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Carbohydrates
Copyright 1999-2008 by Joyce J. Diwan.
All rights reserved.
Molecular Biochemistry I
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Monosaccharides - simple sugars with multiple OH
groups. Based on number of carbons (3, 4, 5, 6), amonosaccharide is a triose, tetrose,pentose orhexose.
Disaccharides - 2 monosaccharides covalently linked.
Oligosaccharides - a few monosaccharides covalentlylinked.
Polysaccharides - polymers consisting of chains of
monosaccharide or disaccharide units.
I
(CH2O)n or H-C-OHI
Carbohydrates (glycans) have the followingbasic composition:
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Monosaccharides
Aldoses (e.g., glucose) have
an aldehyde group at one end.
Ketoses (e.g., fructose) have
a keto group, usually at C2.
C
C OHH
C HHO
C OHH
C OHH
CH2OH
D-glucose
OH
C HHO
C OHH
C OHH
CH2OH
CH2OH
C O
D-fructose
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D vs L Designation
D & L designations
are based on the
configuration aboutthe single asymmetric
C in glyceraldehyde.
The lower
representations are
Fischer Projections.
CHO
C
CH2OH
HO H
CHO
C
CH2OH
H OH
CHO
C
CH2OH
HO H
CHO
C
CH2OH
H OH
L-glyceraldehydeD-glyceraldehyde
L-glyceraldehydeD-glyceraldehyde
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Sugar Nomenclature
For sugars with more
than one chiral center,
D orLrefers to theasymmetric C farthest
from the aldehyde or
keto group.
Most naturally occurring
sugars are D isomers.
O H O H
C C
H C OH HO C H
HO C H H C OH
H C OH HO C H
H C OH HO C H
CH2OH CH2OH
D-glucose L-glucose
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D & L sugars are mirror
images of one another.
They have the samename, e.g., D-glucose
& L-glucose.
Other stereoisomers
have unique names,
e.g., glucose, mannose,
galactose, etc.
The number of stereoisomers is 2n, where n is thenumber of asymmetric centers.
The 6-C aldoses have 4 asymmetric centers. Thus there
are 16 stereoisomers (8 D-sugars and 8 L-sugars).
O H O H
C C
H C OH HO C HHO C H H C OH
H C OH HO C H
H C OH HO C H
CH2OH CH2OH
D-glucose L-glucose
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Hemiacetal & hemiketal formation
An aldehyde can
react with an
alcohol to form
a hemiacetal.
A ketone canreact with an
alcohol to form
a hemiketal.
O C
H
R
OH
O C
R
R'
OHC
R
R'
O
aldehyde alcohol hemiacetal
ketone alcohol hemiketal
C
H
R
O R'R' OH
"R OH "R
+
+
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Pentoses and
hexoses can cyclize
as the ketone or
aldehyde reacts
with a distal OH.
Glucose forms an
intra-molecularhemiacetal, as the
C1 aldehyde &
C5 OH react, to
form a 6-memberpyranose ring,
named after pyran.
These representations of the cyclic sugars are called
Haworth projections.
H O
OH
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
OH
H HO
OH
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
H
OH
-D-glucose -D-glucose
23
4
5
6
1 1
6
5
4
3 2
H
CHO
C OH
C HHO
C OHH
C OHH
CH2OH
1
5
2
3
4
6
D-glucose
(linear form)
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Fructose forms either
a 6-member pyranose ring, by reaction of the C2 keto
group with the OH on C6, or
a 5-member furanose ring, by reaction of the C2 keto
group with the OH on C5.
CH2OH
C O
C HHO
C OHH
C OHH
CH2OH
HOH2C
OH
CH2OH
H
OH H
H HO
O
1
6
5
4
3
2
6
5
4 3
2
1
D-fructose (linear) -D-fructofuranose
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Cyclization of glucose produces a new asymmetric center
at C1. The 2 stereoisomers are called anomers, & .
Haworth projections represent the cyclic sugars as havingessentially planar rings, with the OH at the anomeric C1:
(OHbelow the ring) (OH above the ring).
H O
OH
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
-D-glucose
OH
H HO
OH
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
H
OH
-D-glucose
23
4
5
6
11
6
5
4
3 2
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Because of the tetrahedral nature of carbon bonds,
pyranose sugars actually assume a "chair" or "boat"
configuration, depending on the sugar.
The representation above reflects the chair configuration
of the glucopyranose ring more accurately than the
Haworth projection.
O
H
HO
H
HO
H
OH
OHHH
OH
O
H
HO
H
HO
H
H
OHHOH
OH
-D-glucopyranose -D-glucopyranose
1
6
5
4
32
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Sugar derivatives
sugar alcohol - lacks an aldehyde or ketone; e.g., ribitol.
sugar acid - the aldehyde at C1, or OH at C6, is oxidized
to a carboxylic acid; e.g., gluconic acid, glucuronic acid.
