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Singh N, Singh AK. In Silico Structural Modeling and Binding Site Analysis of Cerebroside Sulfotransferase (CST): A Therapeutic Target for Developing Substrate Reduction Therapy for Metachromatic Leukodystrophy. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:10748-10768. [PMID: 38463293 PMCID: PMC10918841 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c09462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
Abstract
Cerebroside sulfotransferase (CST) is emerging as an important therapeutic target to develop substrate reduction therapy (SRT) for metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), a rare neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorder. MLD develops with progressive impairment and destruction of the myelin sheath as a result of accumulation of sulfatide around the nerve cells in the absence of its recycling mechanism with deficiency of arylsulfatase A (ARSA). Sulfatide is the product of the catalytic action of cerebroside sulfotransferase (CST), which needs to be regulated under pathophysiological conditions by inhibitor development. To carry out in silico-based preliminary drug screening or for designing new drug candidates, a high-quality three-dimensional (3D) structure is needed in the absence of an experimentally derived three-dimensional crystal structure. In this study, a 3D model of the protein was developed using a primary sequence with the SWISS-MODEL server by applying the top four GMEQ score-based templates belonging to the sulfotransferase family as a reference. The 3D model of CST highlights the features of the protein responsible for its catalytic action. The CST model comprises five β-strands, which are flanked by ten α-helices from both sides as well as form the upside cover of the catalytic pocket of CST. CST has two catalytic regions: PAPS (-sulfo donor) binding and galactosylceramide (-sulfo acceptor) binding. The catalytic action of CST was proposed via molecular docking and molecular dynamic (MD) simulation with PAPS, galactosylceramide (GC), PAPS-galactosylceramide, and PAP. The stability of the model and its catalytic action were confirmed using molecular dynamic simulation-based trajectory analysis. CST response against the inhibition potential of the experimentally reported competitive inhibitor of CST was confirmed via molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation, which suggested the suitability of the CST model for future drug discovery to strengthen substrate reduction therapy for MLD.
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- Nivedita Singh
- Department of Dravyaguna,
Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical
Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Dravyaguna,
Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical
Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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The PGRMC1 Antagonist AG-205 Inhibits Synthesis of Galactosylceramide and Sulfatide. Cells 2021; 10:cells10123520. [PMID: 34944026 PMCID: PMC8700550 DOI: 10.3390/cells10123520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Sulfatide synthesis in the human renal cancer cell line SMKT-R3 was strongly inhibited in the presence of low µM concentrations of AG-205, a progesterone receptor membrane component 1 (PGRMC1) antagonist. This was also the case in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells stably transfected with UDP-galactose: ceramide galactosyltransferase and cerebroside sulfotransferase, the two enzymes required for sulfatide synthesis. In CHO cells synthesizing galactosylceramide but not sulfatide, galactosylceramide was also strongly reduced, suggesting an effect at the level of galactolipid synthesis. Notably, AG-205 inhibited galactosylceramide synthesis to a similar extent in wild type CHO cells and cells that lack PGRMC1 and/or PGRMC2. In vitro enzyme activity assays showed that AG-205 is an inhibitor of UDP-galactose: ceramide galactosyltransferase, but not cerebroside sulfotransferase. This study shows that PGRMC1 is only one of several targets of AG-205 and should be used with caution, especially in studies using cells synthesizing galactosylceramide and sulfatide.
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Li W, Guillaume J, Baqi Y, Wachsmann I, Gieselmann V, Van Calenbergh S, Müller CE. Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of cerebroside analogues as substrates of cerebroside sulphotransferase and discovery of a competitive inhibitor. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2020; 35:1503-1512. [PMID: 32657203 PMCID: PMC7470129 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2020.1791841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a rare genetic disease characterised by a dysfunction of the enzyme arylsulphatase A leading to the lysosomal accumulation of cerebroside sulphate (sulphatide) causing subsequent demyelination in patients. The enzyme galactosylceramide (cerebroside) sulphotransferase (CST) catalyses the transfer of a sulphate group from 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulphate (PAPS) to cerebrosides producing sulphatides. Substrate reduction therapy for arylsulphatase A by inhibition of CST was proposed as a promising therapeutic approach. To identify competitive CST inhibitors, we synthesised and investigated analogues of the substrate galactosylceramide with variations at the anomeric position, the acyl substituent and the carbohydrate moiety, and investigated their structure-activity relationships. While most of the compounds behaved as substrates, α-galactosylceramide 16 was identified as the first competitive CST inhibitor. Compound 16 can serve as a new lead structure for the development of drugs for the treatment of this devastating disease, MLD, for which small molecule therapeutics are currently not available.
