The affinity of Concanavalin A and wheat germ agglutinin for components of the muscle spindle

1979 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. DeSantis ◽  
J. Paul
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Spindle ◽  
Concanavalin A ◽  
Wheat Germ Agglutinin ◽  
Wheat Germ

scholarly journals Receptor-mediated gonadotropin action in the ovary. Inhibitory actions of concanavalin A and wheat-germ agglutinin on gonadotropin-stimulated cyclic AMP and progesterone responses in ovarian cells

1981 ◽  
Vol 200 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Azhar ◽  
K M Menon
Keyword(s):  
Cyclic Amp ◽  
Concanavalin A ◽  
Wheat Germ Agglutinin ◽  
Wheat Germ ◽  
Carbohydrate Chain ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Dolichos Biflorus ◽  
Acetylneuraminic Acid ◽  
Ovarian Cells ◽  
Proline Incorporation

Pretreatment of ovarian cells with concanavalin A and wheat-germ agglutinin blocked the gonadotropin-induced cyclic AMP and progesterone responses and this effect was time- and concentration-dependent. Basal production of either cyclic AMP or progesterone, however, was not affected by treatment of cells with lectin. The effect of concanavalin A on gonadotropin-mediated cyclic AMP and progesterone responses was blocked by alpha-methyl D-mannoside and alpha-methyl d-glucoside. Similarly the inhibitory effect of wheat-germ agglutinin was reversed by N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. Pretreatment of ovarian cells with concanavalin A or wheat-germ agglutinin had no effect on protein synthesis in the ovary as monitored by [3H]proline incorporation studies. Concanavalin A and wheat-germ agglutinin did not affect steroid production in response to dibutyryl cyclic AMP and 8-bromo cyclic AMP, indicating that the inhibitory action of lectin was occurring at a step before cyclic AMP formation. Lectins specific for L-fucose, D-galactose and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, gorse seed agglutinin, peanut agglutinin and Dolichos biflorus agglutinin respectively, did not interfere with gonadotropin-induced cyclic AMP and progesterone responses. The present studies suggest that gonadotropin receptors may be glycoprotein in nature or closely associated with glycoprotein structures with the carbohydrate chain containing N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, mannose and possibly N-acetylneuraminic acid.

Inhibition of H+ secretion by lectins in turtle bladder: role of a cell type on acidification

1985 ◽  
Vol 248 (5) ◽  
pp. R584-R594
Author(s):  
D. M. Potter ◽  
J. A. Arruda
Keyword(s):  
Concanavalin A ◽  
Wheat Germ Agglutinin ◽  
Wheat Germ ◽  
Granular Cell ◽  
Cell Fraction ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
O2 Consumption ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Double Labeling ◽  
Morphological Studies

Because certain lectins have been shown to bind to the intercalated cell of the cortical collecting tubule, we investigated the effect of concanavalin A and wheat germ agglutinin on urinary acidification in isolated turtle bladders. After addition to the mucosal but not serosal fluid, concanavalin A and wheat germ agglutinin decreased H+ secretion in a dose-dependent manner, and these effects were specifically inhibited by the competitive antagonists of concanavalin A (alpha-methyl-D-mannoside) and of wheat germ agglutinin (N-acetylglucosamine). Concanavalin A decreased H+ secretion by decreasing both the proton motive force and the active conductance of protons. Although electroneutral HCO3 secretion was not inhibited by either lectin, Na transport was decreased by 18 and 25%, respectively, after concanavalin A and wheat germ agglutinin. Concanavalin A failed to inhibit O2 consumption by the granular cell fraction but significantly inhibited O2 consumption by the carbonic anhydrase rich cell fraction. Morphological studies utilizing peroxidase or fluorescein-labeled concanavalin A showed that concanavalin A stained one cell type and that this staining was specific since it could be blocked by the competitive antagonist alpha-methyl-D-mannoside. Studies utilizing double labeling with fluorescein concanavalin A and acridine orange suggested that both probes stain the same cell type. The data strongly suggest that concanavalin A interacts specifically with the cell responsible for H+ secretion.

Changing surface antigen and carbohydrate patterns during the development of Oesophagostomum dentatum

Parasitology ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 119 (5) ◽  
pp. 491-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. JOACHIM ◽  
B. RUTTKOWSKI ◽  
A. DAUGSCHIES
Keyword(s):  
Concanavalin A ◽  
Wheat Germ Agglutinin ◽  
Wheat Germ ◽  
Ricinus Communis ◽  
Lectin Binding ◽  
Soybean Agglutinin ◽  
Peanut Agglutinin ◽  
Oesophagostomum Dentatum ◽  
Periodate Treatment

Living and fixed specimen of Oesophagostomum dentatum were labelled in situ with serum antibodies or a panel of biotin- labelled lectins. Specific binding of antibodies was observed in all parasitic stages – freshly exsheathed 3rd-stage larvae (L3), 3rd- and 4th-stage (L4) larvae cultured in vitro and L3 and L4 and adults isolated from pig intestines. The shedding of the stained layer by motile larvae was inhibited by levamisole-induced paralysis. Larvae cultured in vitro exposed serum-derived proteins on their surface which could be labelled with secondary antibody directed against the respective serum donor species. While freshly exsheathed larvae were recognized by O. dentatum-positive serum only, older larvae and adults cross-reacted with serum from pigs infected with O. quadrispinulatum, a closely related species. Lectin binding varied considerably between stages. While binding was not observed in pre-parasitic stages, Concanavalin A, Soybean Agglutinin, Wheat Germ Agglutinin, Ricinus communis Agglutinin and Peanut Agglutinin bound to developing larvae in varying degrees. Dolichos biflorus Agglutinin only bound to advanced (luminal) larval stages, while adults generally displayed only weak or partial lectin binding (except with Concanavalin A and Wheat Germ Agglutinin). Ulex europaeus Agglutinin only labelled larvae derived from cultures containing 10% pig serum. Cleavage of the carbohydrate residues by sodium periodate treatment resulted in reduction of antibody binding to cultured larvae, but not to freshly exsheathed L3. Concanavalin A, Soybean Agglutinin, and Peanut Agglutinin binding was also reduced by periodate treatment, while binding of Wheat Germ Agglutinin and Ricinus communis Agglutinin was inhibited only in early L3, but not in older stages. The different lectin labelling patterns are related to the different stages of the nematode – infective, invasive, histotropic, and luminal – and may serve as a mode of adaptation for the parasite against the host's immune attack by surface glycoprotein variation, together with antigen shedding (as demonstrated by labelling of motile larvae) and a possible acquisition of host molecules at the parasite's surface. Furthermore, a possible role of this developmental variation in surface carbohydrates in parasite–parasite interactions is discussed.

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