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Voss M. Proteolytic cleavage of Golgi glycosyltransferases by SPPL3 and other proteases and its implications for cellular glycosylation. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2024; 1868:130668. [PMID: 38992482 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2024.130668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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Glycosylation of proteins and lipids is of fundamental importance in multicellular eukaryotes. The vast diversity of glycan structures observed is generated in the Golgi apparatus by the concerted activity of >100 distinct enzymes, which include glycosyltransferases and other glycan-modifying enzymes. Well-known for decades, the majority of these enzymes is released from the Golgi apparatus and subsequently secreted into the extracellular space following endoproteolytic cleavage, but the underlying molecular mechanisms and the physiological implications have remained unexplored. This review will summarize our current knowledge of Golgi enzyme proteolysis and secretion and will discuss its conceptual implications for the regulation of cellular glycosylation and the organization of the Golgi apparatus. A particular focus will lie on the intramembrane protease SPPL3, which recently emerged as key protease facilitating Golgi enzyme release and has since been shown to affect a multitude of glycosylation-dependent physiological processes.
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- Matthias Voss
- Institute of Biochemistry, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany.
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Yagi H, Tateo S, Saito T, Ohta Y, Nishi E, Obitsu S, Suzuki T, Seetaha S, Hellec C, Nakano A, Tojima T, Kato K. Deciphering the sub-Golgi localization of glycosyltransferases via 3D super-resolution imaging. Cell Struct Funct 2024; 49:47-55. [PMID: 38987202 DOI: 10.1247/csf.24008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
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The Golgi apparatus, a crucial organelle involved in protein processing, including glycosylation, exhibits complex sub-structures, i.e., cis-, medial, and trans-cisternae. This study investigated the distribution of glycosyltransferases within the Golgi apparatus of mammalian cells via 3D super-resolution imaging. Focusing on human glycosyltransferases involved in N-glycan modification, we found that even enzymes presumed to coexist in the same Golgi compartment exhibit nuanced variations in localization. By artificially making their N-terminal regions [composed of a cytoplasmic, transmembrane, and stem segment (CTS)] identical, it was possible to enhance the degree of their colocalization, suggesting the decisive role of this region in determining the sub-Golgi localization of enzymes. Ultimately, this study reveals the molecular codes within CTS regions as key determinants of glycosyltransferase localization, providing insights into precise control over the positioning of glycosyltransferases, and consequently, the interactions between glycosyltransferases and substrate glycoproteins as cargoes in the secretory pathway. This study advances our understanding of Golgi organization and opens avenues for programming the glycosylation of proteins for clinical applications.Key words: Golgi apparatus, glycosyltransferase, 3D super-resolution imaging, N-glycosylation.
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- Hirokazu Yagi
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University
- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS)
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- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS)
- Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
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- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS)
- Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
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- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS)
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- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS)
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- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS)
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- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS)
- Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
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- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS)
- Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University
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- Live Cell Super-Resolution Imaging Research Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics
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- Live Cell Super-Resolution Imaging Research Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University
- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS)
- Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
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Gu J, Isaji T. Specific sialylation of N-glycans and its novel regulatory mechanism. Glycoconj J 2024; 41:175-183. [PMID: 38958800 PMCID: PMC11329402 DOI: 10.1007/s10719-024-10157-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Altered glycosylation is a common feature of cancer cells. Some subsets of glycans are found to be frequently enriched on the tumor cell surface and implicated in different tumor phenotypes. Among these, changes in sialylation have long been associated with metastatic cell behaviors such as invasion and enhanced cell survival. Sialylation typically exists in three prominent linkages: α2,3, α2,6, and α2,8, catalyzed by a group of sialyltransferases. The aberrant expression of all three linkages has been related to cancer progression. The increased α2,6 sialylation on N-glycans catalyzed by β-galactoside α2,6 sialyltransferase 1 (ST6Gal1) is frequently observed in many cancers. In contrast, functions of α2,3 sialylation on N-glycans catalyzed by at least three β-galactoside α2,3-sialyltransferases, ST3Gal3, ST3Gal4, and ST3Gal6 remain elusive due to a possibility of compensating for one another. In this minireview, we briefly describe functions of sialylation and recent findings that different α2,3 sialyltransferases specifically modify target proteins, as well as sialylation regulatory mechanisms vis a complex formation among integrin α3β1, Golgi phosphoprotein 3 (GOLPH3), phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase IIα (PI4KIIα), focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and sialyltransferase, which suggests a new concept for the regulation of glycosylation in cell biology.
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- Jianguo Gu
- Division of Regulatory Glycobiology, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 981-8558, Japan.
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- Division of Regulatory Glycobiology, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 981-8558, Japan
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Prabhakar PK, Pereira JH, Taujale R, Shao W, Bharadwaj VS, Chapla D, Yang JY, Bomble YJ, Moremen KW, Kannan N, Hammel M, Adams PD, Scheller HV, Urbanowicz BR. Structural and biochemical insight into a modular β-1,4-galactan synthase in plants. NATURE PLANTS 2023; 9:486-500. [PMID: 36849618 PMCID: PMC10115243 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-023-01358-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Rhamnogalacturonan I (RGI) is a structurally complex pectic polysaccharide with a backbone of alternating rhamnose and galacturonic acid residues substituted with arabinan and galactan side chains. Galactan synthase 1 (GalS1) transfers galactose and arabinose to either extend or cap the β-1,4-galactan side chains of RGI, respectively. Here we report the structure of GalS1 from Populus trichocarpa, showing a modular protein consisting of an N-terminal domain that represents the founding member of a new family of carbohydrate-binding module, CBM95, and a C-terminal glycosyltransferase family 92 (GT92) catalytic domain that adopts a GT-A fold. GalS1 exists as a dimer in vitro, with stem domains interacting across the chains in a 'handshake' orientation that is essential for maintaining stability and activity. In addition to understanding the enzymatic mechanism of GalS1, we gained insight into the donor and acceptor substrate binding sites using deep evolutionary analysis, molecular simulations and biochemical studies. Combining all the results, a mechanism for GalS1 catalysis and a new model for pectic galactan side-chain addition are proposed.
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- Pradeep Kumar Prabhakar
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oakridge, TN, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Renewable Resources and Enabling Sciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oakridge, TN, USA.
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Truberg J, Hobohm L, Jochimsen A, Desel C, Schweizer M, Voss M. Endogenous tagging reveals a mid-Golgi localization of the glycosyltransferase-cleaving intramembrane protease SPPL3. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2022; 1869:119345. [PMID: 36007678 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2022.119345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Numerous Golgi-resident enzymes implicated in glycosylation are regulated by the conserved intramembrane protease SPPL3. SPPL3-catalyzed endoproteolysis separates Golgi enzymes from their membrane anchors, enabling subsequent release from the Golgi and secretion. Experimentally altered SPPL3 expression changes glycosylation patterns, yet the regulation of SPPL3-mediated Golgi enzyme cleavage is not understood and conflicting results regarding the subcellular localization of SPPL3 have been reported. Here, we used precise genome editing to generate isogenic cell lines expressing N- or C-terminally tagged SPPL3 from its endogenous locus. Using these cells, we conducted co-localization analyses of tagged endogenous SPPL3 and Golgi markers under steady-state conditions and upon treatment with drugs disrupting Golgi organization. Our data demonstrate that endogenous SPPL3 is Golgi-resident and found predominantly in the mid-Golgi. We find that endogenous SPPL3 co-localizes with its substrates but similarly with non-substrate type II proteins, demonstrating that in addition to co-localization in the Golgi other substrate-intrinsic properties govern SPPL3-mediated intramembrane proteolysis. Given the prevalence of SPPL3-mediated cleavage among Golgi-resident proteins our results have important implications for the regulation of SPPL3 and its role in the organization of the Golgi glycosylation machinery.
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- Jule Truberg
- Institute of Biochemistry, Kiel University, Rudolf-Höber-Str. 1, D-24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Kiel University, Rudolf-Höber-Str. 1, D-24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Kiel University, Rudolf-Höber-Str. 1, D-24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Kiel University, Rudolf-Höber-Str. 1, D-24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Morphology and Electron Microscopy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Molecular Neurobiology (ZMNH), 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Kiel University, Rudolf-Höber-Str. 1, D-24118 Kiel, Germany.