CH2OH
C
C
C
CH2OH
H OH
H OH
H OH
D-ribitol
COOH
C
C
C
C
H OH
HO H
H OH
D-gluconic acid D-glucuronic acid
CH2OH
OHH
CHO
C
C
C
C
H OH
HO H
H OH
COOH
OHH
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Sugar derivatives
amino sugar- an amino group substitutes for a hydroxyl.An example is glucosamine.
The amino group may be acetylated, as in
N-acetylglucosamine.
H O
OH
H
OH
H
NH2H
OH
CH2OH
H
-D-glucosamine
H O
OH
H
OH
H
NH
OH
CH2OH
H
-D-N-acetylglucosamine
C CH3
O
H
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N-acetylneuraminate (N-acetylneuraminic acid, also
called sialic acid) is often found as a terminal residue
of oligosaccharide chains of glycoproteins.Sialic acid imparts negative charge to glycoproteins,
because its carboxyl group tends to dissociate a proton
at physiological pH, as shown here.
NH O
H
COO
OH
H
HOH
H
H
R
CH3C
O
HC
HC
CH2OH
OH
OH
N-acetylneuraminate (sialic acid)
R =
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Glycosidic Bonds
The anomeric hydroxyl and a hydroxyl of another sugar
or some other compound can join together, splitting outwater to form a glycosidic bond:
R-OH + HO-R' R-O-R' + H2OE.g., methanol reacts with the anomeric OH on glucoseto form methyl glucoside (methyl-glucopyranose).
O
H
HO
H
HO
H
OH
OHHH
OH
-D-glucopyranose
O
H
HO
H
HO
H
OCH3
OHHH
OH
methyl--D-glucopyranose
CH3-OH+
methanol
H2O
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Cellobiose, a product of cellulose breakdown, is the
otherwise equivalent anomer (O on C1 points up).The (14) glycosidic linkage is represented as a zig-zag,
but one glucose is actually flipped over relative to the other.
H O
OH
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
O H
OH
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
O
HH
1
23
5
4
6
1
23
4
5
6
maltose
H
O
OH
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
O OH
H
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
H
H
O1
23
4
5
6
1
23
4
5
6
cellobiose
Disaccharides:
Maltose, a cleavage
product of starch(e.g., amylose), is a
disaccharide with an
(14) glycosidic
link between C1 - C4OH of 2 glucoses.
It is the anomer(C1 O points down).
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Otherdisaccharides include:
Sucrose, common table sugar, has a glycosidic bondlinking the anomeric hydroxyls ofglucose & fructose.
Because the configuration at the anomeric C of glucose
is (O points down from ring), the linkage is (12).
The full name of sucrose is -D-glucopyranosyl-(12)-
-D-fructopyranose.)
Lactose, milk sugar, is composed ofgalactose &glucose, with (14) linkage from the anomeric OH of
galactose. Its full name is -D-galactopyranosyl-(14)-
-D-glucopyranose
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Polysaccharides:
Plants store glucose as amylose oramylopectin, glucose
polymers collectively called starch.
Glucose storage in polymeric form minimizes osmotic
effects.
Amylose is a glucose polymer with (14) linkages.The end of the polysaccharide with an anomeric C1 not
involved in a glycosidic bond is called the reducing end.
H O
OH
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
O H
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
O
HH H O
O
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
HH H
O
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
OH
HH O
O
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
O
H
1
6
5
4
3
1
2
amylose
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Amylopectin is a glucose polymer with mainly (14)
linkages, but it also has branches formed by (16)
linkages. Branches are generally longer than shown above.
The branches produce a compact structure & provide
multiple chain ends at which enzymatic cleavage can occur.
H O
OH
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
O H
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
O
HH H O
O
H
OHH
OH
CH2
HH H O
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
OH
HH O
O
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
O
H
O
1 4
6
H O
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
HH H O
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
H
O
1
OH
3
4
5
2
amylopectin
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Glycogen, the glucose storage polymer in animals, is
similar in structure to amylopectin.
But glycogen has more(16) branches.
The highly branched structure permits rapid glucose releasefrom glycogen stores, e.g., in muscle during exercise.
The ability to rapidly mobilize glucose is more essential to
animals than to plants.
H O
OH
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
O H
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
O
HH H O
O
H
OHH
OH
CH2
HH H O
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
OH
HH O
OH
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
O
H
O
1 4
6
H O
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
HH H O
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
H
O
1
OH
3
4
5
2
glycogen
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Cellulose, a major constituent ofplant cell walls, consists
of long linear chains of glucose with (14) linkages.
