FIGURE 2.
Reappraisal of the Lewis-type activity of C. elegans FUT-6. Previous data indicated that FUT-6 can generate Galβ1,4(Fucα1,3)GlcNAc (LeX) and GalNAcβ1,4(Fucα1,3)GlcNAc (LeX-like; LDNF) epitopes. As shown here, FUT-6 is capable of introducing up to two fucoses on both antennae of the dabsylated GalGal (A) and βGNβGN (B) glycopeptides as judged by the increased molecular weight of products on MALDI-TOF MS spectra, whereas fucosylation (C) of pyridylaminated Galβ1,4GlcNAcβ1,3Galβ1,4Glc (lacto-N-neotetraose; LNnT) resulted in an earlier eluting product (lacto-N-fucopentaose III; LNFP) on isocratic reversed phase HPLC. Red triangles, fucose; yellow circles, galactose; blue squares, N-acetylglucosamine; green circles, mannose.