FEBS Letters 2015-02-27

Autoactivation of pancreatic trypsinogen is controlled by carbohydrate-specific interaction.

Haruko Ogawa, Izumi Kusumi, Aya Ogata, Arisa Wada, Hiromi Sakagami, Kana Mitsuhashi, Kimie Date

Index: FEBS Lett. 589(5) , 569-75, (2015)

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Abstract

Activation of bovine pancreatic trypsinogen (BPTG) by trypsin (BPT) was found to be inhibited by d GalN/GalNAc at pH 5.5, the pH of secretory granules in the pancreas. Binding studies with biotinylated sugar-polymers indicated that BPTG and BPT bind to α-GalNAc, α-Man, and α-Gal better at pH 5.5 than at pH 7.5. Ultraviolet-difference spectra indicated that BPTG binding to α-GalNAc differs substantially from BPTG binding to other sugars. The N-α-benzoyl-d,l-arginine-p-nitroanilide hydrochloride-hydrolyzing activity of BPT was only slightly affected by these sugars. The results indicate that the binding of GalNAc - containing glycoconjugates protects BPTG from autoactivation, and this may be a self-defense mechanism against intrapancreatic activation. Copyright © 2015 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.