Distribution of Heparan Sulfate Oligosaccharides in Murine Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIA.

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Mason, K; Meikle, P; Hopwood, J; Fuller, MDate
2014-12-11Source Title
MetabolitesPublisher
MDPI AGUniversity of Melbourne Author/s
Meikle, PeterAffiliation
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Mason, K., Meikle, P., Hopwood, J. & Fuller, M. (2014). Distribution of Heparan Sulfate Oligosaccharides in Murine Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIA.. Metabolites, 4 (4), pp.1088-1100. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo4041088.Access Status
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4279159Abstract
Heparan sulfate (HS) catabolism begins with endo-degradation of the polysaccharide to smaller HS oligosaccharides, followed by the sequential action of exo-enzymes to reduce these oligosaccharides to monosaccharides and inorganic sulfate. In mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA (MPS IIIA) the exo-enzyme, N-sulfoglucosamine sulfohydrolase, is deficient resulting in an inability to hydrolyze non-reducing end glucosamine N-sulfate esters. Consequently, partially degraded HS oligosaccharides with non-reducing end glucosamine sulfate esters accumulate. We investigated the distribution of these HS oligosaccharides in tissues of a mouse model of MPS IIIA using high performance liquid chromatography electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry. Oligosaccharide levels were compared to total uronic acid (UA), which was used as a measure of total glycosaminoglycan. Ten oligosaccharides, ranging in size from di- to hexasaccharides, were present in all the tissues examined including brain, spleen, lung, heart, liver, kidney and urine. However, the relative levels varied up to 10-fold, suggesting different levels of HS turnover and storage. The relationship between the di- and tetrasaccharides and total UA was tissue specific with spleen and kidney showing a different disaccharide:total UA ratio than the other tissues. The hexasaccharides showed a stronger correlation with total UA in all tissue types suggesting that hexasaccharides may more accurately reflect the storage burden in these tissues.
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