, Gebäude NWI, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

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Christian Schulz

Christian Schulz

Bioorg. Chemie, Gebäude NWI, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

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Dr. Marina Schmälzlein

Dr. Marina Schmälzlein

Bioorg. Chemie, Gebäude NWI, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

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Dr. Christian Heinlein

Dr. Christian Heinlein

Bioorg. Chemie, Gebäude NWI, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

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Manuel Mönnich

Manuel Mönnich

Bioorg. Chemie, Gebäude NWI, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

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Lukas Perkams

Lukas Perkams

Bioorg. Chemie, Gebäude NWI, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

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Dr. Markus Püttner

Dr. Markus Püttner

Bioorg. Chemie, Gebäude NWI, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

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Dr. Irene Boos

Dr. Irene Boos

Bioorg. Chemie, Gebäude NWI, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

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Markus Hessefort

Markus Hessefort

Bioorg. Chemie, Gebäude NWI, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

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Jose Nelson Lombana Sanchez

Jose Nelson Lombana Sanchez

Bioorg. Chemie, Gebäude NWI, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

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Dr. Michael Weyand

Dr. Michael Weyand

Department of Biochemistry, Universität Bayreuth, Germany

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Prof. Clemens Steegborn

Prof. Clemens Steegborn

Department of Biochemistry, Universität Bayreuth, Germany

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Dr. Bernadette Breiden

Dr. Bernadette Breiden

LIMES Institute, Universität Bonn, Germany

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Kerstin Ross

Kerstin Ross

LIMES Institute, Universität Bonn, Germany

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Dr. Günter Schwarzmann

Dr. Günter Schwarzmann

LIMES Institute, Universität Bonn, Germany

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Prof. Konrad Sandhoff

Prof. Konrad Sandhoff

LIMES Institute, Universität Bonn, Germany

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Prof. Carlo Unverzagt

Corresponding Author

Prof. Carlo Unverzagt

Bioorg. Chemie, Gebäude NWI, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

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First published: 05 April 2017
Citations: 35

Graphical Abstract

Lipid wrap: The main glycoforms of the hydrophobic lysosomal glycoprotein saposin D (SapD) were synthesized by native chemical ligation. In functional assays the lipid-binding properties of three SapD glycoforms S1S3 were found to be affected by the sugar moiety of SapD and showed a dependency on the size and the type of N-glycan.

Abstract

The main glycoforms of the hydrophobic lysosomal glycoprotein saposin D (SapD) were synthesized by native chemical ligation. An approach for the challenging solid-phase synthesis of the fragments was developed. Three SapD glycoforms were obtained following a general and robust refolding and purification protocol. A crystal structure of one glycoform confirmed its native structure and disulfide pattern. Functional assays revealed that the lipid-binding properties of three SapD glycoforms are highly affected by the single sugar moiety of SapD showing a dependency of the size and the type of N-glycan.

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