Discovery and characterization of a novel extremely acidic bacterial N-glycanase with combined advantages of PNGase F and A

Biosci Rep. 2014 Nov 14;34(6):e00149. doi: 10.1042/BSR20140148.

Abstract

Peptide-N4-(N-acetyl-β-glucosaminyl) asparagine amidases [PNGases (peptide N-glycosidases), N-glycanases, EC 3.5.1.52] are essential tools in the release of N-glycans from glycoproteins. We hereby report the discovery and characterization of a novel bacterial N-glycanase from Terriglobus roseus with an extremely low pH optimum of 2.6, and annotated it therefore as PNGase H+. The gene of PNGase H+ was cloned and the recombinant protein was successfully expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant PNGase H+ could liberate high mannose-, hybrid- and complex-type N-glycans including core α1,3-fucosylated oligosaccharides from both glycoproteins and glycopeptides. In addition, PNGase H+ exhibited better release efficiency over N-glycans without core α1,3-fucose compared with PNGase A. The facile expression, non-glycosylated nature, unusual pH optimum and broad substrate specificity of this novel type of N-glycanase makes recombinant PNGase H+ a versatile tool in N-glycan analysis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acidobacteria / enzymology*
  • Acidobacteria / genetics
  • Acids / chemistry
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • Base Sequence
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Glycopeptides / metabolism
  • Glycoproteins / metabolism
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Mannose / metabolism
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peptide-N4-(N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminyl) Asparagine Amidase / genetics
  • Peptide-N4-(N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminyl) Asparagine Amidase / metabolism*
  • Polysaccharides / metabolism
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism*
  • Substrate Specificity

Substances

  • Acids
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Glycopeptides
  • Glycoproteins
  • Polysaccharides
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Peptide-N4-(N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminyl) Asparagine Amidase
  • Mannose