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Among mucus-secreting cells, the gastric gland mucous cells, Brunner's glands, accessory glands of pancreaticobiliary tract, and pancreatic ducts exhibiting gastric metaplasia are unique in that they express class III mucin identified by paradoxical Con A staining composed of periodate oxidation, sodium borohydride reduction, Con A, and horseradish peroxidase reaction. Recently it was shown that these mucous cells secrete glycoproteins having GlcNAcalpha1--&gt;4Galbeta--&gt;R at nonreducing terminals of the carbohydrate moieties. Herein we describe the expression cloning of a cDNA encoding a human alpha1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (alpha4GnT), a key enzyme for the formation of GlcNAcalpha1--&gt;4Galbeta1--&gt;R. COS-1 cells were thus cotransfected with a stomach cDNA library and a leukosialin cDNA. Transfected COS-1 cells were screened by using monoclonal antibodies specific for GlcNAcalpha1--&gt;4Galbeta--&gt;R and enriched by fluorescence-activated cell sorting. Sibling selection of recovered plasmids resulted in a cDNA clone that directs the expression of GlcNAcalpha1--&gt;4Galbeta--&gt;R. The deduced amino acid sequence predicts a type II membrane protein with 340 amino acids, showing no significant similarity with any other proteins. The alpha4GnT gene is located at chromosome 3p14.3, and its transcripts are expressed in the stomach and pancreas. An in vitro GlcNAc transferase assay by using a soluble alpha4GnT revealed that alpha1,4-linked GlcNAc residues are transferred most efficiently to core 2 branched O-glycans (Galbeta1--&gt;4GlcNAcbeta1--&gt;6(Galbeta1--&gt;3)GalNAc), forming GlcNAcalpha1--&gt;4Galbeta1--&gt;4GlcNAcbeta1--&gt;6(GlcNAca lpha1--&gt;4Galbeta1- -&gt;3)GalNAc. Transfection of alpha4GnT cDNA into gastric adenocarcinoma AGS cells produced class III mucin, indicating that alpha4GnT is responsible for the formation of class III Con A reactivity. These results indicate that the alpha4GnT is a glycosyltransferase that forms alpha1,4-linked GlcNAc residues, preferentially in O-glycans.

proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america

Expression cloning of a human α1,4- <i>N</i> -acetylglucosaminyltransferase that forms GlcNAcα1→4Galβ→R, a glycan specifically expressed in the gastric gland mucous cell-type mucin

Expression cloning of a human α1,4- N -acetylglucosaminyltransferase that forms GlcNAcα1→4Galβ→R, a glycan specifically expressed in the gastric gland mucous cell-type mucin