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van der Kaaij A, van Noort K, Nibbering P, Wilbers RHP, Schots A. Glyco-Engineering Plants to Produce Helminth Glycoproteins as Prospective Biopharmaceuticals: Recent Advances, Challenges and Future Prospects. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:882835. [PMID: 35574113 PMCID: PMC9100689 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.882835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Glycoproteins are the dominant category among approved biopharmaceuticals, indicating their importance as therapeutic proteins. Glycoproteins are decorated with carbohydrate structures (or glycans) in a process called glycosylation. Glycosylation is a post-translational modification that is present in all kingdoms of life, albeit with differences in core modifications, terminal glycan structures, and incorporation of different sugar residues. Glycans play pivotal roles in many biological processes and can impact the efficacy of therapeutic glycoproteins. The majority of biopharmaceuticals are based on human glycoproteins, but non-human glycoproteins, originating from for instance parasitic worms (helminths), form an untapped pool of potential therapeutics for immune-related diseases and vaccine candidates. The production of sufficient quantities of correctly glycosylated putative therapeutic helminth proteins is often challenging and requires extensive engineering of the glycosylation pathway. Therefore, a flexible glycoprotein production system is required that allows straightforward introduction of heterologous glycosylation machinery composed of glycosyltransferases and glycosidases to obtain desired glycan structures. The glycome of plants creates an ideal starting point for N- and O-glyco-engineering of helminth glycans. Plants are also tolerant toward the introduction of heterologous glycosylation enzymes as well as the obtained glycans. Thus, a potent production platform emerges that enables the production of recombinant helminth proteins with unusual glycans. In this review, we discuss recent advances in plant glyco-engineering of potentially therapeutic helminth glycoproteins, challenges and their future prospects.
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Hobohm L, Koudelka T, Bahr FH, Truberg J, Kapell S, Schacht SS, Meisinger D, Mengel M, Jochimsen A, Hofmann A, Heintz L, Tholey A, Voss M. N-terminome analyses underscore the prevalence of SPPL3-mediated intramembrane proteolysis among Golgi-resident enzymes and its role in Golgi enzyme secretion. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:185. [PMID: 35279766 PMCID: PMC8918473 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04163-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Golgi membrane proteins such as glycosyltransferases and other glycan-modifying enzymes are key to glycosylation of proteins and lipids. Secretion of soluble Golgi enzymes that are released from their membrane anchor by endoprotease activity is a wide-spread yet largely unexplored phenomenon. The intramembrane protease SPPL3 can specifically cleave select Golgi enzymes, enabling their secretion and concomitantly altering global cellular glycosylation, yet the entire range of Golgi enzymes cleaved by SPPL3 under physiological conditions remains to be defined. Here, we established isogenic SPPL3-deficient HEK293 and HeLa cell lines and applied N-terminomics to identify substrates cleaved by SPPL3 and released into cell culture supernatants. With high confidence, our study identifies more than 20 substrates of SPPL3, including entirely novel substrates. Notably, our N-terminome analyses provide a comprehensive list of SPPL3 cleavage sites demonstrating that SPPL3-mediated shedding of Golgi enzymes occurs through intramembrane proteolysis. Through the use of chimeric glycosyltransferase constructs we show that transmembrane domains can determine cleavage by SPPL3. Using our cleavage site data, we surveyed public proteome data and found that SPPL3 cleavage products are present in human blood. We also generated HEK293 knock-in cells expressing the active site mutant D271A from the endogenous SPPL3 locus. Immunoblot analyses revealed that secretion of select novel substrates such as the key mucin-type O-glycosylation enzyme GALNT2 is dependent on endogenous SPPL3 protease activity. In sum, our study expands the spectrum of known physiological substrates of SPPL3 corroborating its significant role in Golgi enzyme turnover and secretion as well as in the regulation of global glycosylation pathways.
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- Laura Hobohm
- Institute of Biochemistry, Kiel University, Rudolf-Höber-Str. 1, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Systematic Proteome Research and Bioanalytics, Institute for Experimental Medicine, Kiel University, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Kiel University, Rudolf-Höber-Str. 1, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Kiel University, Rudolf-Höber-Str. 1, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden (NBIS), Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, 10691, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Kiel University, Rudolf-Höber-Str. 1, 24118, Kiel, Germany
- Institute of Immunology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Kiel University, Rudolf-Höber-Str. 1, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Kiel University, Rudolf-Höber-Str. 1, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Kiel University, Rudolf-Höber-Str. 1, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Kiel University, Rudolf-Höber-Str. 1, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Kiel University, Rudolf-Höber-Str. 1, 24118, Kiel, Germany
- Institute for Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Systematic Proteome Research and Bioanalytics, Institute for Experimental Medicine, Kiel University, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Kiel University, Rudolf-Höber-Str. 1, 24118, Kiel, Germany.
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Pothukuchi P, Agliarulo I, Russo D, Rizzo R, Russo F, Parashuraman S. Translation of genome to glycome: role of the Golgi apparatus. FEBS Lett 2019; 593:2390-2411. [PMID: 31330561 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Glycans are one of the four biopolymers of the cell and they play important roles in cellular and organismal physiology. They consist of both linear and branched structures and are synthesized in a nontemplated manner in the secretory pathway of mammalian cells with the Golgi apparatus playing a key role in the process. In spite of the absence of a template, the glycans synthesized by a cell are not a random collection of possible glycan structures but a distribution of specific glycans in defined quantities that is unique to each cell type (Cell type here refers to distinct cell forms present in an organism that can be distinguished based on morphological, phenotypic and/or molecular criteria.) While information to produce cell type-specific glycans is encoded in the genome, how this information is translated into cell type-specific glycome (Glycome refers to the quantitative distribution of all glycan structures present in a given cell type.) is not completely understood. We summarize here the factors that are known to influence the fidelity of glycan biosynthesis and integrate them into known glycosylation pathways so as to rationalize the translation of genetic information to cell type-specific glycome.
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- Prathyush Pothukuchi
- Institute of Biochemistry and Cellular Biology, National Research Council of Italy, Napoli, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cellular Biology, National Research Council of Italy, Napoli, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cellular Biology, National Research Council of Italy, Napoli, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cellular Biology, National Research Council of Italy, Napoli, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cellular Biology, National Research Council of Italy, Napoli, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cellular Biology, National Research Council of Italy, Napoli, Italy
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Isaji T, Im S, Kameyama A, Wang Y, Fukuda T, Gu J. A complex between phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase IIα and integrin α3β1 is required for N-glycan sialylation in cancer cells. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:4425-4436. [PMID: 30659093 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.005208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Aberrant N-glycan sialylation of glycoproteins is closely associated with malignant phenotypes of cancer cells and metastatic potential, which includes cell adhesion, migration, and growth. Recently, phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase IIα (PI4KIIα), which is localized to the trans-Golgi network, was identified as a regulator of Golgi phosphoprotein 3 (GOLPH3) and of vesicle transport in the Golgi apparatus. GOLPH3 is a target of PI4KIIα and helps anchor sialyltransferases and thereby regulates sialylation of cell surface receptors. However, how PI4KIIα-mediated sialyation of cell surface proteins is regulated remains unclear. In this study, using several cell lines, CRISPR/Cas9-based gene knockout and short hairpin RNA-mediated silencing, RT-PCR, lentivirus-mediated overexpression, and immunoblotting methods, we confirmed that PI4KIIα knockdown suppresses the sialylation of N-glycans on the cell surface, in Akt phosphorylation and activation, and integrin α3-mediated cell migration of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Interestingly, both integrin α3β1 and PI4KIIα co-localized to the trans-Golgi network, where they physically interacted with each other, and PI4KIIα specifically associated with integrin α3 but not α5. Furthermore, overexpression of both integrin α3β1 and PI4KIIα induced hypersialylation. Conversely, integrin α3 knockout significantly inhibited the sialylation of membrane proteins, such as the epidermal growth factor receptor, as well as in total cell lysates. These findings suggest that the malignant phenotype of cancer cells is affected by a sialylation mechanism that is regulated by a complex between PI4KIIα and integrin α3β1.
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- Tomoya Isaji
- From the Division of Regulatory Glycobiology, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai Miyagi 981-8558, Japan
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- From the Division of Regulatory Glycobiology, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai Miyagi 981-8558, Japan
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- the Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan, and
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- the Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacy College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, China
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- From the Division of Regulatory Glycobiology, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai Miyagi 981-8558, Japan
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- From the Division of Regulatory Glycobiology, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai Miyagi 981-8558, Japan,
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Castilho A, Steinkellner H. Transient Expression of Mammalian Genes in N. benthamiana to Modulate N-Glycosylation. Methods Mol Biol 2016; 1385:99-113. [PMID: 26614284 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3289-4_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Nicotiana benthamiana has shown great success as a platform for the production of recombinant proteins. Here, we describe methods to transiently express high levels of recombinant proteins and simultaneously modulate their glycosylation pattern toward human-like structures. The method aims to generate recombinant proteins with a targeted largely homogeneous glycosylation profile for structure-function studies.
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- Alexandra Castilho
- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria.
