| First Author | Park EI | Year | 2005 |
| Journal | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A | Volume | 102 |
| Issue | 47 | Pages | 17125-9 |
| PubMed ID | 16286643 | Mgi Jnum | J:103833 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:3610780 | Doi | 10.1073/pnas.0508537102 |
| Citation | Park EI, et al. (2005) The asialoglycoprotein receptor clears glycoconjugates terminating with sialic acid alpha 2,6GalNAc. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102(47):17125-9 |
| abstractText | Endogenous ligands have not, to date, been identified for the asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGP-R), which is abundantly expressed by parenchymal cells in the liver of mammals. On the basis of the rapid clearance of BSA bearing multiple chemically coupled sialic acid (Sia)alpha2,6GalNAcbeta1,4GlcNAcbeta1,2Man tetrasaccharides (SiaGGnM-BSA) from the circulation, and the ability of the ASGP-R hepatic lectin-1 subunit to bind SiaGGnM-BSA, we previously proposed that glycoproteins modified with structures terminating with Siaalpha2,6GalNAc may represent previously unrecognized examples of endogenous ligands for this receptor. Here, we have taken a genetic approach using wild-type and ASGP-R-deficient mice to determine that the ASGP-R in vivo does indeed account for the rapid clearance of glycoconjugates terminating with Siaalpha2,6GalNAc. We have also determined that the ASGP-R is able to bind core-substituted oligosaccharides with the terminal sequence Siaalpha2,6Galbeta1,4GlcNAc but not those with the terminal Siaalpha2,3Galbeta1,4GlcNAc. We propose that glycoproteins bearing terminals Siaalpha2,6GalNAc and Siaalpha2,6Gal are endogenous ligands for the ASGP-R, and that the ASGP-R helps to regulate the relative concentration of serum glycoproteins bearing alpha2,6-linked Sia. |
