PMID- 17890672 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20071017 LR - 20220224 IS - 0022-0345 (Print) IS - 0022-0345 (Linking) VI - 86 IP - 10 DP - 2007 Oct TI - Splicing determines the glycosylation state of ameloblastin. PG - 962-7 AB - In developing porcine enamel, the space between enamel rods selectively binds lectins and ameloblastin (Ambn) N-terminal antibodies. We tested the hypothesis that ameloblastin N-terminal cleavage products are glycosylated. Assorted Ambn cleavage products showed positive lectin staining by peanut agglutinin (PNA), Maclura pomifera agglutinin (MPA), and Limulus polyphemus agglutinin (LPA), suggesting the presence of an O-linked glycosylation containing galactose (Gal), N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc), and sialic acid. Edman sequencing of the lectin-positive bands gave the Ambn N-terminal sequence: VPAFPRQPGTXGVASLXLE. The blank cycles for Pro(11) and Ser(17) confirmed that these residues are hydroxylated and phosphorylated, respectively. The O-glycosylation site was determined by Edman sequencing of pronase-digested Ambn, which gave HPPPLPXQPS, indicating that Ser(86) is the site of the O-linked glycosylation. This modification is within the 15-amino-acid segment (73-YEYSLPVHPPPLPSQ-87) deleted by splicing in the mRNA encoding the 380-amino-acid Ambn isoform. We conclude that only the N-terminal Ambn products derived from the 395-Ambn isoform are glycosylated. FAU - Kobayashi, K AU - Kobayashi K AD - Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, Dental Research Lab, 1210 Eisenhower Place, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA. FAU - Yamakoshi, Y AU - Yamakoshi Y FAU - Hu, J C-C AU - Hu JC FAU - Gomi, K AU - Gomi K FAU - Arai, T AU - Arai T FAU - Fukae, M AU - Fukae M FAU - Krebsbach, P H AU - Krebsbach PH FAU - Simmer, J P AU - Simmer JP LA - eng GR - DE12769/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS/United States GR - DE15846/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PL - United States TA - J Dent Res JT - Journal of dental research JID - 0354343 RN - 0 (Dental Enamel Proteins) RN - 0 (Lectins) RN - 0 (Peptide Fragments) RN - 0 (Protein Isoforms) RN - 0 (ameloblastin protein, Sus scrofa) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Animals MH - Blotting, Western MH - Dental Enamel Proteins/*genetics/*metabolism MH - Glycosylation MH - Lectins/metabolism MH - Peptide Fragments/metabolism MH - Protein Isoforms MH - Protein Processing, Post-Translational MH - RNA Splicing MH - Swine EDAT- 2007/09/25 09:00 MHDA- 2007/10/18 09:00 CRDT- 2007/09/25 09:00 PHST- 2007/09/25 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/10/18 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2007/09/25 09:00 [entrez] AID - 86/10/962 [pii] AID - 10.1177/154405910708601009 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Dent Res. 2007 Oct;86(10):962-7. doi: 10.1177/154405910708601009.