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Schoberer J, Liebminger E, Vavra U, Veit C, Castilho A, Dicker M, Maresch D, Altmann F, Hawes C, Botchway SW, Strasser R. The transmembrane domain of N -acetylglucosaminyltransferase I is the key determinant for its Golgi subcompartmentation. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 80:809-22. [PMID: 25230686 PMCID: PMC4282539 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2014] [Revised: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Golgi-resident type-II membrane proteins are asymmetrically distributed across the Golgi stack. The intrinsic features of the protein that determine its subcompartment-specific concentration are still largely unknown. Here, we used a series of chimeric proteins to investigate the contribution of the cytoplasmic, transmembrane and stem region of Nicotiana benthamiana N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I (GnTI) for its cis/medial-Golgi localization and for protein-protein interaction in the Golgi. The individual GnTI protein domains were replaced with those from the well-known trans-Golgi enzyme α2,6-sialyltransferase (ST) and transiently expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana. Using co-localization analysis and N-glycan profiling, we show that the transmembrane domain of GnTI is the major determinant for its cis/medial-Golgi localization. By contrast, the stem region of GnTI contributes predominately to homomeric and heteromeric protein complex formation. Importantly, in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana, a chimeric GnTI variant with altered sub-Golgi localization was not able to complement the GnTI-dependent glycosylation defect. Our results suggest that sequence-specific features in the transmembrane domain of GnTI account for its steady-state distribution in the cis/medial-Golgi in plants, which is a prerequisite for efficient N-glycan processing in vivo.
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- Jennifer Schoberer
- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life SciencesMuthgasse 18, Vienna, 1190, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life SciencesMuthgasse 18, Vienna, 1190, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life SciencesMuthgasse 18, Vienna, 1190, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life SciencesMuthgasse 18, Vienna, 1190, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life SciencesMuthgasse 18, Vienna, 1190, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life SciencesMuthgasse 18, Vienna, 1190, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life SciencesMuthgasse 18, Vienna, 1190, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life SciencesMuthgasse 18, Vienna, 1190, Austria
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- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes UniversityHeadington, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UK
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- Research Complex at Harwell, Central Laser Facility, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton LaboratoryHarwell-Oxford, Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life SciencesMuthgasse 18, Vienna, 1190, Austria
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Ito Y, Uemura T, Nakano A. Formation and maintenance of the Golgi apparatus in plant cells. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 310:221-87. [PMID: 24725428 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800180-6.00006-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The Golgi apparatus plays essential roles in intracellular trafficking, protein and lipid modification, and polysaccharide synthesis in eukaryotic cells. It is well known for its unique stacked structure, which is conserved among most eukaryotes. However, the mechanisms of biogenesis and maintenance of the structure, which are deeply related to ER-Golgi and intra-Golgi transport systems, have long been mysterious. Now having extremely powerful microscopic technologies developed for live-cell imaging, the plant Golgi apparatus provides an ideal system to resolve the question. The plant Golgi apparatus has unique features that are not conserved in other kingdoms, which will also give new insights into the Golgi functions in plant life. In this review, we will summarize the features of the plant Golgi apparatus and transport mechanisms around it, with a focus on recent advances in Golgi biogenesis by live imaging of plants cells.
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- Yoko Ito
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Live Cell Molecular Imaging Research Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, Wako, Saitama, Japan.
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Geisler C, Mabashi-Asazuma H, Kuo CW, Khoo KH, Jarvis DL. Engineering β1,4-galactosyltransferase I to reduce secretion and enhance N-glycan elongation in insect cells. J Biotechnol 2014; 193:52-65. [PMID: 25462875 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Revised: 11/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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β1,4-galactosyltransferase I (B4GALT1) is a Golgi-resident enzyme that elongates glycoprotein glycans, but a subpopulation of this enzyme is secreted following proteolytic cleavage in its stem domain. We hypothesized that engineering B4GALT1 to block cleavage and secretion would enhance its retention and, therefore, its function. To test this hypothesis, we replaced the cytoplasmic/transmembrane/stem (CTS) domains of B4GALT1 with those from human α1,3-fucosyltransferase 7 (FUT7), which is not cleaved and secreted. Expression of FUT7-CTS-B4GALT1 in insect cells produced lower levels of secreted and higher levels of intracellular B4GALT1 activity than the native enzyme. We also noted that the B4GALT1 used in our study had a leucine at position 282, whereas all other animal B4GALT1 sequences have an aromatic amino acid at this position. Thus, we examined the combined impact of changing the CTS domains and the amino acid at position 282 on intracellular B4GALT1 activity levels and N-glycan processing in insect cells. The results demonstrated a correlation between the levels of intracellular B4GALT1 activity and terminally galactosylated N-glycans, N-glycan branching, the appearance of hybrid structures, and reduced core fucosylation. Thus, engineering B4GALT1 to reduce its cleavage and secretion is an approach that can be used to enhance N-glycan elongation in insect cells.
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- Christoph Geisler
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA; GlycoBac, LLC, Laramie, WY 82072, USA
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica 128, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica 128, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA; GlycoBac, LLC, Laramie, WY 82072, USA.
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Petrosyan A, Cheng PW. Golgi fragmentation induced by heat shock or inhibition of heat shock proteins is mediated by non-muscle myosin IIA via its interaction with glycosyltransferases. Cell Stress Chaperones 2014; 19:241-54. [PMID: 23990450 PMCID: PMC3933620 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-013-0450-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Revised: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 07/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The Golgi apparatus is a highly dynamic organelle which frequently undergoes morphological changes in certain normal physiological processes or in response to stress. The mechanisms are largely not known. We have found that heat shock of Panc1 cells expressing core 2 N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase-M (Panc1-C2GnT-M) induces Golgi disorganization by increasing non-muscle myosin IIA (NMIIA)-C2GnT-M complexes and polyubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of C2GnT-M. These effects are prevented by inhibition or knockdown of NMIIA. Also, the speed of Golgi fragmentation induced by heat shock is found to be positively correlated with the levels of C2GnT-M in the Golgi. The results are reproduced in LNCaP cells expressing high levels of two endogenous glycosyltransferases-core 2 N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase-L:1 and β-galactoside:α2-3 sialyltransferase 1. Further, during recovery after heat shock, Golgi reassembly as monitored by a Golgi matrix protein giantin precedes the return of C2GnT-M to the Golgi. The results are consistent with the roles of giantin as a building block of the Golgi architecture and a docking site for transport vesicles carrying glycosyltransferases. In addition, inhibition/depletion of HSP70 or HSP90 in Panc1-C2GnT-M cells also causes an increase of NMIIA-C2GnT-M complexes and NMIIA-mediated Golgi fragmentation but results in accumulation or degradation of C2GnT-M, respectively. These results can be explained by the known functions of these two HSP: participation of HSP90 in protein folding and HSP70 in protein folding and degradation. We conclude that NMIIA is the master regulator of Golgi fragmentation induced by heat shock or inhibition/depletion of HSP70/90.
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- Armen Petrosyan
- />Department of Research Service, Veterans Administration Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE USA
- />Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5870 USA
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- />Department of Research Service, Veterans Administration Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE USA
- />Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5870 USA
- />Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE USA
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Reinl T, Grammel N, Kandzia S, Grabenhorst E, Conradt HS. Golgi engineering of CHO cells by targeted integration of glycosyltransferases leads to the expression of novel Asn-linked oligosaccharide structures at secretory glycoproteins. BMC Proc 2013. [PMCID: PMC3980822 DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-7-s6-p84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Kitada S, Yamada S, Kuma A, Ouchi S, Tasaki T, Nabeshima A, Noguchi H, Wang KY, Shimajiri S, Nakano R, Izumi H, Kohno K, Matsumoto T, Sasaguri Y. Polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyl transferase 3 independently predicts high-grade tumours and poor prognosis in patients with renal cell carcinomas. Br J Cancer 2013; 109:472-81. [PMID: 23799843 PMCID: PMC3721383 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2013] [Revised: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases (GalNAc-Ts) family of enzymes regulates the initial steps of mucin-type O-glycosylation. N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases might show novel patterns of GalNAc-T glycosylation on tumour-derived proteins, which could influence cancer biology, but its mechanisms are unclear. We investigated the association of GalNAc-T3 and -T6 expressions with clinicopathological features and prognoses of patients with renal cell carcinomas (RCCs). METHODS Expressions of GalNAc-T3/6 and cell-adhesion molecules were analysed immunohistochemically in 254 paraffin-embedded tumour samples of patients with RCC. RESULTS Of 138 GalNAc-T3+ cases, 46 revealed significant co-expression with GalNAc-T6. N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases-3+ expression showed a close relationship to poor clinical performance and large tumour size, or pathologically high Fuhrman's grading, and presence of vascular invasion and necrosis. The GalNAc-T3-positivity potentially suppressed adhesive effects with a significantly low β-catenin expression. Univariate and multivariate analyses showed the GalNAc-T3+ group, but not the GalNAc-T6+ group, to have significantly worse survival rates. CONCLUSION N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases-3 expression independently predicts high-grade tumour and poor prognosis in patients with RCC, and may offer a therapeutic target against RCC.
