234 L. Sawyer Table 7.6 Ligand-binding parameters for bovine b-lactoglobulin Ligand Proteina pH nb Ka (M−1)c X Methodd References Fatty acids source AA BB AB Caprylic acid (C8) Capric (C10) Sigma 7.5 1 1.1 104 F Loch et al. (2011) Lauric acid (C12) Sigma 103 F Loch et al. (2011) Myristic acid (C14) Pentex 1 6.0 105 ED Spector and Fletcher (1970) Palmitic acid (C16) In-house 106 F Frapin et al. (1993) Palmitic acid Pentex 7.4 1 0.5 105 ED Spector and Fletcher (1970) Palmitic acid In-house 107 F Frapin et al. (1993) Sigma/ 7.0 0.33 3.03 3.03 105 UF Wang et al. (1998) Stearic acid (C18) In-house 5-Doxylstearic acid Pentex 7.4 1 6.8 105 ED Spector and Fletcher (1970) Sigma 106 ESR Narayan and Berliner 7.0 0.93 1.00 (1997) 105 ED Ray and Chatterjee (1967) 7.0 1.03 2.28 106 F Lamiot et al. (1994) 105 ED Spector and Fletcher (1970) 7.4 1 1.7 106 F Frapin et al. (1993) 7.0 1 1.25 SDS In-house 7.5 1.5 3.1 0.92 4.35 SDS In-house 7.0 1 0.4 0.83 5.26 Oleic acid (C18:1) Pentex 7.4 Linoleic acid (C18:2) In-house 7.0 Retinoids Retinoic acid Sigma 7.0 0.92 4.8 105 F Chu et al. (1996) 0.90 5.88 107 F Wang et al. (1997) Retinoic acid Sigma/ 7.0 In-house 1.14 5.10 5.71 106 F MacLeod et al. (1996) 0.81 2.56 107 F Cho et al. (1994a) Retinoic acid Sigma 7.0 1 5.0 107 F Fugate and Song (1980) 0.83 2.27 107 F Dufour and Haertlé (1991) Retinoic acid Recombinant 7.0 1 5.88 107 F Katakura et al. (1994) 1 4.17 107 F Katakura et al. (1994) Retinol Sigma 7.0 0.85 2.13 107 F Cho et al. (1994a) Retinol In-house 7.0 1 2.63 106 ED Cho et al. (1994a) 0.90 1.18 107 F Dufour et al. (1993) Retinol Recombinant 7.1 1 104 GPC Puyol et al. (1991) 0.85 107 F Laligant et al. (1995) Retinol W19Y 7.1 1 2.86 107 AC Jang and Swaisgood (1990) mutant 1.08 1.67 106 F Dufour and Haertlé (1991) Retinol Recombinant 8.0 1 102 AC Jouenne and Crouzet (2000) Retinol Recombinant 8.0 Retinol In-house 3.0 Retinol In-house 7.2 1.5 8.3 Retinol Sigma 7.5 5.2 Immobilised trans- In-house 7.5 retinal b-Ionone In-house 3.0 b-Ionone Besnier 3.0 Flavours Sigma 6.7 1 2.44 103 ED O’Neill and Kinsella (1987) 2-Nonanone Besnier 3.0 1 3.6 103 AC Sostmann and Guichard 2-Nonanone (1998) 103 SHA Sostmann and Guichard 2-Nonanone Besnier 3.0 1 1.25 (1998) 102 AC Pelletier et al. (1998) Butyl pentanoate Besnier 3.0 1 5.34 102 C Pelletier et al. (1998) Ethyl benzoate 6.77 103 AC Pelletier et al. (1998) Ethyl heptanoate Besnier, AB 3.0 1 1.43 102 AC Pelletier et al. (1998) Hexyl acetate 5.69 Besnier, AB 3.0 1 (continued) Besnier 3.0 1
7 b-Lactoglobulin 235 Table 7.6 (continued) Ka (M−1)c Ligand Proteina pH nb AA BB AB X Methodd References Hexyl propionate source 3.0 1 1.13 Isopentyl acetate Besnier 3.0 1 1.52 103 AC Pelletier et al. (1998) Methyl heptanoate Besnier 3.0 1 6.76 Propyl hexanoate Besnier 3.0 1 1.23 102 AC Pelletier et al. (1998) Limonene Besnier 5.0 1 3.15 Besnier 102 AC Pelletier et al. (1998) 103 AC Pelletier et al. (1998) 103 AC Jouenne and Crouzet (2000) Vanillin Besnier 6.65 14 8.0 104 UF Relkin and Vermersh (2001) Vanillin Besnier 3.0 1 3.19 102 AC Reiners et al. (2000) g-Octalactone Besnier 3.0 1 4.5 102 AC Tromelin and Guichard (2006) g-Octalactone Sigma 7.0 3 0.77 102 UF Guth and Fritzler (2004) Biological molecules 7.0 1.18 1.2 Cholesterol Sigma/ 7.0 1 2.87 3.77 107 F Wang et al. (1997) in-house 7.0 1.01 2.0 4.35 4.8 106 S Marden et al. (1994) CO-haem In-house 7.0 0.85 1.60 108 F Wang et al. (1997) 7.0 0.75 4.0 Ergosterol Sigma-in- 7.4 1 2.5 106 F Dufour et al. (1990) house 106 F Dufour et al. (1990) 6.8 3 2.0 106 F Martins et al. (2008) Haemin In-house, B 2.04 7.0 1.00 2.78 Protoporphyrin IX In-house 7.0 1.01 7.0 1 1.85 2.22 NBD-didecanoyl- Sigma 7.0 1 phosphatidyl- 4.5 ethanolamine 2.06 1 6.8 0.35 Peptide b-Lg Sigma 103 ITC Roufik et al. (2006) 142–148 5.8 1 Vitamin D2 Sigma 108 F Wang et al. (1997) Vitamin D3 Sigma/home 107 F Wang et al. (1997) Sucrose oleate Sigma 104 F/ED Clark et al. (1992) 105 F/ED Clark et al. (1992) Sucrose stearate Sigma Hydrocarbons Butane In-house 103 ED Wishnia and Pinder (1966) 105 GLC Heptane Nut. Bio. Mohammadzadeh et al. Corp. (1969) Benzenoid molecules Toluene In-house 102 ED Robillard and Wishnia 104 CE (1972) Sodium polystyrene Sigma 6.27 16.8 1.91 104 S Hallberg and Dubin (1998) sulphonate 9.35 1 1.57 104 F 104 ED Waissbluth and Grieger Bromophenol blue Miles B 104 F (1973) 103 F Farrell et al. (1987) p-Nitrophenol In-house 6.0 1 3.2 1.6 1.4 104 ED phosphate Ray and Chatterjee (1967) D’Alfonso et al. (1999) Pyridinium bromide In-house 7.5 1.5 2.7 2.3 2 1.40 D’Alfonso et al. (1999) 1-Anilino-8-naph- Sigma thalene sulphonate Ray and Chatterjee (1967) (continued) 1-Anilino-8-naph- Sigma 8.2 2 1.10 thalene sulphonate Methyl orange In-house 7.5 1 1.0 1.0
236 L. Sawyer Table 7.6 (continued) Ligand Proteina pH nb Ka (M−1)c X Methodd References source AA BB AB Other Sigma 7.4 3 1.3 102 ISE Jeyarajah and Allen (1994) Calcium ion aGenetic variant is given when specified. AB denotes mixed A and B variants which, when unspecified is assumed bNumber of binding sites monomer. Where this value is given as 1, no specific determination is reported c The association constants are shown for genetic variants AA, BB or AB multiplied by the value in the column headed X dMethods based upon GLC gas liquid chromatography; F fluorescence; ED equilibrium dialysis; ESR electron spin resonance; AC affinity chromatography to immobilised ligand; ISE ion-sensitive electrode; ITC isothermal titration calorimetry; CE capillary electrophoresis; S spectrophotometry; C chromatography; GPC gel permeation chromato- graphy; UF ultrafiltration; SHA static headspace analysis; Nut. Bio. Corp. Nutritional Biochemical Corporation C8 to C18 fatty acids. Structures for the saturated 2002), it was unclear where retinol bound to the fatty acids C12, C14, C16, C18 have recently been molecule. Dufour et al. (1994) and Narayan and published by Loch et al. (2012). Berliner (1997, 1998) using fluorescence and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) The pH dependence shows that binding measurements reported that retinol and fatty acid increases with increasing pH (Spector and Fletcher, could bind simultaneously. Another FRET study 1970; Frapin et al., 1993) in accord with the move- placed the retinol/ANS binding site closer to ment of the EF loop that acts as a lid to the cavity Trp61 than to Trp19 (Lange et al., 1998). In con- (Qin et al., 1998a, b; Wu et al., 1999; Ragona trast, Puyol et al. (1991) used equilibrium dialy- et al., 2000, 2003), the NMR studies showing that sis to show that retinol and palmitate could essentially no palmitate was bound at and below compete for binding to b-Lg, and similarly, pH 3, consistent with the earlier report using Kontopidis et al. (2002) showed that only palmi- fluorescence changes (Frapin et al., 1993). The tate could be detected in the calyx when b-Lg presence of Lys60 and Lys69 at the mouth of the was co-crystallised from a ligand mixture; there cavity allows interaction with the acidic group of was no indication of a second site. This same acid ligands, but alcohols like dodecanol and of study showed directly retinol binding in the calyx course retinol can also bind tightly (Futterman and (Fig. 7.7a). Heller, 1972; Hemley et al., 1979; Lamiot et al., 1994). Conversely, the positively charged N,N,N- While there is little difficulty accommodating trimethyl-dodecylammonium ion appears not to ring compounds like toluene within the calyx of bind but to precipitate b-Lg (Waninge et al., 1998; b-Lg, it is less clear that this is the binding site Lu et al., 2006), or at least to bind differently for larger, fused-ring compounds. Robillard and (Magdassi et al., 1996) in keeping with the pres- Wishnia (1972) showed there were two binding ence of the positively charged sentinel lysines. sites, one tight, the other weaker, which could conceivably both be within the cavity. However, Before the publication of the crystal structure as binding abolished octamer formation in the A of the retinol-b-Lg complex (Kontopidis et al., Fig. 7.7 (continued) positively charged Lys60 or Lys69. The two residues that reposition their side chains on ligand bind- ing, Phe105 and Met107, are shown as grey sticks. The drawing was made using PyMOL (2008), and those fatty acids without an associated PDB code are unpublished results from the author’s laboratory. (c) Another view of b-lactoglob- ulin rotated approximately 90° anticlockwise from that shown in Fig. 7.5a, showing the external binding site of vitamin D3 (PDB code: 2gj5) at the C-terminal end of the helix and involving residues between 137 and 148. This site is that in which HgI3− binds (Papiz et al., 1986). A third binding site identified from NMR shifts by Lübke et al. (2002) as that at which b-ionone appears to bind is at the other end of the helix around Tyr102, Leu104 and Asp129. The drawing was made using PyMOL (2008)