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- Wenjin Li
- Department of Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry, PharmaCenter Bonn, Pharmaceutical Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry, PharmaCenter Bonn, Pharmaceutical Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Hardt R, Jordans S, Winter D, Gieselmann V, Wang-Eckhardt L, Eckhardt M. Decreased turnover of the CNS myelin protein Opalin in a mouse model of hereditary spastic paraplegia 35. Hum Mol Genet 2020; 29:3616-3630. [PMID: 33215680 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaa246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Spastic paraplegia 35 (SPG35) (OMIM: 612319) or fatty acid hydroxylase-associated neurodegeneration (FAHN) is caused by deficiency of fatty acid 2-hydroxylase (FA2H). This enzyme synthesizes sphingolipids containing 2-hydroxylated fatty acids, which are particularly abundant in myelin. Fa2h-deficient (Fa2h-/-) mice develop symptoms reminiscent of the human disease and therefore serve as animal model of SPG35. In order to understand further the pathogenesis of SPG35, we compared the proteome of purified CNS myelin isolated from wild type and Fa2h-/- mice at different time points of disease progression using tandem mass tag labeling. Data analysis with a focus on myelin membrane proteins revealed a significant increase of the oligodendrocytic myelin paranodal and inner loop protein (Opalin) in Fa2h-/- mice, whereas the concentration of other major myelin proteins was not significantly changed. Western blot analysis revealed an almost 6-fold increase of Opalin in myelin of Fa2h-/- mice aged 21-23 months. A concurrent unaltered Opalin gene expression suggested a decreased turnover of the Opalin protein in Fa2h-/- mice. Supporting this hypothesis, Opalin protein half-life was reduced significantly when expressed in CHO cells synthesizing 2-hydroxylated sulfatide, compared to cells synthesizing only non-hydroxylated sulfatide. Degradation of Opalin was inhibited by inhibitors of lysosomal degradation but unaffected by proteasome inhibitors. Taken together, these results reveal a new function of 2-hydroxylated sphingolipids namely affecting the turnover of a myelin membrane protein. This may play a role in the pathogenesis of SPG35.
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- Robert Hardt
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn 53115, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn 53115, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn 53115, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn 53115, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn 53115, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn 53115, Germany
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Fewou SN, Röckle I, Hildebrandt H, Eckhardt M. Transgenic overexpression of polysialyltransferase ST8SiaIV under the control of a neuron-specific promoter does not affect brain development but impairs exploratory behavior. Glycobiology 2019; 29:657-668. [PMID: 31147692 PMCID: PMC6704368 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwz040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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A large body of the literature has demonstrated that the polysialic acid (polySia) modification of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) is a key regulator of cellular interactions during brain development, maintenance and plasticity. To properly fulfill these functions, polySia concentration has to be carefully controlled. This is done by the regulation of the expression of the two polySia-synthesizing enzymes ST8SiaII and ST8SiaIV. From this point of view we and others have demonstrated that downregulation of ST8SiaIV during oligodendrocyte differentiation is a prerequisite for efficient myelin formation and maintenance. Here, we addressed the question whether the prevention of polySia downregulation in neurons affects brain and particularly myelin development and functioning. For this purpose, we developed transgenic (tg) mouse lines overexpressing the polysialyltransferase ST8SiaIV in neurons. tg expression of ST8SiaIV prevented the postnatal downregulation of polySia, and most of the polySias in the forebrain and brain stem of adult tg mice were associated with NCAM-140 and NCAM-180 isoforms. Structural examination of the brain revealed no overt abnormalities of axons and myelin. In addition, ultrastructural and western blot analyses indicated normal myelin development. However, behavioral studies revealed reduced rearing activity, a measure for exploratory behavior, while parameters of motor activity were not affected in tg mice. Taken together, these results suggest that a persisting presence of polySia in neurons has no major effect on brain structure, myelination and myelin maintenance, but causes mild behavioral changes.