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- S Kitada
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Kyushu Kosei Nenkin Hospital, Kitakyushu 806-8501, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
- Department of Bio-information Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
- Laboratory of Pathology, Kyushu Kosei Nenkin Hospital, Kitakyushu 806-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Kyushu Kosei Nenkin Hospital, Kitakyushu 806-8501, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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RNAi screening reveals a large signaling network controlling the Golgi apparatus in human cells. Mol Syst Biol 2013; 8:629. [PMID: 23212246 PMCID: PMC3542528 DOI: 10.1038/msb.2012.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2012] [Accepted: 10/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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RNAi screening and automated image analysis reveal 180 kinases and phosphatases regulating the organization of the Golgi apparatus. Most of these genes also control the expression of specific glycans, pointing to a web of interactions between signaling cascades and glycosylation at the Golgi. ![]()
Golgi organization was probed with three markers of different Golgi compartments and quantitative morphological analysis. Knockdowns of ∼20% of all known kinases and phosphatases affected the Golgi globally or in a compartment-specific manner, and were comparable in degree to the depletion of known membrane traffic regulators such as SNAREs. Several cell surface receptors, their cognate ligands and downstream effectors regulate Golgi organization, suggesting a large regulatory network. Most signaling genes affected both Golgi morphology and the expression of specific glycans.
The Golgi apparatus has many important physiological functions, including sorting of secretory cargo and biosynthesis of complex glycans. These functions depend on the intricate and compartmentalized organization of the Golgi apparatus. To investigate the mechanisms that regulate Golgi architecture, we developed a quantitative morphological assay using three different Golgi compartment markers and quantitative image analysis, and performed a kinome- and phosphatome-wide RNAi screen in HeLa cells. Depletion of 159 signaling genes, nearly 20% of genes assayed, induced strong and varied perturbations in Golgi morphology. Using bioinformatics data, a large regulatory network could be constructed. Specific subnetworks are involved in phosphoinositides regulation, acto-myosin dynamics and mitogen activated protein kinase signaling. Most gene depletion also affected Golgi functions, in particular glycan biosynthesis, suggesting that signaling cascades can control glycosylation directly at the Golgi level. Our results provide a genetic overview of the signaling pathways that control the Golgi apparatus in human cells.
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Petrosyan A, Cheng PW. A non-enzymatic function of Golgi glycosyltransferases: mediation of Golgi fragmentation by interaction with non-muscle myosin IIA. Glycobiology 2013; 23:690-708. [PMID: 23396488 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwt009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The Golgi apparatus undergoes morphological changes under stress or malignant transformation, but the precise mechanisms are not known. We recently showed that non-muscle myosin IIA (NMIIA) binds to the cytoplasmic tail of Core 2 N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase mucus-type (C2GnT-M) and transports it to the endoplasmic reticulum for recycling. Here, we report that Golgi fragmentation induced by brefeldin A (BFA) or coatomer protein (β-COP) knockdown (KD) in Panc1-bC2GnT-M (c-Myc) cells is accompanied by the increased association of NMIIA with C2GnT-M and its degradation by proteasomes. Golgi fragmentation is prevented by inhibition or KD of NMIIA. Using multiple approaches, we have shown that the speed of BFA-induced Golgi fragmentation is positively correlated with the levels of this enzyme in the Golgi. The observation is reproduced in LNCaP cells which express high levels of two endogenous glycosyltransferases--C2GnT-L and β-galactoside α2,3 sialyltransferase 1. NMIIA is found to form complexes with these two enzymes but not Golgi matrix proteins. The KD of both enzymes or the prevention of Golgi glycosyltransferases from exiting endoplasmic reticulum reduced Golgi-associated NMIIA and decreased the BFA-induced fragmentation. Interestingly, the fragmented Golgi detected in colon cancer HT-29 cells can be restored to a compact morphology after inhibition or KD of NMIIA. The Golgi disorganization induced by the microtubule or actin destructive agent is NMIIA-independent and does not affect the levels of glycosyltransferases. We conclude that NMIIA interacts with Golgi residential but not matrix proteins, and this interaction is responsible for Golgi fragmentation induced by β-COP KD or BFA treatment. This is a novel non-enzymatic function of Golgi glycosyltransferases.
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- Armen Petrosyan
- Department of Research Service, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE 68105 USA
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Petrosyan A, Ali MF, Verma SK, Cheng H, Cheng PW. Non-muscle myosin IIA transports a Golgi glycosyltransferase to the endoplasmic reticulum by binding to its cytoplasmic tail. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2012; 44:1153-65. [PMID: 22525330 PMCID: PMC4011501 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2012.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2011] [Revised: 03/14/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The mechanism of the Golgi-to-ER transport of Golgi glycosyltransferases is not clear. We utilize a cell line expressing the core 2 N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase-M (C2GnT-M) tagged with c-Myc to explore this mechanism. By immunoprecipitation using anti-c-Myc antibodies coupled with proteomics analysis, we have identified several proteins including non-muscle myosin IIA (NMIIA), heat shock protein (HSP)-70 and ubiquitin activating enzyme E1 in the immunoprecipitate. Employing yeast-two-hybrid analysis and pulldown experiments, we show that the C-terminal region of the NMIIA heavy chain binds to the 1-6 amino acids in the cytoplasmic tail of C2GnT-M. We have found that NMIIA co-localizes with C2GnT-M at the periphery of the Golgi. In addition, inhibition or knockdown of NMIIA prevents the brefeldin A-induced collapse of the Golgi as shown by the inhibition of the migration of both Giantin, a Golgi matrix protein, and C2GnT-M, a Golgi non-matrix protein, to the ER. In contrast, knockdown of HSP70 retains Giantin in the Golgi but moves C2GnT-M to the ER, a process also blocked by inhibition or knockdown of NMIIA. Also, the intracellular distribution of C2GnT-M is not affected by knockdown of β-coatomer protein with or without inhibition of HSPs, suggesting that the Golgi-to-ER trafficking of C2GnT-M does not depend on coat protein complex-I. Further, inhibition of proteasome results in accumulation of ubiquitinated C2GnT-M, suggesting its degradation by proteasome. Therefore, NMIIA and not coat protein complex-I is responsible for transporting the Golgi glycosyltransferase to the ER for proteasomal degradation. The data suggest that NMIIA is involved in the Golgi remodeling.
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- Armen Petrosyan
- Omaha Western Iowa Health System, VA Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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The protein composition of the Golgi is intimately linked to its structure and function. As the Golgi serves as the major protein-sorting hub for the secretory pathway, it faces the unique challenge of maintaining its protein composition in the face of constant influx and efflux of transient cargo proteins. Much of our understanding of how proteins are retained in the Golgi has come from studies on glycosylation enzymes, largely because of the compartment-specific distributions these proteins display. From these and other studies of Golgi membrane proteins, we now understand that a variety of retention mechanisms are employed, the majority of which involve the dynamic process of iterative rounds of retrograde and anterograde transport. Such mechanisms rely on protein conformation and amino acid-based sorting signals as well as on properties of transmembrane domains and their relationship with the unique lipid composition of the Golgi.
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- David K Banfield
- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR of China.
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Both P, Sobczak L, Breton C, Hann S, Nöbauer K, Paschinger K, Kozmon S, Mucha J, Wilson IBH. Distantly related plant and nematode core α1,3-fucosyltransferases display similar trends in structure-function relationships. Glycobiology 2011; 21:1401-15. [PMID: 21515584 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwr056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Here, we present a comparative structure-function study of a nematode and a plant core α1,3-fucosyltransferase based on deletion and point mutations of the coding regions of Caenorhabditis elegans FUT-1 and Arabidopsis thaliana FucTA (FUT11). In particular, our results reveal a novel "first cluster motif" shared by both core and Lewis-type α1,3-fucosyltransferases of the GT10 family. To evaluate the role of the conserved serine within this motif, this residue was replaced with alanine in FucTA (S218) and FUT-1 (S243). The S218A replacement completely abolished the enzyme activity of FucTA, while the S243A mutant of FUT-1 retained 20% of the "wild-type" activity. Based on the results of homology modeling of FucTA, other residues potentially involved in the donor substrate binding were examined, and mutations of N219 and R226 dramatically affected enzymatic activity. Finally, as both FucTA and FUT-1 were shown to be N-glycosylated, we examined the putative N-glycosylation sites. While alanine replacements at single potential N-glycosylation sites of FucTA resulted in a loss of up to 80% of the activity, a triple glycosylation site mutant still retained 5%, as compared to the control. In summary, our data indicate similar trends in structure-function relationships of distantly related enzymes which perform similar biochemical reactions and form the basis for future work aimed at understanding the structure of α1,3-fucosyltransferases in general.