7 b-Lactoglobulin 237 Fig. 7.7 (a) A view similar to that of Fig. 7.5a showing coordinates have been determined by X-ray techniques. the superposition of palmitate (blue) and retinol (magenta) Caprylate (C8, red, 3nq9), palmitate (C16, green, 1gxa) and stearate (C18, blue) are shown as ball-and-stick, whereas in the central calyx of b-lactoglobulin. The EF loop is in caproate (C10, salmon, 3nq3), Br-laurate (C12, orange, 1bso), myristate (C14, bright orange), pentadecanoate the open position, and the two side chains, Phe105 and (C15, split pea) and margarate (C17, cyan) are shown as Met107, that undergo significant repositioning on binding sticks. Note the methyl end of the longest stearate mole- are shown as sticks. The position of the external binding cule is bent back towards the opening. The considerable site of vitamin D3 (orange; PDB code: 2gj5) is shown on the left near the helix. The drawing was made using flexibility at the carboxylate end is evident and, interest- PyMOL (2008). (b) A close-up view of the ligand-binding ingly, few direct interactions appear to be made with the calyx showing the superposition of fatty acids whose
238 L. Sawyer genetic variant, the second site was probably and is also that inferred from the work of Busti elsewhere. Lovrien and Anderson (1969) found et al. (2005) and observed for ANS (G. B. two somewhat different anionic binding sites for Jameson, personal communication). Tegoni et al. N-methyl-2-anilino-6-naphthalenesulphonate at (1996) have identified the same inter-subunit site pH 8 but only one at pH 6, probably that for in another lipocalin, odorant-binding protein. l-anilino-8-naphthalenesulphonate (ANS) (Mills Thus, there is now direct evidence for two and Creamer, 1975). D’Alfonso et al. (1999) distinct binding sites and fairly clear evidence found significant pH and ionic strength depen- for a third, independent site, but the existence of dence for ANS with two distinct types of behav- others cannot be ruled out. iour, concluding that the interaction was largely electrostatic, and an electrostatic analysis of the There is significant commercial interest in the protein structure indicated that there may be binding of flavours and aromas to milk proteins more than one binding site for negatively charged (O’Neill and Kinsella, 1988; Kühn et al., 2006), ligands (Collini et al., 2000, 2003; Fogolari et al., and consequently there are a large number of 2000; Considine et al., 2005). Kontopidis et al. specific studies on binding to b-Lg. The variety (2004) found that vitamin D2 and cholesterol of methods of analysis used has led to some dis- bound independently in the calyx site so that the crepancies in the results. However, if measure- principal binding site is in the central calyx ments are made under the same conditions, then which is capable of accommodating quite size- it is possible to compare ligands in a fairly mean- able molecules. Zsila and his colleagues have ingful way. Some progress towards rationalising shown cis-parinaric acid (C18:D4) and piperine ligand shape has been made using QSAR methods bind close to, or in, the calyx (Zsila et al., 2002; (Guth and Fritzler, 2004; Tromelin and Guichard, Imre et al., 2003), and also bilirubin (Zsila, 2006). The conclusions reached disagree in detail 2003), protoporphyrin IX (Tian et al., 2006) and but are self-consistent. What is more, Guichard norfloxacin (Eberini et al., 2006), which are far and her colleagues have been able to group 85 from linear, also bind. These and other binding ligands into three classes and to find distinctive studies have led to an assessment by Konuma characteristics for each that map to the structure et al. (2007) that ligand binding to the b-Lg calyx of b-Lg (see Guichard, 2006). is ‘promiscuous’. Finally, one intriguing possibility, that of tai- Following the work of Wang et al. (1997), loring the binding site to suit a particular, unnatu- who found 2 mol of vitamin D2/mol of b-Lg, a ral ligand (McAlpine and Sawyer, 1990; de Wolf paper by Yang et al. (2008) provides direct evi- and Brett, 2000; Skerra, 2008), has become a dence of an external binding site for vitamin D3, realistic goal with the modification of the calyx which is at the end of the helix and involves resi- of bilin-binding protein from Pieris brassicae to dues around 137–148 (Fig. 7.7c). This is not the accept fluorescein with a nanomolar binding con- binding site for b-ionone discovered by Guichard stant (Beste et al., 1999; Vopel et al., 2005). and colleagues using NMR (Lübke et al., 2002; Tromelin and Guichard, 2006) which is close to 7.11.1 Macromolecule Binding Tyr102, Leu104, Asp129 and Gln120 on the outer surface of the protein not far from Trp19. Neither It is not surprising that a protein with a wide is it any of those suggested by Eberini et al. variety of possible ligands also interacts with (2006) from modelling and experimental ligand- other proteins. There are numerous studies of the binding studies, although it does appear as one of interactions between milk proteins, many result- the eight sites found by the programs GRAMM ing from the milk processing and food industries, and AUTODOCK (Guth and Fritzler, 2004). It is, which are out of the scope of this chapter. If however, the site of one of the heavy metal deriv- heated, bovine b-Lg interacts with a-lactalbumin atives, HgI3−, used in the original crystal structure (Hunziker and Tarassuk, 1965) in a way that analyses (Green et al., 1979; Papiz et al., 1986) modifies the denaturation of a-lactalbumin
7 b-Lactoglobulin 239 (Gezimati et al., 1997). b-Lg also interacts with cross membranes like the placenta (Szepfalusi several of the caseins, perhaps the best character- et al., 2000; Edelbauer et al., 2004). The allergic ised of which is with k-casein (Sawyer, 1969; behaviour of milk proteins has been studied Hill, 1989; Lowe et al., 2004), where the princi- extensively (see reviews by Crittenden and pal interaction is a disulphide linkage. Bennett, 2005; Monaci et al., 2006) from which Cytochrome c interacts with b-Lg (Kd = 20 mM) it transpires that one of the significant allergens is such that the Cys121 of b-Lg can reduce the haem b-Lg, also called Bos d 5 allergen (Lebenthal iron (Brown and Farrell, 1978) at a rate that et al., 1970). depends upon the genetic variant and which implies some rearrangement of b-Lg or the use A review of the identified epitopes on b-Lg to of a mediator. IgG, IgA and IgE antibodies and T- and B-cell determinants shows that they cover much of the Specific receptor binding in calf intestine has surface, including the flexible loops (Clement been observed by Papiz et al. (1986), and specific et al., 2002), but the reactivity with anti-b-Lg receptors have also been reported in bovine germ IgE of synthetic peptides matching these epitopes cells and in a murine hybridoma (Mansouri varies considerably, in reasonable agreement et al., 1997; Palupi et al., 2000). Uptake by with tryptic, chymotryptic and peptic digests of Caco-2 cells is reported by Puyol et al. (1995), b-Lg and other peptide scanning studies (Kurisaki Riihimaki et al. (2008) and by Jiang and Liu et al., 1982, 1985; Williams et al., 1998; Jarvinen (2010), who show that b-Lg can successfully et al., 2001). Niemi et al. (2007) have confirmed deliver linoleic acid, which may have anticancer one of the minor epitopes (CC¢) from the study implications. Further, it has been shown that the by Clement et al. (2002) in a crystal structure human lipocalin-interacting membrane receptor, analysis of the Fab fragment of an IgE, binding expressed in the intestine, can recognise and to the discontinuous regions of b-Lg 18–22, internalise b-Lg (Fluckinger et al., 2008). The 43–47, 55–59, 65–70, 126–128, 153–162 and binding of modified b-Lg to CD4 receptors has burying an area of some 890 Å2, the key interac- been noted (Neurath et al., 1996). b-Lg has been tion being between a small cavity close to Trp19/ found to inhibit the adhesion of bacteria that Glu44 and Arg101 on the antibody. Interestingly, express the particular S-fimbrae to ileostomy this is not far from a site identified by Lübke glycoproteins by binding to the glycoprotein et al. (2002). with dissociation constants as small as 13.5 nM (Ouwehand et al., 1997). Moderate heat has lit- Antibodies can also be used to probe the cor- tle effect but reduction effectively abolishes this rect and complete (re-)folding of b-Lg binding. Proteolysed fragments, rather than (Kaminogawa et al., 1989; Takahashi et al., whole b-Lg, also have biological activity 1990; Hattori et al., 1993). Hattori et al. (1993) (Pellegrini, 2003), but recently Chaneton et al. found that b-Lg on refolding in vitro did not (2011) have shown that the whole protein also regain a conformation that was recognised by has antibacterial activity against Gram-positive some of their monoclonal antibodies raised to bacteria. the region containing Trp19. This local structural variation was also found by Subramaniam et al. Immunological cross-reactivity has long been (1996) using Trp phosphorescence. Chatel et al. used as a convenient means of identifying the (1996) could not distinguish by using polyclonal, presence of b-Lg (Phillips et al., 1968; Restani or four monoclonal, antibodies between native et al., 1999; Suutari et al., 2006), although it has b-Lg and recombinant protein produced in E. not always provided unambiguous results. Thus, coli and solubilised in urea before purification, the cross-reaction between anti-bovine b-Lg and although Katakura et al. (1997) were able to human milk results from the presence of dietary detect a slight difference from recombinant b-Lg bovine b-Lg (Axelsson et al., 1986; Fukushima produced in yeast. The monoclonal antibodies et al., 1997) in keeping with reports that b-Lg can used in these two studies were different.
