Targeted glycoproteomic analysis reveals that kappa-5 is a major, uniquely glycosylated component of Schistosoma mansoni egg antigens

Mol Cell Proteomics. 2011 May;10(5):M110.005710. doi: 10.1074/mcp.M110.005710. Epub 2011 Mar 3.

Abstract

Glycans present on glycoproteins from the eggs of the parasite Schistosoma mansoni are mediators of various immune responses of the human host, including T-cell modulation and granuloma formation, and they are the target of glycan-specific antibodies. Here we have analyzed the glycosylation of kappa-5, a major glycoprotein antigen from S. mansoni eggs using a targeted approach of lectin purification followed by mass spectrometry of glycopeptides as well as released glycans. We demonstrate that kappa-5 has four fully occupied N-glycosylation sites carrying unique triantennary glycans composed of a difucosylated and xylosylated core region, and immunogenic GalNAcβ1-4GlcNAc (LDN) termini. Furthermore, we show that the kappa-5 specific IgE antibodies in sera of S. mansoni-infected individuals are directed against the core region of the kappa-5 glycans. Whereas two previously analyzed immunomodulatory egg glycoproteins, IPSE/alpha-1 and omega-1, both express diantennary N-glycans with a difucosylated core and one or two Galβ1-4(Fucα1-3)GlcNAc (Lewis X) antennae, the kappa-5 glycosylation appears unique among the major soluble egg antigens of S. mansoni. The distinct structural and antigenic properties of kappa-5 glycans suggest a specific role for kappa-5 in schistosome egg immunogenicity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Motifs
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Helminth / blood*
  • Antibodies, Helminth / chemistry
  • Antigens, Helminth
  • Egg Proteins / immunology
  • Egg Proteins / metabolism*
  • Glycoproteins / immunology
  • Glycoproteins / metabolism*
  • Glycoside Hydrolases / chemistry
  • Glycosylation
  • Helminth Proteins / immunology
  • Helminth Proteins / metabolism*
  • Host-Parasite Interactions
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin E / blood
  • Immunoglobulin E / chemistry
  • Lactose / analogs & derivatives
  • Lactose / immunology
  • Lactose / metabolism
  • Peptide Fragments / chemistry
  • Polysaccharides / chemistry
  • Schistosoma mansoni / immunology
  • Schistosoma mansoni / metabolism*
  • Schistosomiasis mansoni / blood*
  • Schistosomiasis mansoni / immunology
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Substances

  • Antibodies, Helminth
  • Antigens, Helminth
  • Egg Proteins
  • Glycoproteins
  • Helminth Proteins
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Polysaccharides
  • N-acetylgalactosaminyl-1-4-N-acetylglucosamine
  • Immunoglobulin E
  • Glycoside Hydrolases
  • Lactose