Occurrence of O-linked Xyl-GlcNAc and Xyl-Glc disaccharides in trocarin, a factor Xa homolog from snake venom

J Thromb Haemost. 2003 Mar;1(3):545-50. doi: 10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.00090.x.

Abstract

Trocarin is a 46515-Da group D prothrombin-activating glycoprotein from the venom of the Australian elapid, Tropidechis carinatus. Amino acid sequencing and functional characterization of trocarin demonstrated that it is a structural and functional homolog of mammalian blood coagulation factor (F)Xa. In this study we show that, in contrast to mammalian Xa, which is not glycosylated, trocarin contains an O-linked carbohydrate moiety in its light chain and an N-linked carbohydrate oligosaccharide in its heavy chain. Mass spectrometry and sugar compositional analysis indicate that the O-linked carbohydrate moiety is a mixture of Xyl-GlcNAc-, GlcNAc-, Xyl-Glc- and Glc- structures linked to Ser 52. The N-linked carbohydrate on Asn 45 of the heavy chain is a sialylated, diantennary oligosaccharide that is located at the lip of the active site of the prothrombin activator.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetylglucosamine / metabolism
  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Disaccharides / analysis*
  • Elapid Venoms / biosynthesis
  • Elapid Venoms / chemistry
  • Factor Xa
  • Glycosylation
  • Golgi Apparatus
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational
  • Prothrombin / analysis*
  • Prothrombin / biosynthesis
  • Prothrombin / chemistry

Substances

  • Disaccharides
  • Elapid Venoms
  • Xyl-GlcNAc
  • trocarin
  • xylose-glucose
  • Prothrombin
  • Factor Xa
  • Acetylglucosamine