240 L. Sawyer Reversing this approach and trying to remove the species binds retinol (Puyol et al., 1991). Papiz antibody binding to reduce the potential allerge- et al. (1986) identified specific receptors in the nicity is important to the food industry, and ther- intestine of the neonatal calf, suggesting a possi- mal processing (Davis and Williams, 1998; ble role in retinol transport or uptake, and to add Mierzejewska and Kubicka, 2006), pressure weight to this idea, Said et al. (1989) have shown (Chicon et al., 2009), hydrolysis (Gestin et al., that b-Lg does enhance retinol uptake in the jeju- 1997; Moreno, 2007), modification (Buetler num, and Puyol et al. (1995) have noted its b-Lg- et al., 2008), conjugation to carbohydrate (Hattori assisted passage in cultured cells. Is b-Lg a et al., 2004; Aoki et al., 2006; Taheri-Kafrani facilitator of retinol uptake in the neonate? Wang et al., 2009), glycosylation through protein engi- et al. (1997) have pointed out that b-Lg binds neering (Tatsumi et al., 2012) and even g-radia- vitamin D2 more tightly than retinol. So might the tion (Kaddouri et al., 2008) have all been role be that of a more general facilitator of vita- examined, as has selective allergen removal min uptake? Yang et al. (2009) suggest this, but (Chiancone and Gattoni, 1993). In most cases their evidence is based upon a mouse model, and the effect is to reduce rather than eliminate the as mice do not produce b-Lg nor can they have interaction, leading Davis and Williams (1998) encountered cows’ milk during evolution, the to conclude that thermal denaturation alone may suggestion is improbable. not be sufficient to dispel the allergic response, no doubt leading to the many studies on b-Lg A general function as inhibitor, modifier or conjugated to carbohydrates (e.g. de Luis et al., enhancer of enzyme activity has been suggested 2007; Sperber et al., 2009). (Farrell and Thompson, 1990; Pérez et al., 1992; Pérez and Calvo, 1995). The protein phosphatase 7.12 Function inhibition by b-Lg appears to be substrate-depen- dent and further, other milk proteins such as The biological function of b-Lg remains elusive. a-lactalbumin appear to have similar activity, so The amino acid composition is such that the that the inhibition is probably not a genuine func- protein is certainly of nutritional value, but the tion. Enhancement of the activity of pregastric molecular properties, particularly its resistance to lipase (Perez et al., 1992) also appears unlikely, acid and pepsin (Miranda and Pelissier, 1983; since not every b-Lg binds fatty acids. McAlpine and Sawyer, 1990; Guo et al., 1995), and ligand binding lead to the supposition that However, a function for the protein in the neo- some other, more specific, function exists. nate may be illusory because b-Lg is not present Further, the buried carboxyl, Glu89, is strictly in the milk of all species. Could the true function conserved, hinting at a general, gated ligand- be associated with some process in the mother? binding activity. b-Lg is found to have bound The lipocalin sequence most closely related evo- fatty acids when separated under mild conditions lutionarily to b-Lg is glycodelin (Seppala et al., (Diaz de Villegas et al., 1987; Pérez et al., 1989), 2009). What is more, the cladogram shown in and ligand binding increases the stability of the Fig. 7.8 reveals that glycodelin is most closely protein (Creamer, 1995; Shimoyamada et al., related to baboon milk b-Lg. Glycodelin is a 1996). Thus, might b-Lg function as an extracel- retinol-binding protein expressed in the first tri- lular fatty-acid-binding protein passing on its mester of human pregnancy (Garde et al., 1991), cargo to the cytosolic form in the same way that and retinol is an important modulator of differen- is found for serum and cellular RBP? tiation (Evans and Kaye, 1999). The sequence of Unfortunately, this appears unlikely as neither an equine endometrial RBP, p19, is available porcine nor equine b-Lg binds fatty acids under (Crossett et al., 1996), but it is only distantly physiological conditions, though b-Lg from all related to RBP, let alone the b-lactoglobulins and glycodelin. Thus, might b-Lg have evolved from an endometrial protein essential to the mother in early pregnancy but now mainly of nutritional
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a-Lactalbumin 8 K. Brew 8.1 Introduction series (Brew, 2003) but highlights recent findings. Much recent research has focused on partially a-Lactalbumin (a-La) is uniquely expressed in folded forms of a-La in complexes with lipids the lactating mammary gland and is present in the that have apoptotic effects on cells, including milks of all major mammalian subdivisions, the tumor cells (Hakansson et al., 1995, 1999). The eutherians, marsupials, and monotremes. biological significance and potential medical Although first known as a component of the whey applications of these complexes are still being fraction of bovine and other milks, a-La was later evaluated. a-La and Lz have been found to be found to be homologous with the type-c members of a larger protein family that includes lysozymes and to have a primary function as the other mammalian proteins with possible func- regulatory protein of lactose synthase (Brodbeck tions in reproductive processes. The author apol- et al., 1967; Brew et al., 1967, 1968). The close ogizes to any investigators whose contributions similarity in 3D structure between a-La and have been inadvertently omitted. lysozyme (Lz), initially predicted by homology- based model building (Browne et al., 1969), was 8.2 Overview of Earlier Work confirmed when the crystallographic structure of baboon a-La was elucidated (Stuart et al., 1986; 8.2.1 Role in Lactose Biosynthesis Smith et al., 1987; Acharya et al., 1989, 1990). The presence of a tightly bound calcium ion in a-La is the regulatory protein of the lactose syn- a-La, initially discovered by Hiroaka et al. thase enzyme system that catalyzes and regulates (1980), was found to involve a metal-binding site the synthesis of lactose in the lactating mammary with a novel structure (Stuart et al., 1986) and gland (Fig. 8.1). The catalytic component of lactose further studies have shown that the calcium ion synthase is a glycosyltransferase (GT), now known has a key role in structural stability and folding. to be a member of CAZy (carbohydrate-active enzymes database) family 7 GTs (GT7; Campbell This account will include a synopsis of infor- et al., 1997; Breton et al., 1998 Coutinho et al., mation discussed in the previous review in this 2003) which function in processing the glycans of glycoproteins and glycolipids. There are seven GT7 K. Brew (*) members in mammals, and the one responsible for Department of Biomedical Science, Charles E. Schmidt lactose synthesis is designated UDP-galactose-N- College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, acetylglucosamine b-1,4-galactosyltransferase-I 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA (b-1,4-GT-I) (Lo et al., 1998). This enzyme was the e-mail: [email protected] P.L.H. McSweeney and P.F. Fox (eds.), Advanced Dairy Chemistry: Volume 1A: Proteins: 261 Basic Aspects, 4th Edition, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-4714-6_8, © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
262 K. Brew Fig. 8.1 The reactions catalyzed by b-1,4-GT-I: galactosyl of nonreducing terminal N-acetylglucosamine in N-linked glycoprotein glycans (in the absence of a-lactalbumin, a-La) and lactose synthesis (in the presence of a-La) first GT7 to be cloned and sequenced (Shaper et al., glycoprotein or oligosaccharide substrates to b-1,4-GT-I (Powell and Brew, 1976), effectively 1986; Narimatsu et al., 1986); like most mammalian switching the acceptor substrate specificity of the enzyme from glycoproteins to glucose. GTs that function in glycan synthesis and process- 8.2.2 Organization and Regulation ing, b-1,4-GT-I is a type II membrane protein with of Lactose Synthase a short N-terminal cytoplasmic domain, a trans- b-1,4-GT-I is a component of the membranes of the trans-Golgi and is retained in this compart- membrane helix, a stem region, and a C-terminal ment because of the length of its transmembrane helix (Masibay et al., 1993); its catalytic domain catalytic domain. b-1,4-GT-I is expressed in vari- projects into the lumen of this Golgi. a-La, after synthesis in the endoplasmic reticulum is trans- ous mammalian secretory cells, including mam- ported to the Golgi apparatus, where it interacts with the catalytic domain of the galactosyltrans- mary epithelial cells and normally catalyzes the ferase and promotes lactose synthesis; both a-La and lactose are secreted into milk via secretory transfer of galactose from UDP-galactose into a vacuoles. The accumulation of lactose within the Golgi apparatus produces an osmotic flow of b-linkage with the 4-hydroxy group of b-linked water into this compartment, a process that has an important role in the assembly of the aqueous N-acetylglucosamine in N-linked oligosaccharides in glycoproteins (Fig. 8.1). The substrate specificity of b-1,4-GT-I is not stringent and it can, in isolation, catalyze lactose synthesis (Fig. 8.1) but inefficiently because of its remarkably low affinity for glucose (reflected in a K more than 1 M). a-La forms a 1:1 complex with M b-1,4-GT-I synergistically with a glucose mole- cule; this reduces the KM for glucose by about 1,000-fold, so that lactose synthesis can proceed efficiently at physiological concentrations of glu- cose. In contrast, a-La inhibits the binding of
8 a-Lactalbumin 263 phase of milk (Brew, 2003). The organization of a-La and Lz genes. The genes for the other mem- the system couples a-La production with lactose bers of the LZLA family in humans are variously synthesis and milk secretion. Two research groups located on chromosomes 3, 10, 17, and X. have generated mice in which the a-La gene is deleted and, also, in one case, replaced by a human A few Lzs have been found to contain a high a-La gene (Stinnakre et al., 1994; Stacey et al., affinity calcium-binding site corresponding to that 1995). Homozygous females with inactivated in a-La. Among them are Lzs from horse, donkey, a-La genes produced small amounts of viscous dog, cat and echidna milks, and from pigeon eggs milk containing no a-La or lactose and high levels (Rodriguez et al. 1985; Nitta and Sugai, 1989; of fat; these animals were unable to nourish their Godovac-Zimmermann et al., 1988; Teahan et al., young. The presence of the human gene resulted 1991; Tsuge et al., 1992; Grobler et al., 1994). in a high level of a-La expression and a small Other Lzs with Ca2+-binding sequence motifs increase in milk volume. Other studies have shown include variants from zebra finch (Taeniopygia that the concentration of lactose and milk produc- guttata), swimming crab (Pan et al. 2010), and tion are enhanced in the milks of transgenic pigs some Lz variants from insects (Grunclova et al., that overexpress bovine a-La, resulting in 2003; Li et al., 2005). Earlier molecular phylog- increased growth rates in piglets (Wheeler, 2003). eny analyses indicated that the a-La and Lz gene lines separated prior to the divergence of the fishes 8.3 Relationships with Lz and tetrapods (Prager and Wilson, 1988) and that and Other Proteins Ca binding may have been an ancient feature of the Lz-a-La family that was lost from the “con- The a-Las and type-c Lzs provide an example of ventional” mammalian and avian Lz (Grobler extreme functional divergence in closely related et al., 1994). This is supported by the phyloge- proteins (Brew, 2003). Additional members of netic tree shown in Fig. 8.3, which was produced their gene family have now been identified in (Dereeper et al., 2008) using the sequences shown cDNA libraries from the human testis (Mandal in Fig. 8.2. A recent extensive investigation of the et al., 2003; Chiu et al., 2004; Zhang et al., 2005) Lz family indicated that there are at least eight and were designated LYZL (lysozyme-like pro- gene lines in mammals that developed prior to the teins): LYZL 2, 3, 4, and 6. LYLZ3 has also been divergence of the placental, marsupial, and mono- called SPACA 3 (sperm acrosome associated 3; treme groups. There are also multiple Lz relatives see Irwin et al., 2011); two of these proteins have in nonmammalian vertebrates, including proteins the catalytic site Glu and Asp residues of the that lack Lz catalytic residues, but other than the type-c lysozymes and may have Lz catalytic “standard” type-c Lz, none could be definitively activity, but the others appear to have lost the Lz identified as orthologs of members of the mam- catalytic site and may be glycan-binding proteins malian Lz family (Irwin et al., 2011). (lectins). These proteins are principally expressed in the testis and, as indicated above, some are An alignment of the amino acid sequence of associated with the sperm acrosome. Based on human a-La with the sequences of a-Las from their greater than 40% sequence identity to human monotremes and a marsupial as well as homo- Lz, they can be expected to have similar 3D struc- logues of Lz found in the human genome and rep- tures to the a-Las and type-c Lzs. The genes for resentative Ca-binding lysozymes (a group that is both human a-La and Lz are located on chromo- not represented in the human genome) is shown in some 12 (Davies et al., 1987, Peters et al., 1989), Fig. 8.2. Conserved residues in the whole group and both contain four exons separated by three include eight cysteinyl residues that are structur- introns (Qasba and Safaya, 1984; Hall et al., ally important since they form the four disulfide 1987; Vilotte et al., 1987). Exon/intron boundar- cross-links, some glycines and several other resi- ies are located at corresponding sites in known dues, that appear to be important for structure and/ or stability (Brew, 2003). A comparison of the amino acid sequences of a-Las from different spe- cies shows that residues that are essential for
264 K. Brew Fig. 8.2 An alignment of the sequences of selected rep- Lz-like protein 6; Hu_X1, Lz-like protein 1; Hu_X2, resentatives of different mammalian members of the acrosome protein 3; Hu_X3, Lz-like protein 4; Hu_LA, lysozyme/a-lactalbumin family. Residues with shaded human a-La; Pigeon_Lz, Lz from Columba livia (Rock backgrounds are identical or chemically conserved in pigeon); echidna_Lz and Echidna_La, Lz and a-La 70% of the sequences. The catalytic site Glu and Asp of from Tachyglossus aculeatus; J_flounder_Lz, Lz from the lysozymes are marked by blue stars and residues Paralichthys olivaceus (Japanese flounder); dog_LZc, important for a-lactalbumin (a-La) activity are enclosed Ca-binding Lz from canine milk; platypus_LA, a-La from in red boxes. The Ca-binding sites in Ca-binding proteins the duck-billed platypus; and Macropus_La, a-La from are shaded in yellow. The proteins are hu_Lz1, human tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) lysozyme (Lz); hu_Lz2, acrosome protein 5; hu_Lz3, lactose synthase activity are conserved in a-Las tose synthase, but this has not yet been examined from different species. However, there is some systematically. functional differentiation between species because a-Las from the distantly related monotremes have Some marine mammals produce milk contain- been found to be essentially inactive with eutherian ing little or no lactose, but cetaceans (whales and galactosyltransferases, yet are active with mono- dolphins) produce milk that contain lactose as the treme galactosyltransferases (Shaw et al., 1993; predominant sugar (Urashima et al. 2002, 2007). Messer et al., 1997). This suggests mutual func- Parts of the amino acid sequence of a-La are tional adaptation between the components of lac- known for many species in this order (Rychel et al., 2004), and all appear to differ from other
8 a-Lactalbumin 265 Fig. 8.3 A phylogenetic tree of members of the lysozyme MUSCLE was used for aligning the sequences, Gblocks (Lz)/a-lactalbumin (a-La) family. This was generated from for curation, and MrBayes with 100,000 reiterations for the amino acid sequences shown in Fig. 8.2 using constructing the tree. The tree was visualized using Phylogeny.fr (www.Phylogeny.fr; Dereeper et al., 2008). TreeDyn known a-Las in having a unique unpaired cysteine and a small three-stranded antiparallel b-pleated at position 36. This could have a major effect on sheet separated by irregular b-turns (Fig. 8.4). structure, stability, and/or activity but, at present, Like Lz, a-La has a bilobal structure in which the there are no reports regarding the properties of a-helices form one lobe (or subdomain) and the the a-La from these species. small b-sheet and irregular structures the other (see Fig. 8.4). 8.4 Three-Dimensional Structures of Free and Complexed Forms The pairing of the eight cysteines of a-La to of a-La form four disulfide cross-links is identical to those in Lz, with bonds linking Cys6 to Cys120 Overall structure: The crystallographic structures and Cys28 to Cys111, in the helical lobe, a of free forms of an array of a-La variants have disulfide linking Cys60 to Cys77 in the b sheet- been determined including human, recombinant containing lobe and one between Cys73 of the and natural bovine, goat, guinea pig, mouse, and b-lobe and Cys90 of the helical lobe. buffalo (Acharya et al., 1991; Harata and Muraki, Crystallographic temperature factors (B factors) 1992; Ren et al., 1993; Pike et al., 1996; Calderone suggest that the C-terminal section of Lz has et al., 1996; Chandra et al., 1998; Chrysina et al., higher mobility than the rest of the molecule 2000). Also, the structure of mouse a-La has and this region appears to be even more dynamic been elucidated in a variety of complexes with in the a-La structure, displaying significantly recombinant bovine b-1,4-GT-I and different different conformations in different a-La crys- ligands (reviewed by Qasba et al., 2008). The tal structures, including structures of the same structure of a-La does not differ significantly protein under different conditions. Residues between the free and complexed forms and is 105–110, corresponding to the fourth helix in closely similar to those of the type-c Lzs. The Lz, are helical in a-La structures determined at dimensions of the a-La molecule are neutral or higher pH values but have a loop 23 Å × 26 Å × 40 Å and the structure includes structure in crystals grown at lower pH values three regular a-helices, two regions of 310 helix, (Harata and Muraki, 1992; Pike et al., 1996). This appears to result from the protonation of His108 at the lower pH.