Every other glucose is flipped over, due to linkages.This promotes intra-chain and inter-chain H-bonds and
cellulose
H O
OH
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
O
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
HO
H H O
O H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
H O
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
H
OHH O
O H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
HO
H H H H
1
6
5
4
3
1
2
van der Waals interactions,
that cause cellulose chains to
be straight & rigid, and packwith a crystalline arrangement
in thick bundles - microfibrils.
See: Botany online website;
website at Georgia Tech.
Schematic of arrangement of
cellulose chains in a microfibril.
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Multisubunit Cellulose Synthase complexes in the plasma
membrane spin out from the cell surface microfibrilsconsisting of 36 parallel, interacting cellulose chains.
These microfibrils are very strong.
The role of cellulose is to impart strength and rigidity to
plant cell walls, which can withstand high hydrostatic
pressure gradients. Osmotic swelling is prevented.
Explore and compare structures of amylose & cellulose
using Chime.
cellulose
H O
OH
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
O
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
HO
H H O
O H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
H O
H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
H
H
OHH O
O H
OHH
OH
CH2OH
HO
H H H H
1
6
5
4
3
1
2
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Glycosaminoglycans (mucopolysaccharides) are linear
polymers ofrepeating disaccharides.
The constituent monosaccharides tend to be modified,
with acidic groups, amino groups, sulfated hydroxyl and
amino groups, etc.
Glycosaminoglycans tend to be negatively charged,
because of the prevalence of acidic groups.
H O
H
H
OHH
OH
COO
H
H O
OHH
H
NHCOCH3H
CH2OH
H
OO
D-glucuronate
O
1
23
4
5
61
23
4
5
6
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
hyaluronate
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Hyaluronate(hyaluronan) is a glycosaminoglycan with a
repeating disaccharide consisting of 2 glucose derivatives,glucuronate (glucuronic acid) & N-acetyl-glucosamine.
The glycosidic linkages are (13) & (14).
H O
H
H
OHH
OH
COO
H
H O
OH H
H
NHCOCH3H
CH2OH
H
OO
D-glucuronate
O
1
23
4
5
6
1
23
4
5
6
N
-acetyl-D-glucosaminehyaluronate
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Proteoglycans are glycosaminoglycans that arecovalently linked to serine residues of specific
core proteins.
The glycosaminoglycan chain is synthesized by
sequential addition of sugar residues to the core protein.
heparan sulfateglycosaminoglycan
cytosol
core
protein
transmembrane-helix
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Some proteoglycans of the extracellular matrix bind
non-covalently to hyaluronate via protein domains calledlink modules. E.g.:
Multiple copies of the aggrecan proteoglycan associatewith hyaluronate in cartilage to form large complexes.
Versican, another proteoglycan, binds hyaluronate in
the extracellular matrix of loose connective tissues.
HO
H
H
OHH
OH
COO
H
H O
OH H
H
NHCOCH3H
CH2OH
H
OO
D-glucuronate
O
1
23
4
5
61
23
4
5
6
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
hyaluronate
Websites on:
Aggrecan
Aggrecan &
versican.
http://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.cmb.lu.se/ctb/html/Aggrecan.htmhttp://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/proteoglycan/PGA03E.htmlhttp://www.cmb.lu.se/ctb/html/Aggrecan.htm7/27/2019 1-cho.ppt
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Heparan sulfate is initially synthesized on a membrane-
embedded core protein as a polymer of alternating
N
-acetylglucosamine and glucuronate residues.Later, in segments of the polymer, glucuronate residues
may be converted to the sulfated sugariduronic acid,
while N-acetylglucosamine residues may be deacetylated
and/or sulfated.
H O
H
OSO3
H
OH
H
COO
O H
H
NHSO3
H
OH
CH2OSO3
H
H
H
O
O
heparin or heparan sulfate - examples of residues
iduronate-2-sulfate N-sulfo-glucosamine-6-sulfate
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Heparin, a soluble glycosaminoglycan
found in granules of mast cells, has a
structure similar to that of heparansulfates, but is more highly sulfated.
When released into the blood, it
inhibits clot formation by interacting
with the protein antithrombin.
Heparin has an extended helical
conformation.
heparin: (IDS-SGN)5
PDB 1RID
C O N S
Charge repulsion by the many negatively charged groupsmay contribute to this conformation.
Heparin shown has 10 residues, alternating IDS (iduronate-
2-sulfate) & SGN (N-sulfo-glucosamine-6-sulfate).
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The core protein of a syndecan heparan sulfate
proteoglycan includes a single transmembrane -helix,as in the simplified diagram above.
The core protein of a glypican heparan sulfate
proteoglycan is attached to the outer surface of the
plasma membrane via covalent linkage to a modified
phosphatidylinositol lipid.
heparan sulfateglycosaminoglycan
cytosol
coreprotein
transmembrane-helix
Some cell surface heparan
sulfate glycosaminoglycansremain covalently linked to
core proteins embedded in
the plasma membrane.
