Complexity in O-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis engendered by multiple polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases
Complexity in O-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis engendered by multiple polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases
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DOI:
10.1093/glycob/6.7.701
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发表时间:
1996-10-01
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影响因子:
4.3
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Marth, JD
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Marth, JD
Linkage of JV-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) to the hydroxyl group of serine and threonine in a peptide context initiates the production of vertebrate O-glycosylation, although the identity, specificity and location of components involved in this posttranslational modification have been debated. Studies by Robert Hill and others have found that O-glycosylation begins in one or more compartments of the Golgi apparatus (Hanover et al, 1982; Elhammer and Kornfeld, 1984; Roth, 1984; Abeijon and Hirschberg, 1987; Deschuyteneer et al, 1988; Piller et al, 1990; Roth et al, 1994; Schweizer et al, 1994). While various cell types were used, others have indicated that the endoplasmic reticulum is the site of O-glycari biosynthesis (Strous, 1979; Cummings et al, 1983; Patzelt and Weber, 1986; Perez-Vilar et al, 1991; Ellinger and Pavelka, 1992). Although it is possible that a significant number of laboratories are in error, alternatively, all may be correct with these differing results due to a source of complexity in O-glycan biosynthesis not previously defined.In efforts to determine a sequence motif directing O-linked oligosaccharide formation, no consensus signal has emerged, although a negative influence of adjacent charged residues has been noted as well as the enhanced frequency of adjacent proline, serine, and threonine residues (Hill et al, 1977; O'Connell et al, 1991, 1992; Wilson et al, 1991; Wang et al, 1992, 1993; Elhammer et al, 1993; Nehrke et al, 1996). However, some surveys of O-glycan sequences have led to the reported prediction of O-glycosylation sites with approximately 78-88% success (Elhammer et al, 1993; Chou et al, 1995). Purification and characterization of polypeptide (pp) GalNAc-transferase activity from vertebrate sources has provided material to address such issues (Hagopian and Eylar, 1969; Sugiura et al, 1982; Elhammer and Kornfeld, 1986; Wang et al, 1992), and recent studies in vitro have indicated a surprisingly strong preference for threonine residues using highly purified bovine GalNAc transferase (O'Connell et al, 1992; Wang et al, 1992, 1993). These data have supported the view proposed by Robert Hill and others that multiple ppGalNAc-transferases may exist that might act independently to control O-glycan production in vertebrate cells. Recent experiments described below have now confirmed this biochemical prediction, revealing that multiple ppGalNAc-transferases are encoded within the vertebrate genome and thus indicating