Diversified Biomineralization Roles of Pteria penguin Pearl Shell Lectins as Matrix Proteins

Autor: Kayeu Liu, Koji Muramoto, Takako Naganuma, Shizuka Sakaue, Tomohisa Ogawa, Rie Sato, Kyosuke Yoshimi, Makoto Osada, Saho Sato
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume 22
Issue 3
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 1081, p 1081 (2021)
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22031081
Popis: Previously, we isolated jacalin-related lectins termed PPL2, PPL3 (PPL3A, 3B and 3C) and PPL4 from the mantle secretory fluid of Pteria penguin (Mabe) pearl shell. They showed the sequence homology with the plant lectin family, jacalin-related &beta
prism fold lectins (JRLs). While PPL3s and PPL4 shared only 35%&ndash
50% homology to PPL2A, respectively, they exhibited unique carbohydrate binding properties based on the multiple glycan-binding profiling data sets from frontal affinity chromatography analysis. In this paper, we investigated biomineralization properties of these lectins and compared their biomineral functions. It was found that these lectins showed different effects on CaCO3 crystalization, respectively, although PPL3 and PPL2A showed similar carbohydrate binding specificities. PPL3 suppressed the crystal growth of CaCO3 calcite, while PPL2A increased the number of contact polycrystalline calcite composed of more than one crystal with various orientations. Furthermore, PPL4 alone showed no effect on CaCO3 crystalization
however, PPL4 regulated the size of crystals collaborated with N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and chitin oligomer, which are specific in recognizing carbohydrates for PPL4. These observations highlight the unique functions and molecular evolution of this lectin family involved in the mollusk shell formation.
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