266 K. Brew Fig. 8.4 The 3D structure of the Ca/Zn complex of that are a key to its action in lactose synthase (Phe31, human a-lactalbumin. The image was generated from His32, Gln117, and Trp118) as well as residues in the Ca- Pdb file 1HML using Chimera (Pettersen et al. 2004). The and Zn-binding sites side chains are shown for all eight cysteines and residues Calcium-binding site: The Ca2+-binding elbow 1989). The effect of Ca2+ concentration on the rate of folding indicates that the increase in rate (residues 79–88) is located at the junction of the results from the binding of calcium to high-energy folding intermediates that have lower affinities for two subdomains between a 310 helix of the b-lobe the metal ion than the native protein and therefore (residues 76–82) and helix C (residues 85–93) of appear to have partially formed Ca2+-binding sites (Kuwajima et al., 1989; Kuwajima, 1996). the a-lobe. The ion is coordinated by five oxygen The crystallographic structures of the apo- and atoms from side chain carboxyl groups of Asp82, holo-forms of a-La (Chrysina et al., 2000) have Asp87, and Asp88 and peptide carbonyl oxygens of similar overall structures. Crystals of the apo- Lys79 and Asp84. Two water molecules also coor- protein were grown at high ionic strength, but no dinate the calcium, forming a slightly distorted cation or solvent molecules were present in the calcium-binding site and the structure of this part bipyramid with liganding groups of the protein. of the apo-protein is closely similar to that in the holo-protein. The main difference between the The consensus amino acid sequence of this region two structures is in the cleft region, close to Tyr103 and Gln54 on the opposite side of the molecule to in different a-Las is Lys79-x-x-Asp-Asp-y-x-Asp- the calcium-binding site. H-bonds between Tyr103 Asp88, where x is a nonpolar amino acid and y a and groups in the a- and b-lobes are replaced by polar amino acid such as Asp, Glu, or Asn. An interactions with immobilized solvent molecules resulting in a more open cleft. It was proposed unusual feature of the binding site is the presence that the structural changes originate from charge repulsion between the negatively charged aspar- of four or five dicarboxylic residues within a tic acid residues in the calcium-binding site; this 7-residue sequence. This pattern is conserved in the homologous Ca-binding Lzs (Brew, 2003). Calcium is not required for the activity of a- La in lactose synthesis (Kronman et al., 1981; Musci and Berliner, 1985) but strongly enhances the stability of the folded protein and is required for refolding and native disulfide bond formation in the reduced denatured protein (Rao and Brew,
8 a-Lactalbumin 267 Fig. 8.5 Structure of the complex of the catalytic domain Chimera (Pettersen et al. 2004). Residues that have of bovine b-1, 4-GT-I (cyan) with mouse a-lactalbumin important roles in interactions between the proteins and (a-La) (orange) together with glucose (green), Mn2+ with substrates are displayed and labeled, those from (purple), UDP (red), and N-acetylgalactosamine (yellow). mouse a-La being italicized The image was generated from Pdb file 2 FYD using generates a relatively small structural change in in the hydrophobic box. The process may corre- spond to the initial step in the unfolding in a-La the binding site that affects the orientation of to the MG state and, in reverse, a mechanism for the effect of Ca2+ on the transformation of the flanking secondary structure elements, 310 helix molten globule (MG) to native state. h2 and a-helix C. These substructures are teth- In apo a-La, at low ionic strength, the presence ered by a disulfide bond (between Cys73 and of a bound Ca ion will counter charge repulsion Cys91) and the slight expansion of the calcium- between the multiple carboxyl groups in the binding binding loop is transmitted to separate the a and b subdomains and perturb packing interactions
268 K. Brew site, explaining why the native structure of the the affinity of GT for other monosaccharides, apo-protein is unstable at low ionic strength so including xylose. In contrast, a-LA completes that the MG state becomes the predominant form with disaccharide substrates such as diacetylchi- (Kuwajima, 1989, 1996). The structure of the apo- tobiose, or b-glycosides of GlcNAc, for binding protein shows that the absence of Ca, at high ionic to galactosyltransferase-I and consequently inhib- strength, weakens interactions between the two its galactose transfer to such substrates. lobes of the protein (Forge et al., 1999; Chrysina et al., 2000), which may be the basis for its large The structures of several different complexes influence on folding kinetics in a-La. of mouse a-La with the catalytic domain of bovine b-1,4-GT-I have been determined by crys- Binding of other metals: The high-resolution struc- tallography (Ramakrishnan and Qasba, 2001; ture (1.7 Å) for a complex of human a-La with Ramakrishnan et al., 2004, 2006; Qasba et al., Zn2+ and Ca2+ reveals that Ca2+ occupies the high 2008). b-1,4-GT-I has a GT-A fold, one of two affinity site, whereas Zn2+ binds in the cleft, coor- predominant fold types (GT-A and GT-B) among dinating with Glu49 from one molecule and Glu116 GTs that utilize nucleotide-sugar substrates. In from a symmetry-related molecule, thus stabiliz- the GT-A fold, two Rossman-like a/b domains ing an a-La dimer in the crystal (Fig. 8.3). The associate closely via a large interaction interface. location of a second Ca-binding site was revealed The interaction interface between b-1,4-GT-I and by a 1.8 Å structure for human a-La in the pres- a-La (lactose synthase) buries 1,310 Å2 of acces- ence of a high concentration (100 mM) of Ca2+ sible surface area from the two proteins, about (Chandra et al., 1998). At this lower affinity site, 11% of the surface in b-1,4-GT-I and 20% of the the ion interacts with the side chain oxygens of accessible surface in the a-La molecule. Thr38, Gln39, and Asp83, together with the carbonyl Mutational studies of bovine a-La had previously oxygen of Leu81. Although Asp83 and Leu81 are shown that five residues have key roles, three components of the Ca-binding elbow, they are not (Phe31, His32, and Leu110) by influencing glucose involved directly in calcium binding at the primary binding and two (Gln117 and Trp118) by stabilizing site. The secondary Ca site appears to be similar to the interactions of the two proteins (Malinovskii a binding site for Mn2+ (see Brew, 2003). Aramini et al., 1996). The crystallographic structure in et al. (1996) reported an NMR study of the binding Fig. 8.3 shows that the residues in mouse a-La of an array of metal ions to bovine, goat, and (Phe31, His32, Met110, Gln117, and Trp118) corre- human a-La and concluded that most metal ions sponding to those identified by mutagenesis in bind to the primary Ca2+ site with lanthanides and bovine a-La are a key to its interactions with a yttrium having the highest affinity (Y3+ > La3+ = largely nonpolar surface of b-1,4-GT-I contain- Lu3+ > Ca2+ > Sr2+ > Cd2+, Pb2+, Ba2+ > Sc3+). However, ing Phe280, Tyr286, Gln288, Tyr289, Phe360, and Ile363 Co2+ and Cu2+ were found to bind at a different site, and with glucose. An a-helix, containing resi- possibly corresponding to the zinc-binding site. dues 105–111 of a-La, interacts with a helix formed by residues 359–365 of the b-1,4-GT-I Complexes with b-1,4-GT-I: a-La forms a 1:1 catalytic domain (Fig. 8.5). Conformational changes induced by substrate binding are features complex with b4-GT-I in the presence of sub- of the action of a wide array of GTs with GT-A folds and, in b-1,4-GT-I, the donor substrate strates, specifically glucose, N-acetylglucosamine (UDP-gal) stabilizes the complex with a-La by inducing a conformational change affecting resi- or a combination of Mn2+, and UDP-galactose (or dues 345–365. This results in a-helix formation by residues 359–365 and a change in position- other UDP-sugar). In isolation, b-1,4-GT-I is a ing of Trp314. When the acceptor substrate N-acetylglucosamine binds to b-1,4-GT-I, the poor catalyst for lactose synthesis because of its 2-acetamido group binds to a hydrophobic pocket formed by Arg359, Phe360, and Ile363. Glucose has a weak affinity for glucose (Brew, 2003) reflected in a K of more than 1 M. The synergistic binding of M a-La and glucose to b-1,4-GT-I results in mutual stabilization of complexes and the 1,000-fold low- ering of the KM for glucose. a-La also enhances
8 a-Lactalbumin 269 hydroxy rather than acetamido at the 2-position nated HAMLET (human a-lactalbumin made and in the complex between b-1,4-GT-I, a-La, lethal to tumor cells) and BAMLET, respectively and glucose, a-La binds to this hydrophobic (Svensson et al., 2000; 2003). These preparations pocket and the Nd1 of the imidazole group of a- penetrate tumor and immature cells, disrupting La His32 interacts with the O-1 and O-2 hydroxy mitochondria, nucleosomes, and proteosomes groups of glucose. The direct interaction of a-La and activating apoptotic pathways (Mok et al., with the 1-OH group of glucose explains how the 2007; Mossberg et al., 2010). binding of a-La and monosaccharides is syner- gistic, whereas a-La and oligosaccharide or gly- There is considerable interest in potential coside acceptor substrates bind competitively to clinical applications for HAMLET and similar b-1,4-GT-I (Qasba et al., 2008). preparations for cancer treatment and initial clin- ical trials on patients with skin papillomas and 8.5 Apoptotic Effects of a-La on bladder cancer generated promising results Tumor and Other Cells (Gustafsson et al., 2004; Mossberg et al., 2007). However, a recent study indicates that some nor- There is growing recognition that many proteins mal primary cell lines are more sensitive to a-La- have multiple functions and much recent oleic acid complexes than tumor cells and also research on a-La has been focused on an activ- that oleic acid alone has a cytotoxic action com- ity that is distinct from its role in lactose synthe- parable to that of its complex with a-La sis and may be linked to its ability to form a (Brinkmann et al. 2011). Other work indicates stable partially folded structure, the MG. The that fully denatured bovine a-La-containing pro- MG state has a greatly diminished CD spectrum tein aggregates (as opposed to partially unfolded in the near-UV range, suggesting a disrupted protein molecules) can be converted into cyto- tertiary structure, but a pronounced far-UV CD toxic complexes with oleic acid (Liskova et al., spectrum, indicating the presence of a high con- 2010) and apoptosis can be induced by oleic acid tent of native secondary structure, particularly complexes with proteolytic fragments of bovine a-helices. a-La undergoes a transition to a MG a-La (Tolin et al., 2010). These studies suggest state under mildly denaturing conditions such that, although interesting and potentially as acidic or alkaline pH, low concentrations significant, the nature and applicability of these of denaturants, or moderately elevated tempera- a-La complexes need further evaluation. tures (see Kuwajima, 1989). In apo a-La the MG state is the predominant form at room While this work suggests a possible role for temperature and low ionic strength. NMR stud- a-La in protecting suckling mammals from can- ies (Rösner and Redfield, 2009) have shown cer, an alternative view of its biological that the MG form of a-La has a near-native significance has emerged from studies with a-subdomain whereas the smaller b-subdomain marine mammals. In most mammals, mammary is unstructured. gland involution is linked to the accumulation of milk in the mammary ducts following the termi- A form of human a-La that has cytotoxic nation of suckling. This has been proposed to be effects on tumor cells was initially isolated from triggered by a factor or factors in the milk that acid-precipitated casein by Hakansson et al. accumulates after weaning. Female Cape fur (1995). Various methods have been reported for seals have an unusual lactation pattern; they generating similar preparations, complexes of intensively feed their pups for 2–3 days on land partially folded a-La with oleic acid, under more with copious quantities of rich milk that is high in controlled conditions (Svensson et al., 1999, protein and lipid but devoid of lactose. 2000, 2003; Permyakov et al., 2011); such prepa- Subsequently they go on extended foraging trips rations of human and bovine a-La were desig- lasting up to 23 days. In most lactating mammals, if milk is not removed for 23 days, mammary cell apoptosis and involution ensue, but this does not
