Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2145026 Matrix Biology 2009 9 Pages PDF
Abstract

The microstructure of keratan sulphate purified from the interglobular domain, the keratan sulphate-rich region and total aggrecan was compared using fluorophore-assisted-carbohydrate-electrophoresis. Keratan sulphate in the interglobular domain was substantially less sulphated than keratan sulphate elsewhere on aggrecan, based on the ratio of unsulphated: monosulphated disaccharides generated by endo-β-galactosidase digestion, and the ratio of monosulphated: disulphated disaccharides generated by keratanase II digestion. The ratio of unsulphated: monosulphated: disulphated disaccharides was 1:4:5 for keratan sulphate from total aggrecan and the keratan sulphate-rich region, but only 1:0.9:0.8 for the interglobular domain. These results show that keratan sulphate in the interglobular domain of pig aggrecan has a microstructure that is distinct from keratan sulphate in the keratan sulphate-rich region.

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