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- Simon Ngamli Fewou
- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Institut für Klinische Biochemie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany.,Faculty of Health Sciences, Université des Montagnes, Bangangte, Cameroon
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- Institut für Klinische Biochemie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institut für Klinische Biochemie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Hunter CD, Guo T, Daskhan G, Richards MR, Cairo CW. Synthetic Strategies for Modified Glycosphingolipids and Their Design as Probes. Chem Rev 2018; 118:8188-8241. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Carmanah D. Hunter
- Alberta Glycomics Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Alberta Glycomics Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Alberta Glycomics Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Alberta Glycomics Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Alberta Glycomics Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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Kajiura H, Hamaguchi Y, Mizushima H, Misaki R, Fujiyama K. Sialylation potentials of the silkworm, Bombyx mori; B. mori possesses an active α2,6-sialyltransferase. Glycobiology 2015; 25:1441-53. [PMID: 26306633 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwv060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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N-Glycosylation is an important post-translational modification in most secreted and membrane-bound proteins in eukaryotic cells. However, the insect N-glycosylation pathway and the potentials contributing to the N-glycan synthesis are still unclear because most of the studies on these subjects have focused on mammals and plants. Here, we identified Bombyx mori sialyltransferase (BmST), which is a Golgi-localized glycosyltransferase and which can modify N-glycans. BmST was ubiquitously expressed in different organs and in various stages of development and localized at the Golgi. Biochemical analysis using Sf9-expressed BmST revealed that BmST encoded α2,6-sialyltransferase and transferred N-acetylneuraminic acid (NeuAc) to the nonreducing terminus of Galβ1-R, but exhibited the highest activity toward GalNAcβ1,4-GlcNAc-R. Unlike human α2,6-sialyltransferase, BmST required the post-translational modification, especially N-glycosylation, for its full activity. N-Glycoprotein analysis of B. mori fifth instar larvae revealed that high-mannose-type structure was predominant and GlcNAc-linked and fucosylated structures were observed but endogenous galactosyl-, N-acetylgalactosaminyl- and sialyl-N-glycoproteins were undetectable under the standard analytical approach. These results indicate that B. mori genome encodes an α2,6-sialyltransferase, but further investigations of the sialylation potentials are necessary.
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- Hiroyuki Kajiura
- International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita-shi, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita-shi, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita-shi, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita-shi, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita-shi, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Li W, Zech I, Gieselmann V, Müller CE. A capillary electrophoresis method with dynamic pH junction stacking for the monitoring of cerebroside sulfotransferase. J Chromatogr A 2015; 1407:222-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.06.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2015] [Revised: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 06/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Schurek EM, Völker LA, Tax J, Lamkemeyer T, Rinschen MM, Ungrue D, Kratz JE, Sirianant L, Kunzelmann K, Chalfie M, Schermer B, Benzing T, Höhne M. A disease-causing mutation illuminates the protein membrane topology of the kidney-expressed prohibitin homology (PHB) domain protein podocin. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:11262-11271. [PMID: 24596097 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.521773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Mutations in the NPHS2 gene are a major cause of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome, a severe human kidney disorder. The NPHS2 gene product podocin is a key component of the slit diaphragm cell junction at the kidney filtration barrier and part of a multiprotein-lipid supercomplex. A similar complex with the podocin ortholog MEC-2 is required for touch sensation in Caenorhabditis elegans. Although podocin and MEC-2 are membrane-associated proteins with a predicted hairpin-like structure and amino and carboxyl termini facing the cytoplasm, this membrane topology has not been convincingly confirmed. One particular mutation that causes kidney disease in humans (podocin(P118L)) has also been identified in C. elegans in genetic screens for touch insensitivity (MEC-2(P134S)). Here we show that both mutant proteins, in contrast to the wild-type variants, are N-glycosylated because of the fact that the mutant C termini project extracellularly. Podocin(P118L) and MEC-2(P134S) did not fractionate in detergent-resistant membrane domains. Moreover, mutant podocin failed to activate the ion channel TRPC6, which is part of the multiprotein-lipid supercomplex, indicative of the fact that cholesterol recruitment to the ion channels, an intrinsic function of both proteins, requires C termini facing the cytoplasmic leaflet of the plasma membrane. Taken together, this study demonstrates that the carboxyl terminus of podocin/MEC-2 has to be placed at the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane to mediate cholesterol binding and contribute to ion channel activity, a prerequisite for mechanosensation and the integrity of the kidney filtration barrier.
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- Eva-Maria Schurek
- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing-associated Diseases, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing-associated Diseases, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027-6902, and
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- Department of Physiology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027-6902, and
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- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany,; Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing-associated Diseases, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany,; Systems Biology of Ageing Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany,; Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing-associated Diseases, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany,; Systems Biology of Ageing Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany,.
