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We have isolated two temperature-sensitive Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants which exhibit a deficiency in mannose outer chain elongation of asparagine-linked oligosaccharide. The size of yeast glycoprotein, secretory form of invertase, of one mutant (och1) was slightly larger than that of the sec18 mutant at the non-permissive temperature, while that of the other mutant (och2) was almost the same as that of the sec18 mutant. Unlike sec mutants, the och mutants were not deficient in secretion of invertase. The och1 mutant showed a 2+:2- cosegregation with regard to the temperature sensitivity and mannose outer chain deficiency, suggesting that a single gene designated as OCH1 is responsible for these two phenotypes. The och1 mutant stopped its growth at the early stage of bud formation and rapidly lost its viability at the non-permissive temperature. The och1 mutation was mapped near the ole1 on the left arm of chromosome VII. The och1 mutant cells accumulated the external invertase containing a large amount of core-like oligosaccharides (Man9-10GlcNAc2) and a small amount of high mannose oligosaccharides (greater than Man50GlcNAc2) at the non-permissive temperature. Production of the active form of human tissue-type plasminogen activator was increased in the och1 mutant compared with the parental strain, suggesting the potential advantage of this mutant for the production of mammalian-type glycoproteins which lack mannose outer chains in yeast.
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PMID:Isolation of new temperature-sensitive mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae deficient in mannose outer chain elongation. 152 86

rt-PA P47G, K49N, a substitution variant of recombinant human tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA), in which proline at position 47 and lysine at position 49 were replaced by glycine and asparagine respectively, was previously described by Ahern et al. (J Biol Chem 1990; 265:5540-5) to have an extended in vivo half-life with unaltered in vitro fibrinolytic properties. Because this variant might possess an increased in vivo thrombolytic potency, we have constructed its cDNA, expressed it in Chinese hamster ovary cells and determined its biochemical, thrombolytic and pharmacokinetic properties relative to those of home-made rt-PA and of alteplase (Actilyse). The specific fibrinolytic activities on fibrin plates were 160,000 +/- 17,000, 210,000 +/- 88,000 and 460,000 +/- 72,000 IU/mg (mean +/- SEM) for rt-PA P47G, K49N, rt-PA and alteplase, respectively, while the catalytic efficiencies for plasminogen activation (k2/Km) in the absence of fibrin were comparable (1.1 to 1.7 x 10(-3) microM-1s-1). Fibrin enhanced the rate of plasminogen activation by rt-PA P47G, K49N 100-fold and by both wild-type molecules 390-fold. Binding of the variant rt-PA to fibrin was significantly reduced, but its affinity for lysine-Sepharose was unaltered. In an in vitro clot lysis system, consisting of a radiolabeled human plasma clot submersed in plasma, 50% clot lysis in 2 h required 0.67 +/- 0.14 micrograms/ml rt-PA P47G, K49N, 0.36 +/- 0.01 micrograms/ml rt-PA and 0.17 +/- 0.01 micrograms/ml alteplase, respectively (mean +/- SEM; n = 3 or 4). At these doses residual fibrinogen levels at 2 h were in excess of 80%.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Biochemical, thrombolytic and pharmacokinetic properties of rt-PA P47G, K49N, a substitution variant of human tissue-type plasminogen activator. 163 93

An A alpha-arginine-141 to serine substitution has been identified in a homozygous dysfibrinogen, fibrinogen Lima, associated with impaired fibrin polymerization. The point mutation created an asparagine-X-serine-type glycosylation sequence, and indeed, extra, mainly disialylated biantennary oligosaccharides have been isolated from A alpha asparagine-139 of the patient's fibrinogen. This type of glycosylation sequence is unique for human fibrinogen, because the sequences shown for normal and abnormal fibrinogens are all asparagine-X-threonine types. The terminal sialic acids of the extra oligosaccharides seem to have largely contributed to the impaired fibrin gel formation, as evidenced by its correction to a near normal level by desialylation. Nevertheless, the polymerizing fibrin facilitated tissue-type plasminogen activator-catalyzed plasmin formation in a normal fashion, indicating that the initial two-stranded fibrin protofibrils had been constructed normally. Thus the impaired fibrin gel formation could be attributed to the delay in their subsequent lateral association, most probably because of the repulsive forces generated by the negative electric charge of the extra sialic acids. The substitution of a basic residue arginine to a noncharged residue serine may also have contributed to the impaired function in a similar manner or by steric hindrance in association with bulky extra oligosaccharide chains.
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PMID:Fibrinogen Lima: a homozygous dysfibrinogen with an A alpha-arginine-141 to serine substitution associated with extra N-glycosylation at A alpha-asparagine-139. Impaired fibrin gel formation but normal fibrin-facilitated plasminogen activation catalyzed by tissue-type plasminogen activator. 163 21

