N-Glycosylation and Biological Activity of Recombinant Human Alpha1-Antitrypsin Expressed in a Novel Human Neuronal Cell Line

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作者
Blanchard, Veronique [1 ]
Liu, Xi [1 ]
Eigel, Susann [1 ]
Kaup, Matthias [1 ]
Rieck, Silke [1 ]
Janciauskiene, Sabina [2 ]
Sandig, Volker [2 ]
Marx, Uwe [2 ]
Walden, Peter [3 ]
Tauber, Rudolf [1 ]
Berger, Markus [1 ]
机构
[1] Charite, Cent Inst Lab Med & Pathobiochem, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
[2] ProBioGen AG, Berlin, Germany
[3] Charite, Clin Res Grp Tumor Immunol, Dept Dermatol, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
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瑞典研究理事会;
关键词
N-glycosylation; alpha-1-antitrypsin; human neuronal cell line; Lewis X; anti-inflammatory activity; PERFORMANCE LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN ALPHA-1-PROTEASE INHIBITOR; HAMSTER OVARY CELLS; MASS-SPECTROMETRY; ALPHA(1)-PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; HUMAN ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE CHAINS; PROTEINASE-INHIBITORS; CARBOHYDRATE CHAINS; PRION PROTEIN;
D O I
10.1002/bit.23158
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Human alpha-1-antitrypsin (A1AT) is a protease inhibitor that is involved in the protection of lungs from neutrophil elastase enzyme that drastically modifies tissue functioning. The glycoprotein consists of 394 amino acids and is N-glycosylated at Asn-46, Asn-83, and Asn-247. A1AT deficiency is currently treated with A1AT that is purified from human serum. In view of therapeutic applications, rA1AT was produced using a novel human neuronal cell line (AGE1.HN (R)) and we investigated the N-glycosylation pattern as well as the in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of the recombinant glycoprotein. rA1AT (300 mg/L) was biologically active as analyzed using elastase assay. The N-glycan pool, released by PNGase F digestion, was characterized using 2D-HPLC, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, and by exoglycosidase digestions. A total of 28 N-glycan structures were identified, ranging from diantennary to tetraantennary complex-type N-glycans. Most of the N-glycans were found to be (alpha 1-6) core-fucosylated and part of them contain the Lewis X epitope. The two major compounds are a monosialylated diantennary difucosylated glycan and a disialylated diantennary core-fucosylated glycan, representing 25% and 18% of the total N-glycan pool, respectively. Analysis of the site-specificity revealed that Asn-247 was mainly occupied by diantennary N-glycans whereas Asn-46 was occupied by di-, and triantennary N-glycans. Asn-83 was exclusively occupied by sialylated tri- and tetraantennary N-glycans. Next, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory activity of rA1AT using A1AT purified from human serum as a reference. rA1AT was found to inhibit the production of TNF-alpha in neutrophils and monocytes as commercial A1AT does. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2011; 108: 2118-2128. (C) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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