Core-2 O-glycans are required for Galectin-3 interaction with the osteoarthritis related protein lubricin
2019
Synovial fluid lubricin (proteoglycan 4) is a mucin-type O-linked glycosylated (60% of the mass) biological lubricant involved in osteoarthritis (OA) development. Lubricin has been reported to be cross-linked by synovial galectin-3 on the lubricating articular surface. Here, we confirm that binding to galectin-3 was dependent on core-2 O-linked glycans, where surface plasmon resonance of a recombinant lubricin (rhPRG4) devoid of core-2 structures did not bind recombinant galectin-3. Both galectin-3 levels and interactions with synovial lubricin were found to be decreased in late-stage OA patients coinciding with an increase of truncated and less sialylated core 1 O-glycans. These data suggest a defect cross-linking of surface active molecules in OA and provides novel insights into OA molecular pathology.
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