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- Systems Biology of Ageing Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany,; Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Villalonga ML, Díez P, Sánchez A, Gamella M, Pingarrón JM, Villalonga R. Neoglycoenzymes. Chem Rev 2014; 114:4868-917. [DOI: 10.1021/cr400290x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
- IMDEA
Nanoscience, Cantoblanco Universitary City, 28049-Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
- IMDEA
Nanoscience, Cantoblanco Universitary City, 28049-Madrid, Spain
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Han M, Wang X, Ding H, Jin M, Yu L, Wang J, Yu X. The role of N-glycosylation sites in the activity, stability, and expression of the recombinant elastase expressed by Pichia pastoris. Enzyme Microb Technol 2013; 54:32-7. [PMID: 24267565 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2013.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2013] [Revised: 08/13/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase (PAE), produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa), is a promising biocatalyst for peptide synthesis in organic solvents. As P. aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen, the enzyme has been heterologously over-expressed in the safe and efficient host, Pichia pastoris (P. pastoris) for its industrial application. The recombinant elastase (rPAE) contains three potential N-glycosylation sites (Asn-Xaa-Ser/Thr consensus sequences), and is heterogeneously N-glycosylated. To investigate the role of N-glycosylation in the activity, stability, and expression of rPAE, these potential N-glycosylation sites (N43, N212, and N280) were mutated using site-directed mutagenesis. Specifically the asparagine (Asn, N) residues were converted to glutamine (Gln, Q). The enzymatic activity and stability of non-glycosylated and glycosylated rPAE were then compared. The results indicated that the influence of N-glycosylation on its activity was insignificant. The non- and glycosylated isoforms of rPAE displayed similar kinetic parameters for hydrolyzing casein in aqueous medium, and when catalyzing bipeptide synthesis in 50% (v/v) DMSO, they exhibited identical substrate specificity and activity, and produced similar yields. However, N-glycosylation improved rPAE stability both in aqueous medium and in 50% (v/v) organic solvents. The half-lives of the glycosylated and non-glycosylated forms of rPAE at 70°C were 32.2 and 23.1 min, respectively. Mutation of any potential N-glycosylation site was detrimental to its expression in P. pastoris. There was a 23.9% decrease in expression of the N43Q mutant, 63.6% of the N212Q mutant, and 63.7% of the N280Q mutant compared with the wild type. Furthermore, combined mutation of these sites resulted in an additional decrease in the caseinolytic activities of the mutants. These results indicated that all of the N-glycosylation sites were necessary for high-level expression of rPAE.
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- Minghai Han
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education and School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomass-based Energy and Enzyme Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-Agricultural Biotechnology around Hongze Lake, Huaiyin Normal University, Huaian 223300, China
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Ko CY, Lai YL, Liu WY, Lin CH, Chen YT, Chen LFO, Lin TY, Shaw JF. Arabidopsis ENDO2: its catalytic role and requirement of N-glycosylation for function. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2012; 60:5169-5179. [PMID: 22506810 DOI: 10.1021/jf300945c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The Arabidopsis thaliana At1g68290 gene encoding an endonuclease was isolated and designated ENDO2, which was cloned into a binary vector to overexpress ENDO2 with a C-terminal 6 × His-tag in A. thaliana. Our Arabidopsis transgenic lines harboring 35SP::ENDO2 produced stable active enzyme with high yield. The protein was affinity purified from transgenic plants, and its identity was confirmed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and automatic Edman degradation. ENDO2 enzyme digests RNA, ssDNA, and dsDNA, with a substrate preference for ssDNA and RNA. The activity toward ssDNA (361.7 U/mg) is greater than its dsDNase activity (14.1 U/mg) at neutral pH. ENDO2 effectively cleaves mismatch regions in heteroduplex DNA containing single base pair mismatches or insertion/deletion bases and can be applied to high-throughput detection of single base mutation. Our data also validated that the removal of sugar groups from ENDO2 strongly affects its enzymatic stability and activity.
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- Chia-Yun Ko
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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Jungnickel J, Eckhardt M, Haastert-Talini K, Claus P, Bronzlik P, Lipokatic-Takacs E, Maier H, Gieselmann V, Grothe C. Polysialyltransferase overexpression in Schwann cells mediates different effects during peripheral nerve regeneration. Glycobiology 2011; 22:107-15. [DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwr113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Desko MM, Gross DA, Kohler JJ. Effects of N-glycosylation on the activity and localization of GlcNAc-6-sulfotransferase 1. Glycobiology 2009; 19:1068-77. [PMID: 19571171 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwp092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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N-Acetylglucosamine-6-sulfotransferase-1 (GlcNAc6ST-1) is a Golgi-resident glycoprotein that is responsible for sulfation of the l-selectin ligand on endothelial cells. Here, we report the sites at which GlcNAc6ST-1 is modified with N-linked glycans and the effects that each glycan has on enzyme activity, specificity, and localization. We determined that glycans are added at three of four potential N-linked glycosylation sites: N196, N410, and N428. The N428 glycan is required for the production of sulfated cell surface glycans: cells expressing a mutant enzyme lacking this glycan were unable to sulfate the sialyl Lewis X tetrasaccharide or a putative extended core 1 O-linked glycan. The N196 and N410 glycans differentially affect sulfation of two different substrates: cells that express an enzyme lacking the N410 glycan are able to sulfate the sialyl Lewis X substrate, but produce reduced levels of a sulfated peripheral lymph node addressin epitope and cells that express an enzyme lacking the N196 glycan are able to produce a sulfated peripheral lymph node addressin epitope, but are impaired in their ability to sulfate sialyl Lewis X. The glycans' effects on enzyme activity may be mediated, in part, by changes in enzyme localization. While most mutants that lacked glycans localized normally within the Golgi, the N428A mutant and a mutant lacking all glycans were also found to localize ectopically. Altered trafficking of mutants may be associated with the mechanisms by which misglycosylated enzyme is degraded.