270 K. Brew occur in the fur seal. In this species, the a-La other lipids is interesting, but there seem to be gene is altered so that little or no protein is some issues regarding specificity. Thus, recent produced. Also, the protein product is truncated studies have shown that the Ca-binding Lz from relative to the a-Las from other species, with 104 equine milk can also undergo a conformational rather than 123 residues, and lacks parts of the change and form complexes with oleic acid that structure that are essential for its activity in have cytotoxic effects on cells (Wilhelm et al., lactose synthase and for formation of a stable 2009; Nielsen et al. 2010). Whether these protein molten globule structure (Reich and Arnould, complexes are vehicles that merely deliver oleic 2007; Sharp et al., 2008). These changes have acid to a membrane or whether the protein com- been proposed to prevent apoptosis triggered by ponent has a specific role in cell-specificity or a-La complexes so that mammary function can apoptosis remains to be determined. The possible be retained despite prolonged intervals between role of a-La, and perhaps Ca-binding milk Lzs, in suckling activities (Sharp et al., 2008). This mammary involution (Sharp et al., 2008) is also might be interpreted to suggest an interesting intriguing and merits further investigation. symmetry in the role of a-La in lactation as a ter- minator as well as an initiator and maintainer of Acknowledgements The author wishes to thank the many lactose synthesis. However, this is speculative students and postdoctoral fellows who have previously and it is possible that the example of the fur seal contributed to studies of a-La and lactose synthase in his may be a unique adaptation. laboratory. 8.6 Conclusions References The structural basis of the ability of a-La to regu- Acharya, K.R., Stuart, D.I., Walker, N.P.C., Lewis, M. and late substrate specificity in b-1,4-GT-I is now Phillips, D.C. (1989). Refined structure of baboon understood in detail but the evolutionary relation- a-lactalbumin at 1.7 Å resolution. Comparison with ship between a-La and calcium binding and “con- c-type lysozyme. J. Mol. Biol. 208, 99–127. ventional” Lz has become complicated by the identification of additional members of the Lz Acharya, K.R., Stuart, D.I., Phillips, D.C. and Scheraga, family, including some with non-catalytic activi- H.A. (1990). A critical evaluation of the predicted and ties (Fig. 8.2). It seems likely that the a-La gene X-ray structures of a-lactalbumin. J. Protein Chem. 9, developed at an early time prior to the origins of 549–563. the synapsids, possibly contributing small amounts of lactose to a secretion from apocrine- Acharya, K.R., Ren, J.S., Stuart, D.I., Phillips, D.C. and like glands that had a role in supplying antimicro- Fenna, R.E. (1991). Crystal-structure of human bial oligosaccharides and fluids to thin-shelled a-latalbumin at 1.7 Å resolution. J. Mol. Biol. 221, eggs (Oftedal, 2002). The significance of lactose 571–581. seems likely to have been twofold: (a) increasing the volume of secreted fluids through osmotic Aramini, J.M., Hiraoki, T., Grace, M.R., Swaddle, T.W., effects and (b) serving as a core or primer for the Chiancone, E. and Vogel, H.J. (1996). NMR and synthesis of larger complex oligosaccharides. The stopped-flow studies of metal ion binding to a-lactal- role of lactose as a nutrient for young animals bumins. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1293, 72–82. may have developed later as it was produced in larger quantities as the efficiency of the lactose Breton, C., Bettler, E., Joziasse, D.H., Geremia, R.A. and synthase system increased during the course of Imberty, A. (1998). Sequence-function relationships evolution (Capuco and Akers, 2009). As discussed of prokaryotic and eukaryotic galactosyltransferases. in Sect. 4, the ability of a-La to undergo conver- J. Biochem. 123, 1000–1009. sion to a pro-apoptotic complex with oleic acid or Brew, K. (2003). a-Lactalbumin, in Advanced Dairy Chemistry, 3rd edn., Vol. 1, Part A: Proteins, P.F. Fox and P.L.H. McSweeney, eds., New York: Kluwer, pp. 388–418. Brew, K., Vanaman, T.C. and Hill, R.L. (1967). Comparison of the amino acid sequences of bovine a-lactalbumin and hen’s egg white lysozyme. J. Biol. Chem. 242, 3747–3749. Brew, K., Vanaman, T.C. and Hill, R.L. (1968). The role of a-lactalbumin and the A protein in lactose synthetase: a unique mechanism for the control of a biological reaction. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 59, 491–497.
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Immunoglobulins in Mammary 9 Secretions W.L. Hurley and P.K. Theil 9.1 Introduction 2001; Tizard, 2001; Uruakpa et al., 2002; Hurley, 2003; van de Perre, 2003; Butler and Kehrli, 2005; Immunoglobulins (Igs) secreted in colostrum and Wheeler et al., 2007; Gapper et al., 2007; Stelwagen milk are a major factor providing immune protec- et al., 2009; Brandtzaeg, 2010; Hurley and Theil, tion to the neonate. The Igs in milk represent the 2011). This chapter reviews the Igs found in mam- cumulative immune response of the lactating mam- mary secretions in the context of their diversity of mal to exposure to pathogens and other sources of structure, origin, transfer, and function. antigenic stimulation that occurs through interac- tion with the environment. Extensive species vari- 9.2 The Immunoglobulins ability exists on how and when the Igs are transferred to the neonate as well as on the mechanisms by 9.2.1 Classes and Structure which the Ig impacts the neonate (Butler and Kehrli, of Immunoglobulins 2005). While colostrum and milk Igs have been a topic of study since the late nineteenth century, Immunoglobulins found in colostrum or milk are herdsmen have capitalized on the value of colos- the same as those found in the blood or mucosal trum and milk immune factors for the neonate for secretions. They are a family of proteins with a many centuries (Larson, 1992; Wheeler et al., range of protective bioactivities. Immunoglobulin 2007). The Igs found in colostrum and milk and the synthesis occurs through a complex process of role in transfer of passive immunity from mother to gene rearrangement and combinatorial joining of neonate have been reviewed by many authors gene segments, addition or removal of nucleotides (Brambell, 1970; Butler, 1974, 1983; McClelland, at the point of joining (junctional diversity), and 1982; Chernishov and Slukvin, 1990; Larson, 1992; somatic hypermutation of variable region gene Telemo and Hanson, 1996; Korhonen et al., segments (Butler, 1998; Marchalonis et al., 1998; 2000a; Hanson et al., 2001; Lilius and Marnila, Schlissel, 2003; Maul and Gearhart, 2010; Chrony et al. 2010). An antibody repertoire of greater than W.L. Hurley (*) 1012 may be expected (Butler, 1998; Moser and Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois Leo, 2010); however, variability exists among spe- at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA cies on how these mechanisms of creating anti- e-mail: [email protected] body diversity are employed (Meyer et al., 1997; Butler, 1998; Marchalonis et al., 1998; Schlissel, P.K. Theil 2003; Maul and Gearhart, 2010; Chrony et al. 2010). Department of Animal Health and Bioscience, Aarhus University, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark P.L.H. McSweeney and P.F. Fox (eds.), Advanced Dairy Chemistry: Volume 1A: Proteins: Basic Aspects, 275 4th Edition, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-4714-6_9, © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
276 W.L. Hurley and P.K. Theil Fig. 9.1 Immunoglobulins are Y-shaped heteromeric allows for interactions with complement and Fc receptors. complexes composed of two light chains (~25 kD) and two Immunoglobulin classes are distinguished by the type of heavy chains (~55 kD) in the case of IgG. The light chains heavy chain and their ability to interact with the J or joining interact with the amino terminus of the heavy chains to chain (~15 kDa) which links the heavy chains to form poly- form the Fab domain of the molecule which contains the meric immunoglobulins in the case of IgA and IgM antigen-binding sites at their tips. The carboxyl portion of (Adapted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: the heavy chains combines to form the Fc domain which Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 3:1–12, 2002) Mammalian antibodies can be divided into five ognizable even with electron microscopic analy- classes or isotypes, IgG, IgA, IgM, IgE, and IgD. sis (Roux, 1999). Physicochemical properties of All monomeric Ig molecules consist of a similar immunoglobulins found in bovine milk have been basic structure composed of four subunit summarized by Larson (1992). polypeptides, including two identical heavy chains and two identical light chains, with a total molec- The N-terminal portion of the Ig molecule is ular mass of ~160 kDa. Heavy and light chains are the antigen-binding region (Fig. 9.1). Antigen both composed of domains referred to as variable binding occurs through interactions of the antigen (VH, VL) and constant (CH, CL) regions. Disulfide with the variable regions of heavy and light chains. bonds link each heavy and light chain pair, as well Digestion of the IgG molecule with papain hydro- as link the two heavy chains, resulting in a Y-shape lyzes the heavy chain at the hinge region and molecule with two antigen-binding sites (Fig. 9.1). releases two identical antigen-binding fragments The number and position of disulfide bonds (Fab) and the constant portion of the molecule linking heavy chains varies with Ig isotype. The (Fc). The Fab consists of VH and CH1 domains of characteristic Y-shape of immunoglobulins is rec- the heavy chain and VL and CL domains of the light chain. The Fc portion of the IgG molecule consists