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Proteins involved in signaling & adhesion at the cell
surface recognize & bind heparan sulfate chains.
E.g., binding of some growth factors (small proteins) tocell surface receptors is enhanced by their binding also to
heparan sulfates.
Regulated cell surface Sulfenzymes may remove sulfate
groups at particular locations on heparan sulfate chains toalter affinity
for signal
proteins, e.g.,
growth factors. H O
H
OSO3
H
OH
H
COO
O H
H
NHSO3
H
OH
CH2OSO3
H
H
H
O
O
heparin or heparan sulfate - examples of residues
iduronate-2-sulfate N-sulfo-glucosamine-6-sulfate
Diagramby Kirkpatrick
& Selleck.
http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1242/jcs.03432http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1242/jcs.03432http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1242/jcs.03432http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1242/jcs.03432http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1242/jcs.034327/27/2019 1-cho.ppt
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O-linked oligosaccharide chains of glycoproteins vary
in complexity.
They link to a protein via a glycosidic bond between asugar residue & a serine or threonineOH.
O-linked oligosaccharides have roles in recognition,
interaction, and enzyme regulation.
H O
OH
O
H
HNH
OH
CH2OH
H
C CH3
O
-D-N
-acetylglucosamine
CH2 CH
C
NH
O
H
serineresidue
Oligosaccharides
that are covalentlyattached to proteins
or to membrane
lipids may be linear
or branched chains.
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H O
OH
O
H
HNH
OH
CH2OH
H
C CH3
O
-D-N-acetylglucosamine
CH2 CH
C
NH
O
H
serine
residue
N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) is a common O-linkedglycosylation of protein serine or threonine residues.
Many cellular proteins, including enzymes & transcription
factors, are regulated by reversible GlcNAc attachment.
Often attachment of GlcNAc to a protein OH alternates
with phosphorylation, with these 2 modifications having
opposite regulatory effects (stimulation or inhibition).
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N-linkedoligosaccharides of glycoproteins tend to becomplex and branched.
First N-acetylglucosamine is linked to a protein via the
side-chain N of an asparagine residue in a particular
3-amino acid sequence.
H O
OH
HN
H
H
HNH
OH
CH2OH
H
C CH3
O
C CH2 CH
O HN
C
HN
O
HC
C
HN
HC
R
O
C
R
O
Asn
X
Ser or ThrN-acetylglucosamine
Initial sugar in N-linked
glycoprotein oligosaccharide
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Additional monosaccharides are added, and the N-linked
oligosaccharide chain is modified by removal and addition
of residues, to yield a characteristic branched structure.
NAN
Gal
NAG
Man
NAG
Gal
NAN
Man
Man
NAG
Gal
NAN
NAG
NAG
Asn
Fuc
N-linked oligosaccharide
Key:
NAN = N-acetylneuraminate
Gal = galactose
NAG= N-acetylglucosamine
Man= mannose
Fuc = fucose
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Many proteins secreted by cells have attached N-linked
oligosaccharide chains.
Genetic diseases have been attributed to deficiency of
particular enzymes involved in synthesizing or modifying
oligosaccharide chains of these glycoproteins.
Such diseases, and gene knockout studies in mice, havebeen used to define pathways of modification of
oligosaccharide chains of glycoproteins and glycolipids.
Carbohydrate chains of plasma membrane glycoproteinsand glycolipids usually face the outside of the cell.
They have roles in cell-cell interaction and signaling, and
in forming a protective layer on the surface of some cells.
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Lectins are glycoproteins that recognize and bind to
specific oligosaccharides.
Concanavalin A & wheat germ agglutinin are plantlectins that have been useful research tools.
The C-type lectin-like domain is a Ca++-binding
carbohydrate recognition domain in many animal lectins.
Recognition/binding of CHO moieties of glycoproteins,
glycolipids & proteoglycans by animal lectins is a factor in:
cell-cell recognition
adhesion of cells to the extracellular matrix
interaction of cells with chemokines and growth factors
recognition of disease-causing microorganisms
initiation and control of inflammation.
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Examples of animal lectins:
Mannan-binding lectin (MBL) is a glycoprotein foundin blood plasma.
It binds cell surface carbohydrates ofdisease-causing
microorganisms & promotes phagocytosis of theseorganisms as part of the immune response.
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A cleavage site just outside the transmembrane -helix
provides a mechanism for regulated release of some lectinsfrom the cell surface.
A cytosolic domain participates in regulated interaction
ith th ti t k l t
transmembrane
-helix
lectin domainselectin
cytoskeletonbinding domain
cytosol
outside
Selectins are integral proteins
of mammalian cell plasma
membranes with roles incell-cell recognition & binding.
The C-type lectin-like domain
is at the end of a multi-domain
extracellular segment extending
out from the cell surface.