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Yusa A, Kitajima K, Habuchi O. N-linked oligosaccharides are required to produce and stabilize the active form of chondroitin 4-sulphotransferase-1. Biochem J 2009; 388:115-21. [PMID: 15628971 PMCID: PMC1186699 DOI: 10.1042/bj20041573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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C4ST-1 (chondroitin 4-sulphotransferase-1) transfers sulphate to position 4 of N-acetylgalactosamine in chondroitin. We showed previously that purified C4ST-1 from the culture medium of rat chondrosarcoma cells was a glycoprotein containing approx. 35% N-linked oligosaccharides. In the present paper, we investigated the functional role of the N-linked oligosaccharides attached to C4ST-1. We found that (i) treatment of recombinant C4ST-1 with peptide N-glycosidase F caused a marked decrease in activity, (ii) production of the active form of C4ST-1 by COS-7 cells transfected with cDNA of C4ST-1 was inhibited by tunicamycin, (iii) deletion of the N-glycosylation site located at the C-terminal region of C4ST-1 abolished activity, (iv) attachment of a single N-glycan at the C-terminal region supported production of the active form of C4ST-1, but the resulting recombinant enzyme was much more unstable at 37 degrees C than the control recombinant protein, and (v) truncation of C-terminal region up to the N-glycosylation site at the C-terminal region resulted in total loss of activity. These observations strongly suggest that N-linked oligosaccharides attached to C4ST-1 contribute to the production and stability of the active form of C4ST-1. In addition, the N-linked oligosaccharide at the C-terminal region appears to affect the glycosylation pattern of recombinant C4ST; a broad protein band of the wildtype protein resulting from microheterogeneity of N-linked oligosaccharides disappeared and four discrete protein bands with different numbers of N-linked oligosaccharides appeared when the N-linked oligosaccharide at the C-terminal region was deleted.
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- Akiko Yusa
- *Department of Chemistry, Aichi University of Education, Igaya-cho, Kariya, Aichi 448-8542, Japan
- †Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- †Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
- ‡Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
- §Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- *Department of Chemistry, Aichi University of Education, Igaya-cho, Kariya, Aichi 448-8542, Japan
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Nagai KI, Tadano-Aritomi K, Niimura Y, Ishizuka I. Development and application of a system for seminolipid metabolism using mouse seminiferous tubules. Glycoconj J 2009; 27:181-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s10719-009-9250-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2009] [Revised: 06/11/2009] [Accepted: 06/11/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ramakrishnan H, Hedayati KK, Lüllmann-Rauch R, Wessig C, Fewou SN, Maier H, Goebel HH, Gieselmann V, Eckhardt M. Increasing sulfatide synthesis in myelin-forming cells of arylsulfatase A-deficient mice causes demyelination and neurological symptoms reminiscent of human metachromatic leukodystrophy. J Neurosci 2007; 27:9482-90. [PMID: 17728461 PMCID: PMC6673125 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2287-07.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by the deficiency of arylsulfatase A (ASA). This results in accumulation of sulfated glycosphingolipids, mainly 3-O-sulfogalactosylceramide (sulfatide), in the nervous system and various other organs. In patients, lipid storage causes a progressive loss of myelin leading to various neurological symptoms. The sulfatide storage pattern in ASA-deficient [ASA(-/-)] mice is comparable to humans, but regrettably, the mice do not mimic the myelin pathology. We reasoned that increasing sulfatide storage in this animal model might provoke demyelination. Therefore, we generated transgenic ASA(-/-) [tg/ASA(-/-)] mice overexpressing the sulfatide-synthesizing enzyme galactose-3-O-sulfotransferase-1 in myelinating cells. Indeed, these tg/ASA(-/-) mice displayed a significant increase in sulfatide storage in brain and peripheral nerves. Mice older than 1 year developed severe neurological symptoms. Nerve conduction velocity was significantly reduced in tg/ASA(-/-) mice because of a peripheral neuropathy characterized by hypomyelinated and demyelinated axons. Inhomogeneous myelin thickness in the corpus callosum, increased frequency of hypomyelinated and demyelinated axons in corpus callosum and optic nerve, and substantially reduced myelin basic protein levels are in accordance with loss of myelin in the CNS. Thus, increasing sulfatide storage in ASA(-/-) mice leads to neurological symptoms and morphological alterations that are reminiscent of human MLD. The approach described here may also be applicable to improve other mouse models of lysosomal as well as nonlysosomal disorders.