9 Immunoglobulins in Mammary Secretions 277 of the C and C domains. Upon digestion of IgG that is responsible for transepithelial transport of H2 H3 IgA and IgM into mucosal secretions (Johansen et al., 2000, 2001; Braathen et al., 2007). by the stomach proteolytic enzyme, pepsin, a The predominant Ig in colostrum varies among F(ab¢)2 fragment is produced which includes the species and is related to the route of transfer of pas- two antigen-binding (Fab) sites of the IgG molecule sive immunity from mother to offspring. Concentrations of IgG are greatest in the colostrum (Nisonoff et al. 1960; Fang and Mukkur, 1976; of ruminants and other ungulate species (Table 9.1, Fig. 9.2). Highest concentrations of Igs in bovine Butler, 1983; Mix et al., 2006). mammary secretions are found in colostrum removed immediately after parturition (Guidry The Fc fragment contains the portion responsible et al., 1980; Larson et al., 1980; Larson, 1992). The total quantity of IgG1 secreted by the mammary for many of the biological activities of the antibody gland of the dairy cow during the peripartum period can exceed 2 kg, resulting in a reduction of the con- molecule, including complement activation, recog- centration of IgG1 in the maternal blood serum (Larson et al., 1980; Larson, 1992). Estimates of nition by Fc receptors on leukocytes and epithelial concentrations of Ig in colostrum and milk are vari- able and can be affected by parity, genetics, stage cells, transport through epithelial cells, and recog- of lactation, and management of the animal (Newstead, 1976; Oyeniyi and Hunter, 1978; nition by bacterial Ig-binding proteins. N-linked Guidry et al., 1980; Muller and Ellinger, 1981; Norman and Hohenboken, 1981; Devery-Pocius glycosylation of the Fc portion of IgG is thought to and Larson, 1983; Guidry and Miller, 1986; Caffin and Poutrel, 1988; Gilbert et al., 1988; Pritchett keep the heavy chains in an open conformation, et al., 1991; Quigley et al., 1994). contributing to the binding of the Fc to Fcg recep- The primary Ig isotype in human colostrum and milk is IgA (Table 9.1, Fig. 9.2). Combined tors (FcgR; Anthony and Ravetch, 2010). Binding with high concentrations of lactoferrin (Chap. 10) and high activity of lysozyme, human milk of Ig Fc to FcgR occurs asymmetrically, resulting in has a particularly high antimicrobial activity (Goldman, 1993; Xanthou et al., 1995; Goldman a 1:1 receptor:ligand stoichiometry (Radaev and and Ogra, 1999). Immunoglobulin G seems to be the major colostrum isotype in rat colostrum Sun, 2001). (Table 9.1), which is consistent with the much studied specific intestinal absorption of IgG by 9.2.2 Immunoglobulins in Biological the neonatal rat intestine (Rodewald and Fluids Kraehenbuhl, 1984; Simister and Rees, 1985). Immunoglobulin G, IgA, and IgM are the major Ig 9.2.3 Properties of Immunoglobulins isotypes in mammary secretions. Physical and bio- in Mammary Secretions chemical properties of Igs of bovine mammary secretions have been described previously (Butler, When milk is incubated with radiolabeled bovine 1983, 1986; Eigel et al., 1984; Larson, 1992). Ig and components are separated by ultracentrif- Immunoglobulin G exists in the monomeric form ugation, >90, 85, 80, and 70% of the IgG1, IgG2, in blood or milk. Most serum IgA is monomeric IgA, and IgM, respectively, are found in the whey (Mestecky et al., 1999), while most IgA in mucosal fraction (Frenyo et al., 1986). The fat (cream) secretions are di- or tetrameric IgA. In the poly- fraction does contain a portion of the Ig, with the meric form of IgA, the monomers are linked together near the C-terminal of the heavy chains through covalent interaction with the J or joining chain (~15 kDa; Fig. 9.1) (Brandtzaeg, 1985). The mass of dimeric IgA, including the J chain, is ~370 kDa. Serum and milk IgM are complex mol- ecules composed of five IgM monomers linked by disulfide bonds and containing one J chain and having a molecular mass of ~1,000 kDa (Fig. 9.1). The polymeric nature of IgA and IgM and their binding to the J chain give them a high valency of antigen-binding sites and the ability to agglutinate bacteria, as well as a limited complement-activat- ing activity which allows them to act in a noninflammatory manner, and a high affinity for the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR)
278 W.L. Hurley and P.K. Theil Table 9.1 Concentration of immunoglobulins and percentage of major component in serum and mammary secretions of several speciesa (Adapted from Larson (1992)) Major component Species Immunoglobulin Concentration (mg/mL) Milk Immunoglobulin (%) Milk Blood serum Colostrum Serum Colostrum Cow (Bos IgG-total 2,500 32–212 0072 88 85 66 taurus) IgG1 1,400 20–200 006 89 88 43 IgG2 1,100 1,200 0012 Horse IgA 305 0013 IgM 004 807 0004 FSC 301 005 002 IgG-total 11,304 0039 IgG(T) 2,109 1,502 0009 802 Pig IgA 105 1,007 0048 89 80 70 Dogb IgM 102 504 0003 81 68 85 Ratc IgG 2,105 5,807 300 96 76 IgA 108 1,007 707 __d Human IgM 101 302 003 78 90 IgG 1,101 2,304 0024 87 IgA 007 908 2,063 IgM 107 008 0022 IgG-total 2,406 206 IgG2a 800 009 __d IgA 0015 008 IgM 0077 NDe 1,053 IgG 1,201 0043 0059 NDe 0004 IgA 205 17,035 1,000 IgM 0093 1,059 0010 FSC 2,009 0002 aApproximate values, some from limited observations. Data compiled and calculated from human and pig (Butler, 1974), rat (Stechschulte and Austen, 1970; Bazin et al., 1974; McGhee et al., 1975; Michalek et al., 1975; Rousseaux and Bazin, 1979), dog (Vaerman and Heremans, 1969; Heddle and Rowley, 1975), horse (Rouse and Ingram, 1970; Vaerman et al., 1971; McGuire and Crawford, 1972), cow (Butler, 1981, 1983; Devery-Pocius and Larson, 1983) Certain IgG subclasses for rat, horse, and cow are shown and included in the total IgG. Where subclasses in other spe- cies were reported, they are grouped in the total for the class bSee Larson (1992) for discussion of dog colostral Ig concentration reported by others cData for the rat are inconsistent. Values given are average from several studies. See Larson (1992) dTotal IgG estimated to be >1,053 mg/mL and 72% (Larson, 1992) eND Not consistently detected prevalence of the IgM and IgA in the cream et al., 1997; Mainer et al., 1997; Chen and Chang, greater than that for the IgG1 and IgG2. The 1998; Chen et al., 2000). This is of particular casein pellet also contains a small fraction of the importance where colostrum or milk is pasteur- IgM and IgG2. ized for use to treat or control disease (Godden et al., 2003, 2006; McMartin et al., 2006; Concentrated Ig in bovine colostrum is rather Elizondo-Salazar et al., 2010). Heat denaturation stable at refrigerated temperatures or frozen. This results in conformational changes in the Ig mol- has practical value to the dairy industry for the ecule (Calmettes et al., 1991), and particularly in storage of colostrum containing high Ig concen- the antigen-binding activity of the Ig (Dominguez trations for feeding newborn calves. On the other et al., 1997, 2001), which is more thermolabile hand, Ig is heat-labile (Goldsmith et al., 1983; than the other regions of the molecule (Mainer Calmettes et al., 1991; Larson, 1992; Fukumoto et al., 1997; Dominguez et al., 2001). et al., 1994; Lindstrom et al., 1994; Dominguez
9 Immunoglobulins in Mammary Secretions 279 Fig. 9.2 Relative distribution of IgG, IgA, and IgM in serum. Much of the IgA and IgM found in colos- colostrum (outer circle) and in milk (inner circle) of five trum and milk is produced by plasma cells in the species. The relative size of the circles represents the over- mammary tissue. Mammary gland plasma cells all concentration of total immunoglobulins found among lie adjacent to the mammary alveolar epithelial the species and the concentrations in colostrum vs. milk. cells (Nickerson and Heald, 1982; Sordillo and Data compiled and calculated from cow and sheep (Butler Nickerson, 1988). Bovine mammary tissue con- and Kehrli, 2005), human and pig (Butler, 1974), and horse tains plasma cells producing IgG, IgA, and IgM (Rouse and Ingram, 1970). From Hurley and Theil (2011), isotypes, with IgG-producing cells predominat- Open Access, MDPI Publishing, Basel, Switzerland ing during lactation and involution (Yurchak et al., 1971; Sordillo and Nickerson, 1988). Immunoglobulin G is the most thermostable and IgM is the most thermolabile of the Ig found in Mammary plasma cells arise from migration bovine milk (Mainer et al., 1997). Milk samples of lymphocytes from the gut-associated lymphoid that undergo typical pasteurization can retain tissue (GALT), which includes the Peyer’s 25–75% of the IgG concentration; however, milk patches, lymphoid and myeloid cells in the lam- undergoing ultrahigh temperature pasteurization ina propria, and intraepithelial lymphocytes retains little detectable IgG (Li-Chan et al., 1995). (Husband, 1985; Hunziker and Kraehenbuhl, Several alternative methods for microbial inacti- 1998; Kelsall and Strober, 1999; Ishikawa et al., vation of milk have been developed which may 2005; Spenser et al., 2007). Maternal exposure to avoid the effects of heat treatment on Ig solutions antigens through the gastrointestinal tract results (reviewed in Hurley and Theil, 2011). in activation of GALT lymphocytes. These GALT lymphocytes reflect the antigen exposure response Isolated bovine milk IgG, which is stable for in the mother’s mucosal immune system and pro- several hours at 37°C when at pH 6 to 7, has vide a direct link between intestinal and mam- significantly reduced stability when at pH £3 or mary immune systems (Telemo and Hanson, at pH ³10 (Shimizu et al., 1993; Chen and Chang, 1996; Hunziker and Kraehenbuhl, 1998; 1998). Elevated temperature conditions enhance Brandtzaeg, 2010). As a consequence, maternal the negative effect of pH on IgG stability colostrum and milk contain antibodies specific (Dominguez et al., 2001; Gao et al., 2010). for pathogens that may be encountered by the neonate’s intestine and other mucosal tissues 9.3 Origins of Immunoglobulins (Hanson et al., 2001; Brandtzaeg, 2003, 2010). in Mammary Secretions 9.3.2 Mammary Gland Transport 9.3.1 Sources of Immunoglobulins of Immunoglobulins in Mammary Secretions Transepithelial transport of Ig occurs through a Immunoglobulins found in mammary secretions mechanism where the Fc portion of the Ig mol- arise from systemic and intramammary origins. ecule binds to the Fc receptor at the basolateral The proportion of colostrum IgG that is produced surface of the cell (Larson, 1992; Hunziker by plasma cells in the mammary gland is minor and Kraehenbuhl, 1998; Cianga et al., 1999; compared with that which is absorbed from the Kacskovics, 2004; Butler and Kehrli, 2005), or binding to the receptor may occur once the Ig is internalized via endocytosis (Cervenak and Kacskovics, 2009). The receptor-bound immu- noglobulin then is internalized into the cell through an endocytic mechanism, transported to the apical end of the cell, and released into the alveolar lumen (He et al., 2008; Cervenak and Kacskovics, 2009).