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- Peter Both
- Department of Glycobiology, Institute of Chemistry, Center for Glycomics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská Cesta 9, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Maeda Y, Kinoshita T. The acidic environment of the Golgi is critical for glycosylation and transport. Methods Enzymol 2010; 480:495-510. [PMID: 20816224 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(10)80022-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Proteins and glycolipids are modified by various modes of glycosylation in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the Golgi apparatus. It is well known that the lumen of the Golgi is acidic and compromising acidification by chemical compounds causes impaired glycosylation and transport of proteins (Axelsson et al., 2001; Chapman and Munro, 1994; Palokangas et al., 1994; Presley et al., 1997; Puri et al., 2002; Reaves and Banting, 1994; Rivinoja et al., 2006; Tartakoff et al., 1978). The mechanisms by which glycosylation and transport are regulated by an acidic pH remain largely unknown. Recent findings that the impaired regulation of an acidic environment may be implicated in the pathology of several diseases emphasize the importance of pH regulation (Jentsch, 2007; Kasper et al., 2005; Kornak et al., 2001; Kornak et al., 2008; Piwon et al., 2000; Stobrawa et al., 2001; Teichgraber et al., 2008). We recently established a mutant cell line in which Golgi acidification was selectively impaired and the raised luminal Golgi pH caused impaired transport and glycosylation of proteins and altered Golgi morphology (Maeda et al., 2008). As alkalinizing compounds nonselectively affect all acidic organelles including lysosomes, endosomes, and the Golgi, the mutant cell is thought to be useful in analyzing how the acidic environment of the Golgi regulates glycosylation. In this chapter, we have introduced how we established mutant cells with impaired Golgi acidification and methods for measuring Golgi pH.
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- Yusuke Maeda
- Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Conserved molecular mechanisms underlying homeostasis of the Golgi complex. Int J Cell Biol 2010; 2010:758230. [PMID: 20976261 PMCID: PMC2952910 DOI: 10.1155/2010/758230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2010] [Revised: 07/30/2010] [Accepted: 08/19/2010] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The Golgi complex performs a central function in the secretory pathway in the sorting and sequential processing of a large number of proteins destined for other endomembrane organelles, the plasma membrane, or secretion from the cell, in addition to lipid metabolism and signaling. The Golgi apparatus can be regarded as a self-organizing system that maintains a relatively stable morphofunctional organization in the face of an enormous flux of lipids and proteins. A large number of the molecular players that operate in these processes have been identified, their functions and interactions defined, but there is still debate about many aspects that regulate protein trafficking and, in particular, the maintenance of these highly dynamic structures and processes. Here, we consider how an evolutionarily conserved underlying mechanism based on retrograde trafficking that uses lipids, COPI, SNAREs, and tethers could maintain such a homeodynamic system.
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Tu L, Banfield DK. Localization of Golgi-resident glycosyltransferases. Cell Mol Life Sci 2010; 67:29-41. [PMID: 19727557 PMCID: PMC11115592 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-009-0126-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2009] [Revised: 07/30/2009] [Accepted: 08/04/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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For many glycosyltransferases, the information that instructs Golgi localization is located within a relatively short sequence of amino acids in the N-termini of these proteins comprising: the cytoplasmic tail, the transmembrane spanning region, and the stem region (CTS). Also, one enzyme may be more reliant on a particular region in the CTS for its localization than another. The predominance of these integral membrane proteins in the Golgi has seen these enzymes become central players in the development of membrane trafficking models of transport within this organelle. It is now understood that the means by which the characteristic distributions of glycosyltransferases arise within the subcompartments of the Golgi is inextricably linked to the mechanisms that cells employ to direct the flow of proteins and lipids within this organelle.
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- Linna Tu
- Department of Biology, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Biology, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
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Henquet M, Heinhuis B, Borst JW, Eigenhuijsen J, Schreuder M, Bosch D, van der Krol A. Differential effects of human and plant N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I (GnTI) in plants. Transgenic Res 2009; 19:535-47. [PMID: 19826906 PMCID: PMC2902736 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-009-9331-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2009] [Accepted: 09/27/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In plants and animals, the first step in complex type N-glycan formation on glycoproteins is catalyzed by N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I (GnTI). We show that the cgl1-1 mutant of Arabidopsis, which lacks GnTI activity, is fully complemented by YFP-labeled plant AtGnTI, but only partially complemented by YFP-labeled human HuGnTI and that this is due to post-transcriptional events. In contrast to AtGnTI-YFP, only low levels of HuGnTI-YFP protein was detected in transgenic plants. In protoplast co-transfection experiments all GnTI-YFP fusion proteins co-localized with a Golgi marker protein, but only limited co-localization of AtGnTI and HuGnTI in the same plant protoplast. The partial alternative targeting of HuGnTI in plant protoplasts was alleviated by exchanging the membrane-anchor domain with that of AtGnTI, but in stably transformed cgl1-1 plants this chimeric GnTI still did not lead to full complementation of the cgl1-1 phenotype. Combined, the results indicate that activity of HuGnTI in plants is limited by a combination of reduced protein stability, alternative protein targeting and possibly to some extend to lower enzymatic performance of the catalytic domain in the plant biochemical environment.
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- Maurice Henquet
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Microspectroscopy Centre, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wageningen University, Dreijenlaan 3, 6703 HA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Business Unit Bioscience, Plant Research International BV, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Membrane Enzymology, Department of Chemistry, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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McKillop WM, Barrett JW, Pasternak SH, Chan BMC, Dekaban GA. The extracellular domain of CD11d regulates its cell surface expression. J Leukoc Biol 2009; 86:851-62. [PMID: 19571252 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0309150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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A mAb targeting the CD11d subunit of the leukocyte integrin CD11d/CD18 decreases intraspinal inflammation and oxidative damage leading to improved neurological outcomes in rodent models of SCI. CD11d/CD18 is the fourth member of the beta2-integrin family. Current evidence indicates that CD11d/CD18 is regulated differently than other beta2-integrins, suggesting that CD11d(+) leukocytes play a distinct role in inflammation. Although the transcriptional control of CD11d expression has been evaluated, control of the intracellular distribution of CD11d has not been addressed. For this reason and as a result of the potential of CD11d as a therapeutic target for SCI and possibly other CNS injuries, we investigated the intracellular localization and surface expression of CD11d in cultured cells. CD11d and CD18 were fused at their C-termini with YFP and mRFP, respectively. Flow cytometry and confocal microscopy demonstrated that rCD11d-YFP is expressed on the cell surface of leukocyte cell lines expressing CD18. In contrast, in heterologous cell lines, CD11d-YFP is retained intracellularly in the TGN. Coexpression of CD11d-YFP and CD18-mRFP relieves this intracellular restriction and allows the CD11d/CD18 heterodimer to be surface-expressed. Based on domain-swapping experiments with CD25, the extracellular domain of CD11d is required and sufficient for the observed intracellular retention in heterologous cells. Furthermore, the transmembrane and C-terminus are also required for proper heterodimerization with CD18 and localization to the plasma membrane. These findings suggest that multiple CD11d domains play a role in controlling intracellular location and association with CD18.
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- William M McKillop
- Biotherapeutics Research Laboratory, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5K8
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Hossler P, Khattak SF, Li ZJ. Optimal and consistent protein glycosylation in mammalian cell culture. Glycobiology 2009; 19:936-49. [DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwp079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 517] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Rivinoja A, Hassinen A, Kokkonen N, Kauppila A, Kellokumpu S. Elevated Golgi pH impairs terminal N-glycosylation by inducing mislocalization of Golgi glycosyltransferases. J Cell Physiol 2009; 220:144-54. [PMID: 19277980 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Acidic pH of the Golgi lumen is known to be crucial for correct glycosylation, transport and sorting of proteins and lipids during their transit through the organelle. To better understand why Golgi acidity is important for these processes, we have examined here the most pH sensitive events in N-glycosylation by sequentially raising Golgi luminal pH with chloroquine (CQ), a weak base. We show that only a 0.2 pH unit increase (20 microM CQ) is sufficient to markedly impair terminal alpha(2,3)-sialylation of an N-glycosylated reporter protein (CEA), and to induce selective mislocalization of the corresponding alpha(2,3)-sialyltransferase (ST3) into the endosomal compartments. Much higher pH increase was required to impair alpha(2,6)-sialylation, or the proximal glycosylation steps such as beta(1,4)-galactosylation or acquisition of Endo H resistance, and the steady-state localization of the key enzymes responsible for these modifications (ST6, GalT I, MANII). The overall Golgi morphology also remained unaltered, except when Golgi pH was raised close to neutral. By using transmembrane domain chimeras between the ST6 and ST3, we also show that the luminal domain of the ST6 is mainly responsible for its less pH sensitive localization in the Golgi. Collectively, these results emphasize that moderate Golgi pH alterations such as those detected in cancer cells can impair N-glycosylation by inducing selective mislocalization of only certain Golgi glycosyltransferases.