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- Department of Neurology, Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany, and
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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Eckhardt M, Hedayati KK, Pitsch J, Lüllmann-Rauch R, Beck H, Fewou SN, Gieselmann V. Sulfatide storage in neurons causes hyperexcitability and axonal degeneration in a mouse model of metachromatic leukodystrophy. J Neurosci 2007; 27:9009-21. [PMID: 17715338 PMCID: PMC6672212 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2329-07.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Metachromatic leukodystrophy is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficiency in the sulfolipid degrading enzyme arylsulfatase A (ASA). In the absence of a functional ASA gene, 3-O-sulfogalactosylceramide (sulfatide; SGalCer) and other sulfolipids accumulate. The storage is associated with progressive demyelination and various finally lethal neurological symptoms. Lipid storage, however, is not restricted to myelin-producing cells but also occurs in neurons. It is unclear whether neuronal storage contributes to symptoms of the patients. Therefore, we have generated transgenic ASA-deficient [ASA(-/-)] mice overexpressing the sulfatide synthesizing enzymes UDP-galactose:ceramide galactosyltransferase (CGT) and cerebroside sulfotransferase (CST) in neurons to provoke neuronal lipid storage. CGT-transgenic ASA(-/-) [CGT/ASA(-/-)] mice showed an accumulation of C18:0 fatty acid-containing SGalCer in the brain. Histochemically, an increase in sulfolipid storage could be detected in central and peripheral neurons of both CGT/ASA(-/-) and CST/ASA(-/-) mice compared with ASA(-/-) mice. CGT/ASA(-/-) mice developed severe neuromotor coordination deficits and weakness of hindlimbs and forelimbs. Light and electron microscopic analyses demonstrated nerve fiber degeneration in the spinal cord of CGT/ASA(-/-) mice. CGT/ASA(-/-) and, to a lesser extent, young ASA(-/-) mice exhibited cortical hyperexcitability, with recurrent spontaneous cortical EEG discharges lasting 5-15 s. These observations suggest that SGalCer accumulation in neurons contributes to disease phenotype.
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MESH Headings
- Analysis of Variance
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Cerebral Cortex/pathology
- Cerebral Cortex/physiopathology
- Cerebroside-Sulfatase/deficiency
- Cerebroside-Sulfatase/metabolism
- Disease Models, Animal
- Electroencephalography/methods
- In Situ Hybridization/methods
- Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic/complications
- Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic/metabolism
- Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic/pathology
- Lipids/analysis
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
- Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
- Motor Skills/physiology
- N-Acylsphingosine Galactosyltransferase/deficiency
- Nerve Degeneration/etiology
- Nerve Degeneration/genetics
- Neurons/enzymology
- Neurons/ultrastructure
- Rats
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
- Spinal Cord/pathology
- Sulfoglycosphingolipids/metabolism
- Sulfotransferases/genetics
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- Matthias Eckhardt
- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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Yaghootfam A, Sorkalla T, Häberlein H, Gieselmann V, Kappler J, Eckhardt M. Cerebroside Sulfotransferase Forms Homodimers in Living Cells. Biochemistry 2007; 46:9260-9. [PMID: 17658888 DOI: 10.1021/bi700014q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Cerebroside sulfotransferase (CST) catalyzes the 3'-sulfation of galactose residues in several glycolipids. Its major product in the mammalian brain is sulfatide, which is an essential myelin component. Using epitope-tagged variants, murine CST was found to localize to the Golgi apparatus, but in contrast to previous assumptions, not to the trans-Golgi network. An examination of enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP)-tagged CST suggests that CST forms homodimers and that dimerization is mediated by the lumenal domain of the enzyme, as shown by immunoprecipitation and density gradient centrifugation. In order to verify that dimerization of CST observed by biochemical methods reflects the behavior of the native protein within living cells, the mobility of CST-EGFP was examined using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. These experiments confirmed the homodimerization of CST-EGFP fusion proteins in vivo. In contrast to full-length CST, a fusion protein of the amino-terminal 36 amino acids of CST fused to EGFP was exclusively found as a monomer but nevertheless showed Golgi localization.
