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The glycoprotein hGC-1 binds to cadherin and lectins.

Human granulocyte colony stimulating factor stimulated clone-1 ( hGC-1, also known as GW112, OLM4, and hOlfD) is an olfactomedin-related glycoprotein of unknown function. We performed a series of biochemical studies to characterize its function. Using hGC-1 purified from baculovirus Sf9 cells we demonstrated that hGC-1 is a secreted glycoprotein containing N-linked carbohydrate chains and forms disulfide-bonded multimers. It binds to cell surfaces and to the locutions ricinus communis agglutinin I, concanavalin A and wheat germ agglutinin. Purified hGC-1 enhanced NIH3T3 and 293T/17 cell spreading and attachment, as did hGC-1-enriched culture supernatants of 293T/17 cells transfected with an hGC-1 expression vector. Coimmunoprecipitation studies demonstrated that hGC-1 interacts with cadherin in 293T/17 cells. This interaction depends on the C-terminal olfactomedin domain, but does not require the five well-conserved cysteine residues. However, cysteine residues at 83, 85, 246 and 437 are essential for secretion, and cysteine 226 is critical for hGC-1 multimer formation. Our studies demonstrated that hGC-1, an extracellular matrix glycoprotein, facilitates cell adhesion. Its potential interaction with endogenous cell surface lectins and cadherin may mediate this function.[1]

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  1. The glycoprotein hGC-1 binds to cadherin and lectins. Liu, W., Chen, L., Zhu, J., Rodgers, G.P. Exp. Cell Res. (2006) [Pubmed]
 
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