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- Antti Rivinoja
- Department of Biochemistry and The Finnish Glycoscience Graduate School, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Lee PL, Kohler JJ, Pfeffer SR. Association of beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 1 and beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 1, trans-Golgi enzymes involved in coupled poly-N-acetyllactosamine synthesis. Glycobiology 2009; 19:655-64. [PMID: 19261593 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwp035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Poly-N-acetyllactosamine (polyLacNAc) is a linear carbohydrate polymer composed of alternating N-acetylglucosamine and galactose residues involved in cellular functions ranging from differentiation to metastasis. PolyLacNAc also serves as a scaffold on which other oligosaccharides such as sialyl Lewis X are displayed. The polymerization of the alternating N-acetylglucosamine and galactose residues is catalyzed by the successive action of UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 1 (B3GNT1) and UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 1 (B4GALT1), respectively. The functional association between these two glycosyltransferases led us to investigate whether the enzymes also associate physically. We show that B3GNT1 and B4GALT1 colocalize by immunofluorescence microscopy, interact by coimmunoprecipitation, and affect each other's subcellular localization when one of the two proteins is artificially retained in the endoplasmic reticulum. These results demonstrate that B3GNT1 and B4GALT1 physically associate in vitro and in cultured cells, providing insight into possible mechanisms for regulation of polyLacNAc production.
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- Peter L Lee
- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Human fucosyltransferase IX: Specificity towards N-linked glycoproteins and relevance of the cytoplasmic domain in intra-Golgi localization. Biochimie 2008; 90:1279-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2008.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2007] [Accepted: 03/05/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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van Dijk ADJ, Bosch D, ter Braak CJF, van der Krol AR, van Ham RCHJ. Predicting sub-Golgi localization of type II membrane proteins. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 24:1779-86. [PMID: 18562268 PMCID: PMC7110242 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btn309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Motivation: Recent research underlines the importance of finegrained knowledge on protein localization. In particular, subcompartmental localization in the Golgi apparatus is important, for example, for the order of reactions performed in glycosylation pathways or the sorting functions of SNAREs, but is currently poorly understood. Results: We assemble a dataset of type II transmembrane proteins with experimentally determined sub-Golgi localizations and use this information to develop a predictor based on the transmembrane domain of these proteins, making use of a dedicated proteinstructure based kernel in an SVM. Various applications demonstrate the power of our approach. In particular, comparison with a large set of glycan structures illustrates the applicability of our predictions on a ‘glycomic’ scale and demonstrates a significant correlation between sub-Golgi localization and the ordering of different steps in glycan biosynthesis. Contact:roeland.vanham@wur.nl Supplementary information:Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
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- A D J van Dijk
- Applied Bioinformatics, PRI, Wageningen UR, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Hossler P, Mulukutla BC, Hu WS. Systems analysis of N-glycan processing in mammalian cells. PLoS One 2007; 2:e713. [PMID: 17684559 PMCID: PMC1933599 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2007] [Accepted: 07/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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N-glycosylation plays a key role in the quality of many therapeutic glycoprotein biologics. The biosynthesis reactions of these oligosaccharides are a type of network in which a relatively small number of enzymes give rise to a large number of N-glycans as the reaction intermediates and terminal products. Multiple glycans appear on the glycoprotein molecules and give rise to a heterogeneous product. Controlling the glycan distribution is critical to the quality control of the product. Understanding N-glycan biosynthesis and the etiology of microheterogeneity would provide physiological insights, and facilitate cellular engineering to enhance glycoprotein quality. We developed a mathematical model of glycan biosynthesis in the Golgi and analyzed the various reaction variables on the resulting glycan distribution. The Golgi model was modeled as four compartments in series. The mechanism of protein transport across the Golgi is still controversial. From the viewpoint of their holding time distribution characteristics, the two main hypothesized mechanisms, vesicular transport and Golgi maturation models, resemble four continuous mixing-tanks (4CSTR) and four plug-flow reactors (4PFR) in series, respectively. The two hypotheses were modeled accordingly and compared. The intrinsic reaction kinetics were first evaluated using a batch (or single PFR) reactor. A sufficient holding time is needed to produce terminally-processed glycans. Altering enzyme concentrations has a complex effect on the final glycan distribution, as the changes often affect many reaction steps in the network. Comparison of the glycan profiles predicted by the 4CSTR and 4PFR models points to the 4PFR system as more likely to be the true mechanism. To assess whether glycan heterogeneity can be eliminated in the biosynthesis of biotherapeutics the 4PFR model was further used to assess whether a homogeneous glycan profile can be created through metabolic engineering. We demonstrate by the spatial localization of enzymes to specific compartments all terminally processed N-glycans can be synthesized as homogeneous products with a sufficient holding time in the Golgi compartments. The model developed may serve as a guide to future engineering of glycoproteins.
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- Patrick Hossler
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Dube DH, de Graffenried CL, Kohler JJ. Regulating cell surface glycosylation with a small-molecule switch. Methods Enzymol 2006; 415:213-29. [PMID: 17116477 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(06)15014-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Correct localization of Golgi-resident enzymes is essential for the formation of specific glycan epitopes. In this chapter, we describe a method to control the localization, and thus the activity, of an individual glycosyltransferase by administration of a small molecule. Our method takes advantage of the modularity of most Golgi-resident enzymes, which are composed of localization and catalytic domains. These domains can be physically separated and fused to the small molecule binding proteins FRB and FKBP, which dimerize in the presence of rapamycin. In this way, rapamycin serves as a "switch" for enzyme activity.
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Zhao W, Chen TLL, Vertel BM, Colley KJ. The CMP-sialic acid transporter is localized in the medial-trans Golgi and possesses two specific endoplasmic reticulum export motifs in its carboxyl-terminal cytoplasmic tail. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:31106-18. [PMID: 16923816 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m605564200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The addition of sialic acid to glycoproteins and glycolipids requires Golgi sialyltransferases to have access to their glycoconjugate substrates and nucleotide sugar donor, CMP-sialic acid. CMP-sialic acid is transported into the lumen of the Golgi complex through the CMP-sialic acid transporter, an antiporter that also functions to transport CMP into the cytosol. We localized the transporter using immunofluorescence and deconvolution microscopy to test the prediction that it is broadly distributed across the Golgi stack to serve the many sialyltransferases involved in glycoconjugate sialylation. The transporter co-localized with ST6GalI in the medial and trans Golgi, showed partial overlap with a medial Golgi marker and little overlap with early Golgi or trans Golgi network markers. Endoplasmic reticulum-retained forms of sialyltransferases did not redistribute the transporter from the Golgi to the endoplasmic reticulum, suggesting that transporter-sialyltransferase complexes are not involved in transporter localization. Next we evaluated the role of the transporter's N- and C-terminal cytoplasmic tails in its trafficking and localization. The N-tail was not required for either endoplasmic reticulum export or Golgi localization. The C-tail was required for endoplasmic reticulum export and contained di-Ile and terminal Val motifs at its very C terminus that function as independent endoplasmic reticulum export signals. Deletion of the last four amino acids of the C-tail (IIGV) eliminated these export signals and prevented endoplasmic reticulum export of the transporter. This form of the transporter supplied limited amounts of CMP-sialic acid to Golgi sialyltransferases but was unable to completely rescue the transporter defect of Lec2 Chinese hamster ovary cells.
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- Weihan Zhao
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
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Schön S, Prante C, Bahr C, Kuhn J, Kleesiek K, Götting C. Cloning and recombinant expression of active full-length xylosyltransferase I (XT-I) and characterization of subcellular localization of XT-I and XT-II. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:14224-31. [PMID: 16569644 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m510690200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Xylosyltransferase I (XT-I) catalyzes the transfer of xylose from UDP-xylose to serine residues in proteoglycan core proteins. This is the first and apparently rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of the tetrasaccharide linkage region in glycosaminoglycan-containing proteoglycans. The XYLT-II gene codes for a highly homologous protein, but its physiological function is not yet known. Here we present for the first time the construction of a vector encoding the full-length GFP-tagged human XT-I and the recombinant expression of the active enzyme in mammalian cells. We expressed XT-I-GFP and various GFP-tagged XT-I and XT-II mutants with C-terminal truncations and deletions in HEK-293 and SaOS-2 cells in order to investigate the intracellular localization of XT-I and XT-II. Immunofluorescence analysis showed a distinct perinuclear pattern of XT-I-GFP and XT-II-GFP similar to that of alpha-mannosidase II, which is a known enzyme of the Golgi cisternae. Furthermore, a co-localization of native human XT-I and alpha-mannosidase II could also be demonstrated in untransfected cells. Using brefeldin A, we could also show that both xylosyltransferases are resident in the early cisternae of the Golgi apparatus. For its complete Golgi retention, XT-I requires the N-terminal 214 amino acids. Unlike XT-I, for XT-II, the first 45 amino acids are sufficient to target and retain the GFP reporter in the Golgi compartment. Here we show evidence that the stem regions were indispensable for Golgi localization of XT-I and XT-II.