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- Afshin Yaghootfam
- Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany
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Fewou SN, Ramakrishnan H, Büssow H, Gieselmann V, Eckhardt M. Down-regulation of polysialic acid is required for efficient myelin formation. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:16700-11. [PMID: 17420257 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m610797200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Oligodendrocyte precursor cells modify the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) by the attachment of polysialic acid (PSA). Upon further differentiation into mature myelinating oligodendrocytes, however, oligodendrocyte precursor cells down-regulate PSA synthesis. In order to address the question of whether this down-regulation is a necessary prerequisite for the myelination process, transgenic mice expressing the polysialyltransferase ST8SiaIV under the control of the proteolipid protein promoter were generated. In these mice, postnatal down-regulation of PSA in oligodendrocytes was abolished. Most NCAM-120, the characteristic NCAM isoform in oligodendrocytes, carried PSA in the transgenic mice at all stages of postnatal development. Polysialylated NCAM-120 partially co-localized with myelin basic protein and was present in purified myelin. The permanent expression of PSA-NCAM in oligodendrocytes led to a reduced myelin content in the forebrains of transgenic mice during the period of active myelination and in the adult animal. In situ hybridizations indicated a significant decrease in the number of mature oligodendrocytes in the forebrain. Thus, down-regulation of PSA during oligodendrocyte differentiation is a prerequisite for efficient myelination by mature oligodendrocytes. Furthermore, myelin of transgenic mice exhibited structural abnormalities like redundant myelin and axonal degeneration, indicating that the down-regulation of PSA is also necessary for myelin maintenance.
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- Simon Ngamli Fewou
- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Institute of Anatomy, University of Bonn, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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Uemura S, Kurose T, Suzuki T, Yoshida S, Ito M, Saito M, Horiuchi M, Inagaki F, Igarashi Y, Inokuchi JI. Substitution of the N-glycan function in glycosyltransferases by specific amino acids: ST3Gal-V as a model enzyme. Glycobiology 2005; 16:258-70. [PMID: 16306051 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwj060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The sialyltranferase ST3Gal-V transfers a sialic acid to lactosylceramide. We investigated the role of each of the N-glycans modifying mouse ST3Gal-V (mST3Gal-V) by measuring the in vitro enzyme activity of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells transfected with ST3Gal-V cDNA or its mutants. By examining mutants of mST3Gal-V, in which each asparagine was replaced with glutamine (N180Q, N224Q, N334Q), we determined that all three sites are N-glycosylated and that each N-glycan is required for enzyme activity. Despite their importance, N-glycosylation sites in ST3Gal-V are not conserved among species. Therefore, we considered whether the function in the activity that is performed in mST3Gal-V by the N-glycan could be substituted for by specific amino acid residues selected from the ST3Gal-V of other species or from related sialyltransferases (ST3Gal-I, -II, -III, and -IV), placed at or near the glycosylation sites. To this end, we constructed a series of interspecies mutants for mST3Gal-V, specifically, mST3Gal-V-H177D-N180S (medaka or tetraodon type), mST3Gal-V-N224K (human type), and mST3Gal-V-T336Q (zebrafish type). The ST3Gal-V activity of these mutants was quite similar to that of the wild-type enzyme. Thus, we have demonstrated here that the N-glycans on mST3Gal-V are required for activity but can be substituted for specific amino acid residues placed at or near the glycosylation sites. We named this method SUNGA (substitution of N-glycan functions in glycosyltransferases by specific amino acids). Furthermore, we verified that the ST3Gal-V mutant created using the SUNGA method maintains its high activity when expressed in Escherichia coli thereby establishing the usefulness of the SUNGA method in exploring the function of N-glycans in vivo.
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- Satoshi Uemura
- Pharmacodynamics, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, 2-522-1 Noshio, Kiyose, Tokyo 204-8588, Japan
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Kato T, Suzuki M, Murata T, Park EY. The effects of N-glycosylation sites and the N-terminal region on the biological function of β1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 2 and its secretion. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 329:699-705. [PMID: 15737642 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Human beta1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 2 (beta3GnT2) is thought to be an enzyme that extends the polylactosamine acceptor chains, but its function and structure analysis are unknown. To obtain insight into the structure of beta3GnT2, the effects of N-glycosylation on its biological function were evaluated using the addition of inhibitors, site-directed mutagenesis of potential N-glycosylation sites, and deletion of its N-terminal region using a fusion protein with GFP(uv) in a baculovirus expression system. Four of five potential N-glycosylation sites were found to be occupied, and their biological function and secretion were inhibited with the treatment of N-glycosylation inhibitor, tunicamycin. The N-glycosylation at Asn219 was necessary for the beta3GnT activity; moreover, N-glycosylation at Asn127 and Asn219 was critical for efficient protein secretion. When Ser221 was replaced with Thr, fusion protein was expressed as a single band, indicating that the double band of the expressed fusion protein was due to the heterogeneity of the glycosylation at Asn219. The truncated protein consisting of amino acids 82-397 (GFP(uv)-beta3GnT2Delta83), which lacked both one N-glycosylation site at Asn79 and the stem region of glycosyltransferase, was expressed as only a small form and showed no beta3GnT activity. These results suggest that the N-glycosylation site at Asn219, which is conserved throughout the beta1,3-glycosyltransferase family, is indispensable not only with regard to its biological function, but also to its secretion. The N-terminal region, which belongs to a stem region of glycosyltransferase, might also be important to the active protein structure.
