COMPLEX ASPARAGINE-LINKED OLIGOSACCHARIDES ARE REQUIRED FOR MORPHOGENIC EVENTS DURING POSTIMPLANTATION DEVELOPMENT
COMPLEX ASPARAGINE-LINKED OLIGOSACCHARIDES ARE REQUIRED FOR MORPHOGENIC EVENTS DURING POSTIMPLANTATION DEVELOPMENT
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DOI:
10.1002/j.1460-2075.1994.tb06480.x
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发表时间:
1994-05-01
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影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
MARTH, JD
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作者:
METZLER, M;GERTZ, A;MARTH, JD
Complex asparagine (N)-linked oligosaccharides appear late in phylogeny and are highly regulated in vertebrates. Variations in these structures are found on the majority of cell-surface and secreted proteins. Complex N-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis is initiated in the Golgi apparatus by the action of Mgat-1-encoded UDP-N-acetylglucosamine: alpha-3-D-mannoside beta-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I (GlcNAc-TI). To determine if these structures govern ontogenic processes in mammals, mouse embryos were generated that lacked a functional Mgat-1 gene, Inactivation of both Mgat-1 alleles produced deficiencies in GlcNAc-TI activity and complex N-linked oligosaccharides. Embryonic lethality occurred by day 10.5, thus establishing that complex N-linked oligosaccharides are required during post-implantation development. Remarkably, embryonic development proceeded into day 9 with the differentiation of multiple cell types. Complex N-linked oligosaccharides are important for morphogenic processes as neural tube formation, vascularization and the determination of left-right body plan asymmetry were impaired in the absence of a functional Mgat-1 gene.