Modification of glutamic and aspartic acid residues of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) with 1-ethyl-3(3-dimethyl-aminopropyl)-carbodiimide leads to a decrease in affinity for lysine and fibrin, to a decrease of plasminogen activation activity in the presence of a fibrin mimic, but leaves amidolytic activity and plasminogen activation without fibrin mimic unaffected. Experiments with kringle-2 ligands and a deletion mutant of t-PA (K2P) suggests that glutamic or aspartic acid residues in K2 of t-PA are involved in stimulation of activity, lysine binding and fibrin binding. Mutant t-PA molecules were constructed by site-directed mutagenesis in which one or two of the five aspartic or glutamic acid residues in K2 were changed to asparagine or glutamine respectively. Mutation of Asp236 and/or Asp238 leads to t-PA molecules with 3- to 4-fold lower specific activity in the presence of fibrin mimic and having no detectable affinity for lysine analogs. However, fibrin binding was not influenced. Mutation of Glu254 also leads to a 3- to 4-fold lower activity, but to a much smaller reduction of lysine or fibrin binding. Residues Asp236 and Asp238 are both essential for binding to lysine derivatives, while Glu254 might be involved but is not essential. Residues Asp236, Asp238 and Glu254 are all three involved in stimulation of activity. Remarkably, mutation of residues Asp236 and/or Asp238 appears not to influence fibrin binding of t-PA whereas that of Glu254 does.
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PMID:Involvement of aspartic and glutamic residues in kringle-2 of tissue-type plasminogen activator in lysine binding, fibrin binding and stimulation of activity as revealed by chemical modification and oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis. 196 88

delta 2-89 t-PA is a deletion mutant lacking the finger (F) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) domains; thus, the fibrin interaction of this molecule must be mediated solely by the kringle region. In the present study, the influence of the oligosaccharide side-chains on the activity of delta 2-89 t-PA has been investigated. delta 2-89 t-PA was secreted in two forms, designated I and II, which presumably differ by the lack of one asparagine-linked oligosaccharide in the kringle 2 domain of form II. Forms I and II of delta 2-89 t-PA were purified; form II displayed higher fibrinolytic activity than form I. When form I was partially deglycosylated or treated to remove sialic acid, fibrinolytic activity was increased. Production of delta 2-89 t-PA in the presence of tunicamycin led to secretion of a glycan-free activator with higher activity. These findings suggest that certain oligosaccharide side-chains, particularly those containing sialic acid, can interfere with the interaction between the kringle region of t-PA and fibrin.
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PMID:Deglycosylation increases the fibrinolytic activity of a deletion mutant of tissue-type plasminogen activator. 211 28

A human endothelial cDNA expression library, based on the Escherichia coli plasmid pUC9, was screened with a heterologous antibody raised against purified bovine aortic endothelial plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI). A synthetic oligonucleotide, derived from a partial PAI cDNA expression clone, was used to select a full-length PAI cDNA, the size of which coincides with the length of PAI mRNA (approximately 2350 nucleotides) as determined by Northern blot analysis. The authenticity of full-length PAI cDNA is demonstrated by the expression of biologically active PAI both in lysates of transformed E. coli cells and in conditioned media of mouse Ltk- cells, transfected with PAI cDNA inserted into vector pSV2. Analysis of the de novo synthesized anti-plasminogen activator activity, employing reverse fibrin autography, shows that transfected mouse Ltk- cells synthesize a polypeptide with a mol. wt identical to that of the native PAI glycoprotein (Mr 52,000), whereas in E. coli an unglycosylated, active product with a mol. wt of 43,000 is made. The amino acid sequence, derived from the determined nucleotide sequence, shows that pre-PAI consists of 402 amino acids. It is proposed that the mature PAI is preceded by a signal peptide of 23 amino acid residues. The amino acid sequence of mature PAI includes three potential asparagine-linked glycosylation sites and lacks cysteine residues. The predicted amino acid sequence reveals significant homology with members of the serine protease inhibitor (Serpin) family, e.g. alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor and antithrombin III.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Endothelial plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI): a new member of the Serpin gene family. 243 Jul 93

