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BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS
Volume 1862, Issue 6, Pages 1462-1471Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2018.03.025
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N-glycosylation; Lectin microarray; LC/MS; Longevity; Semi-supercentenarian
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- JSPS KAKENHI [JP24659141, JP16K01852, JP21590775]
- Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Welfare Foundation [18]
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [16K01852] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Background: Glycosylation is highly susceptible to changes of the physiological conditions, and accordingly, is a potential biomarker associated with several diseases and/or longevity. Semi-supercentenarians (SSCs; older than 105 years) are thought to be a model of human longevity. Thus, we performed glycoproteomics using plasma samples of SSCs, and identified proteins and conjugated N-glycans that are characteristic of extreme human longevity. Methods: Plasma proteins from Japanese semi-supercentenarians (SSCs, 106-109 years), aged controls (70-88 years), and young controls (20-38 years) were analysed by using lectin microarrays and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS). Peak area ratios of glycopeptides to corresponding normalising peptides were subjected to orthogonal projections to latent structures discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA). Furthermore, plasma levels of clinical biomarkers were measured. Results: We found two lectins such as Phaseolus vulgaris, and Erythrina cristagalli (ECA), of which protein binding were characteristically increased in SSCs. Peak area ratios of ECA-enriched glycopeptides were successfully discriminated between SSCs and controls using OPLS-DA, and indicated that tri-antennary and sialylated N-glycans of haptoglobin at Asn207 and Asn211 sites were characterized in SSCs. Sialylated glycans of haptoglobin are a potential biomarker of several diseases, such as hepatocellular carcinoma, liver cirrhosis, and IgA-nephritis. However, the SSCs analysed here did not suffer from these diseases. Conclusions: Tri-antennary and sialylated N-glycans on haptoglobin at the Asn207 and Asn211 sites were abundant in SSCs and characteristic of extreme human longevity. General significance: We found abundant glycans in SSCs, which may be associated with human longevity.
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