280 W.L. Hurley and P.K. Theil 9.3.2.1 IgG contrast, IgG1 is present in colostrum and milk at In the mammary gland, IgG is thought to be a substantially higher concentration than IgG2 transported across the epithelial cells by the Fc (Guidry et al., 1980). There appears to be prefer- receptor known as FcRn, or the neonatal Fc recep- ential transport of IgG1 into the mammary secre- tor. This Fc receptor was initially identified as the tions (Sasaki et al., 1977). Interestingly, IgG2 receptor in the intestine of the neonatal rodent appears to have a higher affinity for FcRn than that was responsible for the specific uptake of IgG1 (Cervenak and Kacskovics, 2009). If FcRn maternal IgG (Rodewald and Kraehenbuhl, 1984; is responsible for IgG transport across the epithe- Simister and Rees, 1985). The FcRn also has been lial cell during colostrum formation, then how implicated in the transplacental transport of IgG can the higher transport of IgG1 occur in the face in humans and other species (Simister and Story, of the higher affinity for IgG2? One explanation 1997; Simister, 2003; Fuchs and Ellinger, 2004; may be found in the proposed role of FcRn in the Pentsuk and van der Laan, 2009) as well as being recycling of IgG in various tissues (Junghans and described in a range of other tissues (Cervenak Anderson, 1996; Junghans, 1997; Telleman and and Kacskovics, 2009). The FcRn is a heterodi- Junghans, 2000). The loss of IgG through various mer. The MHC class I protein, ß2-microglobulin, tissues normally may be minimized by IgG bind- is the smaller subunit (Simister and Mostov, 1989; ing to FcRn in the cells and being recycled back Hunziker and Kraehenbuhl, 1998). It has a mono- to the blood or lymph. Overexpression of FcRn in meric molecular mass of ~12 kD, but exists as a transgenic mice results in an extended serum IgG tetramer in milk (Whitney, 1988). Free bovine half-life (Bender et al., 2007; Lu et al., 2007). milk b2-microglobulin may arise from milk This recycling function of FcRn, with the higher monocytes (Pringnitz et al., 1985a, b). The larger affinity for IgG2, may suggest that IgG2 taken up subunit of FcRn is an integral membrane protein by the mammary epithelial cell during colostrum structurally related to MHC class I a chains formation is preferentially recycled back to the (Simister and Mostov, 1989; Burmeister et al., extracellular fluid and not passed on to the alveo- 1994; Ghetie and Ward, 1997). Milk from mice in lar lumen, resulting in the apparent preferential which the b2-microglobulin gene has been deleted transport of IgG1 into the mammary secretion. still has normal concentrations of IgG (Velin This mechanism does not account for the appar- et al., 1996). Binding of IgG to FcRn is pH- ent higher affinity of binding for IgG1 compared dependent. Binding occurs with high affinity at with IgG2 described in collagenase-dispersed acidic pH, while only weak binding occurs at cell cultures from prepartum bovine mammary neutral or basic pH (Cervenak and Kacskovics, tissue (Sasaki et al., 1977). 2009), perhaps indicating that binding of IgG to FcRn in epithelial cells may occur within the Genetic variants of the gene coding for the endosome’s acidic environment. MHC class I a chain of FcRn (FCGRT) are asso- ciated with IgG concentration in colostrum of Mammary epithelial cells rapidly take up IgG1 dairy cows (Zhang et al., 2009). A genetic or hor- at their basolateral membrane surface during monal component to the regulation of Ig trans- colostrum formation, and large amounts of IgG1 port may account for part of the variance in mass can be observed both in the cells and accumu- transfer of IgG1 into colostrum in dairy cattle lated in the lumen (Leary et al., 1982; Larson, (Baumrucker et al., 2009). These observations 1985). Binding of IgG1 to receptors on epithelial suggest an opportunity to enhance the concentra- cells also might be responsible for the low con- tions of Ig in colostrum and milk through genetic centrations of the IgG found in cows’ milk during manipulation. lactation (Sasaki et al., 1977); however, mam- mary tissue leucocytes also contribute to IgG1 9.3.2.2 Secretory IgA and IgM binding in the tissue (Barrington et al., 1997a). Secretory IgA generally is the major colostral and milk Ig in species where IgG transport occurs Immunoglobulin G1 and IgG2 are present in during gestation (Table 9.1). Transepithelial approximately equal concentrations in serum. In
9 Immunoglobulins in Mammary Secretions 281 transport of dimeric IgA and pentameric IgM Prepartum removal of mammary secretions in occurs via the transmembrane glycoprotein poly- cattle can alter the concentration of IgG1 in secre- meric immunoglobulin receptor, or pIgR (Mostov tions (Guy et al., 1994). The effect of prepartum and Kaetzel, 1999; Kaetzel and Bruno, 2007). unilateral removal of mammary secretions on The polymeric nature of IgA and IgM arises from secretion composition suggests that local mam- their binding with the J-chain peptide (Johansen mary gland factors also affect IgG1 transport et al., 2000), which in turn results in their high (Guy et al., 1994). Both hormonal and local fac- affinity for pIgR (Johansen et al., 2000, 2001; tors contribute to the control of IgG1 transport in Braathen et al., 2007). The pIgR binds dimeric the ruminant mammary gland (McFadden et al., IgA or pentameric IgM at the basolateral mem- 1997). Selective transfer of IgG1 into milk occurs brane of the cell (Mostov, 1994; Morton et al., during mammary gland inflammation (Darton 1996; Raghavan and Bjorkman, 1996; Mostov and McDowell, 1980), resulting in acute increases and Kaetzel, 1999). The pIgR-IgA or -IgM com- in the concentration of Ig in milk during mastitis plexes translocate through the mammary secre- (Harmon et al., 1976; Guidry and Miller, 1986; tory cell by an endocytic process to the apical Caffin and Poutrel, 1988). surface (Hunziker and Kraehenbuhl, 1998; Mostov and Kaetzel, 1999). The pIgR is hydro- Expression of the pIgR in rabbit mammary tis- lyzed to release secretory component (SC; sue is inhibited by elevated progesterone and ~75 kDa), the receptor fragment that remains estrogen concentrations, but is stimulated by pro- bound to the Ig molecule (Hunziker and lactin (Rosato et al., 1995). This is consistent Kraehenbuhl, 1998; Mostov and Kaetzel, 1999). with the prepartum increase in mammary tissue Receptor sites not occupied by Ig also are hydro- IgA transport and pIgR expression (Rosato et al., lyzed to release free SC, which potentially may 1995). Expression of pIgR in the mammary gland neutralize the effect of several pathogens of the ewe also appears to be under the control of (Brandtzaeg, 2003). Free SC is present in colos- hormones responsible for initiation of lactation trum and milk (Pringnitz et al., 1985a, b). The (Rincheval-Arnold et al., 2002). Expression of ratio of dimeric to tetrameric sIgA in milk and pIgR also may be regulated by cytokines saliva is about 3:2 (Mestecky et al., 1999), while (Hunziker and Kraehenbuhl, 1998). monomeric IgA in milk and saliva represents about 5–10% of total IgA, respectively. 9.4 Transfer of Passive Immunity 9.3.3 Control of Transport and 9.4.1 Mother to Neonate Mammary Gland Immunity The mammalian neonate’s immune system devel- Transepithelial transport of Ig in the mammary ops slowly and initially is dependent upon mater- gland occurs in relation to the physiological state nal antibodies to provide disease protection. of the mammary tissue. A role for ovarian steroid Mechanisms of transport of passive immunity hormones in stimulating selective transport of from mother to neonate vary among mammalian IgG in the bovine mammary gland was demon- species (see Butler and Kehrli, 2005). The neonate strated originally when treatment of non-lactating of ungulate species is born essentially agamma- cows with estrogen and progesterone resulted in globulinemic and requires absorption of a sub- the formation of colostrum (Smith et al., 1971). stantial mass of maternal antibody from colostrum This observation has provided the basis for many to attain sufficient systemic immunity to protect subsequent efforts to hormonally induce lactation from disease during early postnatal development. in cattle. Lactogenic hormones generally decrease In these species, IgG1 is typically the major Ig the transport of IgG in the mammary gland found in colostrum. The presence of high Ig con- (Winger et al., 1995; Barrington et al., 1997b). centrations in the colostrum consumed by the neo- nate coincides with an extensive, but short-lived,
282 W.L. Hurley and P.K. Theil nonspecific macromolecular absorption by the can be absorbed into the lymphatics or portal neonate intestine. In contrast to ungulate species, circulation. Intestinal closure occurs when this the human fetus acquires systemic IgG primarily macromolecular transport is terminated even during the last trimester of gestation via transport though uptake of macromolecules into entero- across the placental membrane. Gut closure in the cytes may continue (Staley and Bush, 1985). human infant occurs before birth, with little Ig Transport of macromolecules occurs primarily being absorbed intact after birth (Brandtzaeg, in the small intestine and particularly in the 2003; Brandtzaeg and Johansen, 2007). A third jejunum (Staley and Bush, 1985). Selectivity of group of species includes those in which the Ig is transport of macromolecules by the neonate transferred both via placenta and mammary secre- intestine varies with species. In the newborn tions (rodents and carnivores). human, guinea pig, and rabbit, little Ig is trans- ported across the enterocytes and the intestine is For rodents, carnivores, and ungulate species, selective to the point of exclusion of all proteins. consumption of adequate quality and quantity of In contrast, ungulate species exhibit little selec- colostrum is important for the offspring to pro- tivity toward proteins which are absorbed prior vide systemic immune protection in the short to closure. Rodents form an intermediate group term. In the case of human infants, colostrum in which there is high selectivity in the transport consumption is more important for protection of of IgG across the intestinal barrier which occurs the gastrointestinal tract, consistent with the via the FcRn (Rodewald and Kraehenbuhl, lower total Ig content in human colostrum rela- 1984; Simister and Mostov, 1989; Ahouse et al., tive to other species, especially the lower IgG 1993). Selective transport of IgG by the rat content (Table 9.1, Fig. 9.2). An additional con- intestine continues for about 3 weeks. sequence of the different routes of Ig transmis- sion to the young relates to the changes in the Intestinal closure generally is considered to be relative contents of Ig that occur in the transition completed in ruminants by about 24 h after birth from colostrum to milk within certain species and in about 36 h in pigs and horses. Loss of (illustrated in Fig. 9.2). Indeed, the distribution of absorptive capacity of the intestine begins soon Ig in human colostrum is similar to that in human after birth and progresses continuously until clo- milk, whereas the high concentration of IgG in sure is complete. The process of closure is colostrum of other species rapidly declines with affected by environmental stress, by severe dys- successive milking or nursings, while the propor- tocia, and possibly by the nutritional status of the tion of IgA increases between colostrum and milk calf (discussed in Davis and Drackley, 1998). for many species. These rapid changes in relative Failure of transfer of passive immunity results in proportions of the Ig are characteristic of ungu- significant risk of disease for the neonate. Failure late species and rodents where colostrum and of passive transfer is generally considered to have milk Ig provide immune protection both systemi- occurred when a calf’s blood IgG concentration cally and for the gastrointestinal tract. at 48 h after birth is less than 10 mg/mL (Bovine Alliance on Management and Nutrition, 1995). 9.4.2 Intestinal Uptake Failure of passive transfer resulting in a low of Immunoglobulins serum Ig concentration in calves is often associ- ated with increased calf mortality and disease, Intestinal uptake of macromolecules, including and with decreased growth (Nocek et al., 1984; Ig, occurs by an endocytic pathway in the calf Donovan et al., 1986; Robison et al., 1988; Selim and pig (Staley and Bush, 1985; Sangild et al., et al., 1995; Wells et al., 1996), and may be asso- 1999). For a period after birth, this pathway ciated with decreased milk production when the results in the transport of macromolecules calf matures (DeNise et al., 1989). Maternal IgG across the enterocyte, followed by release into in the calf’s blood gradually declines over the ini- the lamina propria from which the macromolecules tial month after birth, with a half-life of approxi- mately 16 days (Husband et al., 1972).
