Immunoglobulin A Carries Sulfated and O-acetylated N-glycans Primarily at the Tailpiece Site
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ABSTRACT: A site-specific description of a recently discovered HexNAc-sulfated N-glycans of human immunoglobulin A (IgA) was still pending. Here we provide an in-depth N-glycoproteomic analysis of human serum IgA. This in-depth N-glycoproteomic analysis, developed by us, integrates a new strategy for identifying sulfated and other rare N-glycans in IgA. In our study, we implemented two strategies for identifying the new N-glycan compositions: screening for rare glycopeptides using oxonium marker ions and wildcard search to identify glycans holding a rare modification attached to peptides. The dataset provided here contains primarily IgA N-glycopeptides identified from technical quadruplicates of two commercial human serum IgA samples. A comparison of the N-glycosylation profiles of two commercial human serum IgA samples demonstrated that sulfated N-glycans are mainly present in the tailpiece site. Also, complex-type N-glycan compositions with O-acetylated sialic acid were identified in the tailpiece. Surprisingly, N-glycans bearing glucuronic acid were identified in the commercial IgA samples, but from peptides of contaminant glycoproteins.These N-glycans have not been included in previously published IgA micro-heterogeneity analyses. We expect that a broader micro-heterogeneity description of clinically relevant glycoproteins, such as IgA, can expand the screening for biomarkers or treatment options.
INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Eclipse
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)
SUBMITTER:
Marcus Hoffmann
Udo Reichl
Greta Lemke
Erdmann Rapp
Frania Jaqueline Zuniga-Banuelos
PROVIDER: MSV000096980 | MassIVE | Tue Jan 28 06:43:00 GMT 2025
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PXD060281
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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