Modification of the carbohydrate structures of recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA) can increase or decrease its rate of clearance in rabbits. When rt-PA was treated with sodium periodate to oxidize carbohydrate residues, the rate of clearance was decreased from 9.6 +/- 1.9 ml min-1 kg-1 to 3.5 +/- 0.6 ml min-1 kg-1 (mean +/- SD, n = 5). A similar change in the clearance of rt-PA was introduced by the use of endo-beta-N-acetyl-glucosaminidase H (Endo-H), which selectively removes high mannose asparagine-linked oligosaccharides; the clearance of Endo-H-treated rt-PA was 5.0 +/- 0.5 ml min-1 kg-1. A mutant of rt-PA was produced with an amino acid substitution at position 117 (Asn replaced with Gln) to remove a potential glycosylation site that normally contains a high mannose structure. The clearance of this material was also decreased, similar to the periodate and Endo-H-treated rt-PA. Conversely, when rt-PA was produced in the CHO 15B cell line, which can produce only high mannose oligosaccharide structures on glycoproteins, the clearance was increased by a factor of 1.8. These results demonstrate that the removal of rt-PA from the blood depends significantly upon the nature of its oligosaccharide structures.
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PMID:The influence of carbohydrate structure on the clearance of recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator. 285 Nov 93

The differentiation of aggregates of certain teratocarcinoma stem cell lines begins with the formation of an outer layer of primary endoderm cells characterized by the production of plasminogen activator and the absence of histochemically detectable alkaline phosphatase activity. After several days of culture these outer cells develop into a mixture of two types of terminally differentiated endoderm: parietal endoderm which produces a thick layer of underlying basement membrane and visceral endoderm which produces alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). We report here that in the presence of tunicamycin, a drug that inhibits glycosylation of N-asparagine linked glycoproteins, a primary endoderm-like cell is formed which is alkaline phosphatase negative and plasminogen activator positive. However, terminal differentiation of these cells is inhibited as manifested by the lack of accumulation of a thick basement membrane and the absence of immunologically detected AFP. Such inhibition is reversible following removal of the tunicamycin. Terminal differentiation of endoderm depends, therefore, upon N-asparagine linked glycoproteins.
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PMID:Tunicamycin reversibly inhibits the terminal differentiation of teratocarcinoma stem cells to endoderm. 618 42

A recombinant DNA Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line that produces tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) was cultivated continuously in suspension with a constant dilution rate of 0.5 day with three different asparagine concentrations in the feed (0.05, 2.55 and 7.55 mM). The up-shift in asparagine concentration caused an up-shift in asparagine consumption [15.7 and 31.4 nmol (10(6) cells)-1 h-1] and intracellular concentration (2.19 and 18.7 mM). The up-shift was accompanied by an increased production of ammonium, glycine and alanine, and a metabolic shift whereby the cells began to produce aspartate and glutamate, which were consumed before the shift. The tPA production was reduced in the up-shift culture. This might be explained by ammonium inhibition, but alternatively by a surprising down-shift in the intracellular concentration of many amino acids, a down-shift that was not observed in the extracellular concentrations or consumption rates. For efficient physiological engineering of mammalian cells it is necessary to include both extracellular and intracellular measurements and to consider the transport into and out of the cells.
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PMID:Extra- and intracellular amino acid concentrations in continuous Chinese hamster ovary cell culture. 776 83

The addition of N-linked core oligosaccharides to membrane and secretory glycoproteins occurs co-translationally at asparagine residues in the tripeptide sequon Asn-Xaa-Ser/Thr soon after translocation of the nascent polypeptide into the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum. However, the presence of the sequon does not automatically ensure core glycosylation, as many proteins contain sequons that remain either unglycosylated or glycosylated to a variable extent. To investigate whether intracellular protein folding can influence sequon utilization, we have expressed tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) in cell culture in the presence of mild concentrations of the reducing agent dithiothreitol to prevent co-translational disulfide bond formation in the endoplasmic reticulum. We show that conditions that prevent disulfide bond formation lead to complete glycosylation of a sequon that otherwise undergoes variable glycosylation in untreated cells. This demonstrated that folding and disulfide bond formation of t-PA determines its extent of core N-linked glycosylation. When dithiothreitol was removed from the cells, the reduced and overglycosylated t-PA formed disulfide bonds, folded, and was secreted. We also show t-PA present within cells is more susceptible to reduction with low concentrations of dithiothreitol than secreted t-PA.
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PMID:Intracellular folding of tissue-type plasminogen activator. Effects of disulfide bond formation on N-linked glycosylation and secretion. 787 53


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