9 Immunoglobulins in Mammary Secretions 283 9.5 Immunoglobulin Function humoral immune protection. In this manner, the in the Neonate immunoglobulins provide a widely dispersed means of antigen recognition by the immune sys- 9.5.1 Immunoglobulins and Immunity tem. Immunoglobulin bound to the antigen may neutralize the effects of bacterial toxins and The mammalian immune system is highly inhibit the infectivity of viruses. Opsonization of complex and robust, with many interacting com- pathogens is the process where the Fab portion of ponents and significant functional redundancy. the Ig binds to surface antigens. This renders the Innate immunity primarily consists of cells that pathogen more susceptible to phagocytosis as a mount rapid and nonspecific responses to patho- result of the pathogen-Ig complex binding to Fc gen exposure (Moser and Leo, 2010; Sun et al., receptors on innate immune cells (Radaev and 2011). This set of cells includes granulocytes, Sun, 2001). In addition, IgG isotype antibodies macrophages, and dendritic cells, which are rela- can activate complement, providing another tively short-lived and which respond in an identi- means of cell lysis and killing of the pathogen. cal manner to pathogen reexposure as in their While generally low in milk (Targowski, 1983), initial exposure. Activation of the innate immune components of the complement system are response occurs via toll-like receptor-mediated expressed in response to intramammary pathogen and toll-like receptor-independent recognition of or lipopolysaccharide challenge (Rainard et al., pathogens (Moser and Leo, 2010; Saiga et al., 2008; Danielsen et al., 2010). Milk antibodies 2011). The toll-like receptors recognize a wide play an important role in immune protection of spectrum of pathogenic organisms (Moser and the mammary gland (Sordillo et al., 1997). Leo, 2010). Dendritic cells also monitor pathogen exposure at mucosal surfaces and contribute to the Immunoglobulin G is the primary Ig trans- mucosal immune system (Iwasaki, 2007). ferred from mother to neonate, whether the trans- Adaptive or acquired immunity, on the other hand, fer occurs via colostrum, as in ungulate species, generally is considered in terms of T and B lym- or via transplacental transfer, as in humans. In phocytes, which respond to pathogen challenge either case, the blood-borne IgG, which is pro- more slowly but with high specificity (Moser and duced as a response of the maternal adaptive Leo, 2010; Liongue et al., 2011; Sun et al., 2011). immune system, would be expected to offer The latter feature of the adaptive response occurs immune protection to the neonate through the as a consequence of somatic rearrangement of mechanisms indicated above, including their genes generating highly diverse sets of antigen contribution to antigen recognition in the phago- receptors. Clonal expansion of the antigen-specific cytic process characteristic of innate immune lymphocytes leads to a population of long-lived cells. memory cells, a hallmark of the adaptive immune system (Moser and Leo, 2010; Sun et al., 2011). 9.5.2 Intestinal Actions of Colostrum Interactions between the intestinal microbiota and and Milk Immunoglobulins the intestinal innate and adaptive immune compo- nents are essential for maintaining gut health In addition to the absorption of Ig from the intes- (Jarchum and Pamer, 2011). tine to provide systemic Ig, especially IgG, the Ig found in colostrum and milk has protective effects Immunoglobulins are produced as part of the within the intestine. The value of colostrum and adaptive immune responses (Butler and Kehrli, milk Ig, particularly IgA, for protection of the 2005; Moser and Leo, 2010). Antigen-specific Ig gastrointestinal tract is well established (Rejnek is produced and secreted by activated B lympho- et al., 1968; Renegar and Small, 1999). For cytes in response to antigen exposure and released example, while milk sIgA is not absorbed by the into the blood and body fluids as part of the human infant’s intestinal mucosa, the presence of
284 W.L. Hurley and P.K. Theil sIgA in the lumen contributes a level of protection 9.5.3 Nutritional Value of Colostrum for the intestinal epithelial barrier (Brandtzaeg, and Milk Immunoglobulin 2003; Brandtzaeg and Johansen, 2007; Russell, 2007). Secretory IgA is the primary Ig responsible The lactose and protein, particularly the casein, for immune protection of mucosal surfaces, in colostrum and milk generally are highly digest- including the intestine (Brandtzaeg and Johansen, ible, with 97% or more of these macronutrients 2007). Milk sIgA can bind bacteria, toxins, and being digested in the young animal (Devillers other macromolecules, thereby limiting their et al., 2004; Le Dividich et al., 2005; Lin et al., ability to bind to intestinal cells and preventing 2009). In contrast, Igs tend to be more resistant them from being transported across the mucosa toward digestion and can be identified within the where they may cause a systemic immune intestinal lining after colostrum ingestion response (Fernandez et al., 2003; Hanson et al., (Danielsen et al., 2010). Intestinal digestion of Ig 2005; Davids et al., 2006). Microbe binding by is among the slowest of the whey proteins. sIgA modulates bacterial colonization of the gas- Immunoglobulin G provides the smallest propor- trointestinal tract which impacts the interaction tion of absorbed amino acids to the neonate com- of those microbes with the developing neonate pared with other major whey proteins (Yvon intestinal immune system (Brandtzaeg, 2003; et al., 1993). In vitro studies indicate that IgA Hanson et al., 2005; Brandtzaeg and Johansen, may be more resistant to intestinal digestion in 2007). In addition, IgA inhibits proinflammatory lambs than is IgG (Stelwagen et al., 2009). responses to oral antigens, thereby having a major Bovine IgG1 is more susceptible to pepsin hydro- role in the immunosuppression and oral tolerance lysis than IgG2, while IgG2 is more susceptible mechanisms in the intestine (Brandtzaeg and to trypsin (de Rham and Isliker, 1977). Johansen, 2007). Breast feeding of human infants Immunoglobulins may be further hydrolyzed by promotes the development of the local intestinal pancreatic enzymes, where chymotrypsin prefer- immune response and production of IgA (Prentice, entially hydrolyzes IgM over IgG and trypsin 1987; Koutras and Vigorita, 1989). preferentially digests bovine IgG1 over IgM (Brock et al., 1977). Intestinal uptake of IgG after closure can occur via the FcRn receptor (Brandtzaeg and Even though a substantial amount of Ig mole- Johansen, 2007). Transport of IgG across the cules are absorbed intact in the ungulate neonate human adult intestinal enterocyte by FcRn seems before closure, ~75% of the Ig is either digested to be bidirectional, suggesting that IgG is involved and absorbed as amino acids or small peptides, or in immune surveillance and defense of the passed through the gastrointestinal tract and may mucosal lining (Israel et al., 1997; Dickinson become a substrate for bacterial fermentation in et al., 1999; Rojas and Apodaca, 2002; Yoshida the intestine or may be excreted via feces. For et al., 2004). Intestinal FcRn may deliver IgG- example, absorption of intact Ig in neonatal pigs antigen complexes to the lamina propria for has been reported in the range 5–25% (Jensen immune processing, resulting in enhanced local et al., 2001; Bikker et al., 2010; Lin et al., 2009) mucosal immune response (Brandtzaeg and relative to the amount supplied via colostrum. By Johansen, 2007; Rojas and Apodaca, 2002). comparison, in the case of adult humans consum- Alternatively, functionally intact IgG remaining ing a bovine whey protein concentrate, approxi- in the lumen may bind antigens and contribute to mately 59 and 19% of ingested Ig is still detectable the intestinal protection (Guarner and Malagelada, in effluents from the jejunum and ileum, respec- 2003). An IgG Fc binding protein associated with tively (Roos et al., 1995). This compares with the intestinal mucus may block uptake of IgG- estimates of digestion of milk proteins in adult antigen complexes, allowing the complexes to be humans which are about 42 and 93% complete at degraded in the lumen (Kobayashi et al., 2002; the end of the jejunum and the ileum, respectively Siccardi et al., 2005). (Mahe et al., 1992).
9 Immunoglobulins in Mammary Secretions 285 The efficiency of the absorption of Ig depends Colostrum has a high content of growth fac- on the nutrients that are ingested along with the tors such as insulin-like growth factor, epidermal Ig, which suggests that colostrum composition growth factor, and transforming growth factors may be a factor in determining Ig absorption (Pakkanen and Aalto, 1997). Some growth fac- (Bikker et al., 2010). Immunoglobulin G absorp- tors act by stimulating proliferation of the small tion is greater when newborn piglets are fed por- intestine and increase the villous height and the cine colostrum compared to bovine colostrum absorptive capacity (Blum, 2003), and extensive (Jensen et al., 2001), perhaps relating to differ- growth of the intestine occurs during the first ences in colostrum composition between species days of life (Xu, 1996). However, if inadequate which could affect the efficiency of Ig amounts of colostrum are ingested, the intestine absorption. of the newborn offspring will start to degenerate and induce gut dysfunction, which in turn will 9.5.4 Role of Colostrum lead to bacterial overgrowth, inflammation, and subsequently excessive nutrient fermentation For the neonate, consumption of colostrum (Siggers et al., 2011). bridges the abrupt transition from a parenteral (via placenta) nutrient source to an enteral supply Colostrum and milk contain a range of antimi- of nutrients (Siggers et al., 2011). While the crobial factors and factors that may impact the transfer of maternal immunity is critical for the immune system (Pakkanen and Aalto, 1997; neonate in order to reduce morbidity and mortal- Playford et al., 2000; Hanson et al., 2001, 2005; ity, it should also be stressed that colostrum Barrington and Parish, 2001; Gill, 2003; Lonnerdal, serves other important purposes to ensure sur- 2003; Siccardi et al., 2005; Blum, 2006; Newburg vival, development, and well-being of the neo- and Walker, 2007; Mehta and Petrova, 2010). In nate, including as a source of energy (Le Dividich addition to Igs, these include the iron-binding anti- et al., 2007), growth factors, and antimicrobial microbial protein, lactoferrin; the antibacterial components (Pakkanen and Aalto, 1997). enzyme, lactoperoxidase; the antibacterial and lytic enzyme, lysozyme; oligosaccharides that Newborn mammals are born with low energy function as analogues of microbial ligands on depots, and during the first few days after birth, mucosal surfaces; antimicrobial heat-stable pep- sufficient intake of energy from colostrum is of tides (defensins); and soluble CD14. Colostrum paramount importance to avoid hunger and neo- and milk also contain leukocytes, including acti- natal death. For example, newborn piglets are vated neutrophils, macrophages, and lymphocytes. born with low energy depots (limited glycogen The relative concentrations of these factors vary stores in the liver and muscles), and these depots considerably among species. are sufficient for maintaining normal piglet behavior for only about 16 h after birth (Theil 9.6 Manipulation of Mammary et al., 2011). Piglets with low colostrum intake Gland Immunity are at the risk of dying in the perinatal period. Significant variation exists among sows in colos- 9.6.1 Enhancing Homologous Transfer trum yield, as well as colostrum intake among lit- of Immunity termates (Farmer and Quesnel, 2009). Large birth weight, small litters, and low number in the birth Vaccination or natural immunization of cows, order are factors that are associated with a high ewes, and sows against enterotoxigenic bacteria intake of colostrum (Le Dividich et al., 2005; (Wilson et al., 1972; Kortbeek-Jacobs et al., Farmer and Quesnel, 2009). Each of these factors 1984; Moon and Bunn, 1993) or intestinal viruses will influence the amount of colostrum Igs con- (Saif et al. 1984; Lanza et al., 1995) can provide sumed by the neonate. enhanced protection for the newborn and decrease
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