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- Sylvia Schön
- Institut für Laboratoriums- und Transfusionsmedizin, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen, Universitätsklinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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Bakker H, Rouwendal GJA, Karnoup AS, Florack DEA, Stoopen GM, Helsper JPFG, van Ree R, van Die I, Bosch D. An antibody produced in tobacco expressing a hybrid beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase is essentially devoid of plant carbohydrate epitopes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:7577-82. [PMID: 16675551 PMCID: PMC1472489 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0600879103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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N-glycosylation of a mAb may have a major impact on its therapeutic merits. Here, we demonstrate that expression of a hybrid enzyme (called xylGalT), consisting of the N-terminal domain of Arabidopsis thaliana xylosyltransferase and the catalytic domain of human beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase I (GalT), in tobacco causes a sharp reduction of N-glycans with potentially immunogenic core-bound xylose (Xyl) and fucose (Fuc) residues as shown by Western blot and MALDI-TOF MS analysis. A radioallergosorbent test inhibition assay with proteins purified from leaves of WT and these transgenic tobacco plants using sera from allergic patients suggests a significant reduction of potential immunogenicity of xylGalT proteins. A mAb purified from leaves of plants expressing xylGalT displayed an N-glycan profile that featured high levels of galactose, undetectable xylose, and a trace of fucose. Hence, a transgenic plant expressing the hybrid GalT might yield more effective and safer monoclonals for therapeutic purposes than WT plants and even transgenic plants expressing the unchanged GalT.
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- Hans Bakker
- *Business Unit Bioscience, Plant Research International, Wageningen University and Research Center, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- *Business Unit Bioscience, Plant Research International, Wageningen University and Research Center, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Analytical Sciences, The Dow Chemical Company, 1897 Building, Midland, MI 48667
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- *Business Unit Bioscience, Plant Research International, Wageningen University and Research Center, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- *Business Unit Bioscience, Plant Research International, Wageningen University and Research Center, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- *Business Unit Bioscience, Plant Research International, Wageningen University and Research Center, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Glycoimmunology Group, Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Center, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and
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- *Business Unit Bioscience, Plant Research International, Wageningen University and Research Center, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- **Membrane Enzymology, Department of Chemistry, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Schön S, Huep G, Prante C, Müller S, Christ R, Hagena FW, Kuhn J, Kleesiek K, Götting C. Mutational and functional analyses of xylosyltransferases and their implication in osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2006; 14:442-8. [PMID: 16376579 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2005.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2005] [Accepted: 11/07/2005] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The hallmark in osteoarthritis (OA) is the loss of proteoglycans (PGs) in articular cartilage (AC). Xylosyltransferase I (XT-I) catalyzes the transfer of xylose to serine residues in the core protein and initiates the biosynthesis of PGs in AC. The XYLT-II gene encodes a highly homologous protein but its biological function is not yet known. Here we investigate for the first time genetic variations in the XYLT-genes and serum XT-I activities and their implication in OA. METHODS Denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) was used for the screening of the XYLT-genes in 49 OA patients. For a detailed characterization of XT-I amino acid exchanges we performed recombinant expression of XT-I mutants in insect cells. Furthermore, the XT activity was measured in the patients' serum. RESULTS The variation c.1569C>T (XYLT-II) occurs with a significantly higher frequency in younger OA patients in comparison with the older ones (P<0.001) and the controls (P<0.02). Furthermore, significantly higher serum XT activities were found in patients with a long disease duration of OA (P<0.04). The recombinant XT-I mutants p.P385L and p.I552S had reduced enzymatic activity (85% and 74%) compared with the wildtype (wt). CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate a correlation of the c.1569 T-allele in XYLT-II with an earlier manifestation of OA and that the serum XT activity is a potential biochemical marker for staging and monitoring the progression of AC damage in OA. Comparison of XT-I activity in mutant enzymes in vivo and in vitro revealed that heterozygous mutations are not involved in OA.
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- S Schön
- Institut für Laboratoriums- und Transfusionsmedizin, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen, Universitätsklinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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Uliana AS, Giraudo CG, Maccioni HJF. Cytoplasmic Tails of SialT2 and GalNAcT Impose Their Respective Proximal and Distal Golgi Localization. Traffic 2006; 7:604-12. [PMID: 16643282 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2006.00413.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Complex glycolipid synthesis is catalyzed by different glycosyltransferases resident of the Golgi complex. Most of them are type II membrane proteins comprising a lumenal, C-terminal domain linked to an N-terminal domain (Ntd) constituted by a short cytoplasmic tail (ct), a transmembrane, and a lumenal stem regions. They concentrate selectively in different sub-Golgi compartments, in an overlapped manner, acting in succession in the addition of sugars to acceptor glycolipids. The Ntds are sufficient to localize glycosyltransferases in the Golgi complex, but it is not clear whether they also confer selective concentration in sub-Golgi compartments. Here, we studied whether the Ntd of SialT2, localized in the proximal Golgi, and the one of GalNAcT, a trans/TGN Golgi-concentrated enzyme, concentrate reporter proteins in the corresponding sub-Golgi compartment. The sub-Golgi concentration of the Ntds fused to spectral variants of the GFP was determined in CHO-K1 cells from their behavior upon addition of brefeldin A. Fluorescence microscopy and subcellular fractionation showed that the SialT2 Ntd concentrates in a proximal sub-Golgi compartment - and that of GalNAcT in TGN elements. Exchanging the transmembrane region and the cts of SialT2 and GalNAcT indicates that information for proximal or distal Golgi concentration is associated with the cts.
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- Andrea S Uliana
- Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba, CIQUIBIC (UNC-CONICET), Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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Münster J, Ziegelmüller P, Spillner E, Bredehorst R. High level expression of monomeric and dimeric human α1,3-fucosyltransferase V. J Biotechnol 2006; 121:448-57. [PMID: 16290306 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2005.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2005] [Revised: 08/15/2005] [Accepted: 08/24/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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alpha3/4-Fucosyltransferases play a crucial role in inflammatory processes and tumor metastasis. While several human fucosyltransferases (FucTs) with different acceptor substrate specificities have been identified, the design of specific inhibitors for therapeutic approaches is hampered by the lack of structural information. In this study, we evaluated the expression of different constructs of human fucosyltransferase V to generate the large amounts required for structural studies. The truncated constructs lacking the transmembrane region and the cytosolic N-terminus, were expressed in baculovirus-infected Trichoplusia ni (Tn) insect cells and in two non-lytic expression systems, stably transfected human HEK 293 and T. ni cells. Since secretion of some glycosyltransferases is controlled by formation of dimeric molecules via disulfide bonds, one of the fucosyltransferase V constructs contained the N-terminal cysteine residue 64 for dimerization, whereas this residue was replaced in the other construct by serine. In both human and insect cells dimerization did not prove to be essential for efficient expression and secretion. On the basis of enzymatic activity, the yield of secreted fucosyltransferase V was approximately 10-fold higher in stably transfected insect cells than in HEK 293 cells. In particular the monomeric form of the enzyme provides a valuable tool for structural analyses to elucidate the fine specifity of fucosyltransferase V-mediated fucosylation of Lewis type glycans.