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- Tatsuya Kato
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by the deficiency of arylsulphatase A (ASA). This leads to the accumulation of the sphingolipid 3-O-sulphogalactosylceramide (sulphatide) and progressive demyelination in the nervous system of MLD patients. The mechanisms and development of pathology in the disease are still largely unknown. In this study we investigate how the inability to degrade sulphatide affects the formation of myelin in ASA-deficient (ASA-/-) mice. In mice at 2 weeks of age there was a substantial reduction in myelin basic protein (MBP) mRNA and protein. This was confirmed by an immunohistochemical analysis. MBP mRNA and protein, however, reach normal levels at 3 weeks of age. Proteolipid protein (PLP) and MAL mRNA were also reduced in ASA-/- mice at 2 weeks of age; whereas the level of PLP mRNA was normal at 26 weeks of age, MAL mRNA expression remained reduced up to this age. In situ hybridization revealed no significant changes in the number of myelinating oligodendrocytes or oligodendrocyte precursor cells in ASA-/- mice. These results suggest that oligodendrocyte differentiation was normal in ASA-/- mice. No differences were found in the expression of the sulphatide synthesizing enzymes cerebroside sulphotransferase and UDP-galactose : ceramide galactosyltransferase. Our data demonstrate a delay in myelin formation in ASA-/- mice. This raises the possibility that similar alterations in MLD patients may contribute to the pathology of the disease.
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- Afshin Yaghootfam
- Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn, Nussallee 11, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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Bleckwenn NA, Golding H, Bentley WE, Shiloach J. Production of recombinant proteins by vaccinia virus in a microcarrier based mammalian cell perfusion bioreactor. Biotechnol Bioeng 2005; 90:663-74. [PMID: 15858791 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The HeLa cell-vaccinia virus expression system was evaluated for the production of recombinant proteins (enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) and HIV envelope coat protein, gp120) using microcarriers in 1.5 L perfused bioreactor cultures. Perfusion was achieved by use of an alternating tangential flow device (ATF), increasing the length of the exponential phase by 50 h compared to batch culture and increasing the maximum cell density from 1.5x10(6) to 4.4x10(6) cell/mL. A seed train expansion method using cells harvested from microcarrier culture and reseeding onto fresh carriers was developed. EGFP was first used as a model protein to study process parameters affecting protein yield, specifically dissolved oxygen (DO) and temperature during the production phase. The highest level of EGFP, 12+/-1.5 microg/10(6) infected cells, was obtained at 50% DO and 31 degrees C. These setpoints were then used to produce glycoprotein, gp120, which was purified and deglycosylated, revealing a significant amount of N-linked glycosylation. Also, biological activity was assayed, resulting in an ID50 of 3.1 microg/mL, which is comparable to previous reports.
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- Nicole A Bleckwenn
- Biotechnology Unit, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bldg. 14A Rm. 173, MSC 5522, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Zhu ZB, Makhija SK, Lu B, Wang M, Rivera AA, Preuss M, Zhou F, Siegal GP, Alvarez RD, Curiel DT. Transport across a polarized monolayer of Caco-2 cells by transferrin receptor-mediated adenovirus transcytosis. Virology 2004; 325:116-28. [PMID: 15231391 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2004.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2004] [Revised: 03/26/2004] [Accepted: 04/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Adenoviral vectors have a poor record of transgene delivery efficiency through physical barriers such as the epithelium or endothelium. We report here the construction of an adenoviral vector that has the capability to be transported across polarized epithelial monolayers of Caco-2 cells (a colon carcinoma cell line) by transcytosis. This transcytosis is transferrin receptor (TfR)-mediated with use of a bifunctional adaptor, soluble coxsackie adenovirus receptor (sCAR)-Tf, and is both temperature and iron dependent. Under experimental conditions, the adenoviral transcytosis was inhibited by pretreatment of Caco-2 cells with colchicine, an inhibitor of transcytosis, and was not enhanced by pretreatment with Brefeldin A (BFA), an enhancer of transcytosis. In these Caco-2 cells, the transcytosis rate was 0.3 +/- 1.3% (SD). The transcytosed adenoviruses remain biologically functional. These data suggest the potential clinical benefit under conditions where drug delivery is a challenge, such as within the airway epithelium, at the bladder lumen urothelial cell interface, and across the blood-brain barrier for clinical treatment of lung, urogenital, and brain disorders, respectively, by adenoviral transcytosis of transgene delivery.
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- Zeng B Zhu
- Division of Human Gene Therapy, Department of Medicine, Pathology, and The Gene Therapy Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35291, USA
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