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- Jan Münster
- Institut für Biochemie und Lebensmittelchemie, Abteilung für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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Berois N, Mazal D, Ubillos L, Trajtenberg F, Nicolas A, Sastre-Garau X, Magdelenat H, Osinaga E. UDP-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine: polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-6 as a new immunohistochemical breast cancer marker. J Histochem Cytochem 2005; 54:317-28. [PMID: 16260590 DOI: 10.1369/jhc.5a6783.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Mucin O-glycosylation is characterized in cancer by aberrant expression of immature carbohydrate structures (Tn, T, and sialyl-Tn antigens). The UDP-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine: polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases (ppGalNAc-T) family enzymes regulate the initial steps of mucin O-glycosylation and could be responsible for the altered glycosylation observed in cancer. Considering that we recently found the ppGalNAc-T6 mRNA expressed in breast carcinomas, we produced a highly specific monoclonal antibody (MAb T6.3) to assess the expression profile of ppGalNAc-T6 protein product in breast tissues. The expression of ppGalNAc-T6 by breast carcinoma cells was confirmed on MCF-7 and T47D cell lines. In formalin-fixed tissues, ppGalNAc-T6 expression was observed in 60/74 (81%) breast cancers, 21/23 (91.3%) adjacent ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), 4/20 benign breast lesions (2/2 sclerosing adenosis and 2/13 fibroadenoma), and in 0/5 normal breast samples. We observed a statistically significant association of ppGalNAc-T6 expression with T1 tumor stage. This fact, as well as the observation that ppGalNAc-T6 was strongly expressed in sclerosing adenosis and in most DCIS, suggests that ppGalNAc-T6 expression could be an early event during human breast carcinogenesis. Considering that an abnormal O-glycosylation greatly contributes to the phenotype and biology of breast cancer cells, ppGalNAc-T6 expression could provide new insights about breast cancer glycobiology.
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- Nora Berois
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Laboratorio de Oncología Básica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Hansen W, Grabenhorst E, Nimtz M, Müller K, Conradt HS, Wirth M. Generation of serum-stabilized retroviruses: Reduction of α1,3gal-epitope synthesis in a murine NIH3T3-derived packaging cell line by expression of chimeric glycosyltransferases. Metab Eng 2005; 7:221-8. [PMID: 15885620 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2005.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2004] [Revised: 02/08/2005] [Accepted: 02/15/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Retroviral vectors released from mouse-derived packaging cell lines are inactivated in human sera by naturally occurring antibodies due to the recognition of Galalpha1,3Galbeta1,4GlcNAc (alphagal-epitope) decorated surface proteins. In this study, an extensive analysis of the glycosylation potential of NIH3T3-derived PA317 packaging cells using combined MALDI/TOF-MS and HPAE-PAD reveals that 34% of the N-glycan moiety represents alphagal-epitope containing structures. Stable expression of glycosyltransferases and transport signal chimeras has been demonstrated to represent an efficient tool to alter cell- and species-specific glycosylation (Grabenhorst and Conradt, 1999. J. Biol. Chem. 274, 36107-36116). In order to reduce alphagal-epitope synthesis selected chimeric glycosyltransferases were constructed by fusing Golgi-signal sequences for compartment-specific localization with the catalytic domain of alpha2,3-sialyltransferase (ST3). Stable expression of these constructs in these cells resulted in a significant reduced alphagal-epitope synthesis, and moreover, a release of retroviral vectors showing an up to 3.5-fold increase in serum stability. Thus, our results suggest that the stably transfected cells stably transfected with chimeric glycosyltransferases compete efficiently with endogenous alpha1,3-galactosyltransferase. This approach allows favored glycodesign and we anticipate the applicability of such improved retroviral vectors produced by glycosylation engineered host cells for in vivo gene therapy and, furthermore, suggest the therapeutic benefit of this technology for xenotransplantation.
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- Wiebke Hansen
- Department of Regulation and Differentiation, Molecular Biotechnology, German Research Centre of Biotechnology, Mascheroder Weg 1, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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de Graffenried CL, Bertozzi CR. The roles of enzyme localisation and complex formation in glycan assembly within the Golgi apparatus. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2005; 16:356-63. [PMID: 15261667 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2004.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Cell surface glycans govern numerous cell-cell interactions are therefore key determinants of multicellular biology. They originate from biosynthetic pathways comprising an assembly line of glycosyltransferases within the Golgi compartment. Although the mechanisms of Golgi enzyme localisation are still under debate, the distribution of these enzymes among the Golgi cisternae can dictate the overall structures produced by the cell. Fine-tuning of glycan biosynthetic pathways is further accomplished by specific associations among glycosyltransferases. Together, localisation and association govern the assembly of complex glycans and thereby regulate interactions at the cell surface.
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Fenteany FH, Colley KJ. Multiple signals are required for alpha2,6-sialyltransferase (ST6Gal I) oligomerization and Golgi localization. J Biol Chem 2004; 280:5423-9. [PMID: 15582997 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m412396200] [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] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A single amino acid difference in the catalytic domain of two isoforms of the alpha2,6-sialyltransferase (ST6Gal I) leads to differences in their trafficking, processing, and oligomerization. The STtyr isoform is transiently localized in the Golgi and is ultimately cleaved and secreted, whereas the STcys isoform is stably localized in the Golgi and is not cleaved and secreted. The stable localization of STcys is correlated with its enhanced ability to oligomerize. To test the hypothesis that multiple signals can mediate Golgi localization and further evaluate the role of oligomerization in the localization process, we evaluated the effects of individually and simultaneously altering the cytosolic tail and transmembrane region of the STcys isoform. We found that the localization, processing, and oligomerization of STcys were not substantially changed when either the core amino acids of the cytosolic tail were deleted or the sequence and length of the transmembrane region were altered. In contrast, when these changes were made simultaneously, the STcys isoform was converted into a form that was processed, secreted, and weakly oligomerized like STtyr. We propose that STcys oligomerization is a secondary event resulting from its concentration in the Golgi via mechanisms independently mediated by its cytosolic tail and transmembrane region.
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- Fiona H Fenteany
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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de Graffenried CL, Laughlin ST, Kohler JJ, Bertozzi CR. A small-molecule switch for Golgi sulfotransferases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:16715-20. [PMID: 15548609 PMCID: PMC534710 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0403681101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2004] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The study of glycan function is a major frontier in biology that could benefit from small molecules capable of perturbing carbohydrate structures on cells. The widespread role of sulfotransferases in modulating glycan function makes them prime targets for small-molecule modulators. Here, we report a system for conditional activation of Golgi-resident sulfotransferases using a chemical inducer of dimerization. Our approach capitalizes on two features shared by these enzymes: their requirement of Golgi localization for activity on cellular substrates and the modularity of their catalytic and localization domains. Fusion of these domains to the proteins FRB and FKBP enabled their induced assembly by the natural product rapamycin. We applied this strategy to the GlcNAc-6-sulfotransferases GlcNAc6ST-1 and GlcNAc6ST-2, which collaborate in the sulfation of L-selectin ligands. Both the activity and specificity of the inducible enzymes were indistinguishable from their WT counterparts. We further generated rapamycin-inducible chimeric enzymes comprising the localization domain of a sulfotransferase and the catalytic domain of a glycosyltransferase, demonstrating the generality of the system among other Golgi enzymes. The approach provides a means for studying sulfate-dependent processes in cellular systems and, potentially, in vivo.
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- W W Young
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
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Franceschini I, Vitry S, Padilla F, Casanova P, Tham TN, Fukuda M, Rougon G, Durbec P, Dubois-Dalcq M. Migrating and myelinating potential of neural precursors engineered to overexpress PSA-NCAM. Mol Cell Neurosci 2004; 27:151-62. [PMID: 15485771 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2004.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2004] [Revised: 05/19/2004] [Accepted: 05/25/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Polysialic acid (PSA) on NCAM is an important modulator of cell-cell interactions during development and regeneration. Here we investigated whether PSA overexpression influences neural cell migration and myelination. We stably expressed a GFP-tagged polysialytransferase, PSTGFP, in mouse neurospheres and induced prolonged PSA synthesis. Using a chick xenograft assay for migration, we show that PSA can instruct precursor migration along the ventral pathway. PSA persistence did not change neural precursor multipotentiality in vitro but induced a delay in oligodendrocyte differentiation. PSTGFP+ precursors showed widespread engraftment in shiverer brain, closely similar to that observed with control precursors expressing a fluorescent protein. Initially, myelination by oligodendrocytes was delayed but, eventually, down-regulation of PSTGFP occurred, allowing myelination to proceed. Thus down-regulation of polysialyltransferases takes place even in cells where its RNA is under the control of a heterologous promoter and engineering PSA overexpression in neural precursors does not cause irreversible unphysiological effects.
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- Isabelle Franceschini
- Unité de Neurovirologie et Régénération du Système Nerveux, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris cedex 15, France
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de Graffenried CL, Bertozzi CR. The stem region of the sulfotransferase GlcNAc6ST-1 is a determinant of substrate specificity. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:40035-43. [PMID: 15220337 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m405709200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The GlcNAc-6-sulfotransferases are a family of Golgi-resident enzymes that modulate glycan function. Two members of this family, GlcNAc6ST-1 and -2, collaborate in the biosynthesis of ligands for the leukocyte adhesion molecule L-selectin. Although their biochemical properties are similar in vitro, the enzymes have distinct glycoprotein substrate preferences in vivo. The sulfotransferases share similar overall architecture with the exception of an extended stem region in GlcNAc6ST-1 that is absent in GlcNAc6ST-2. In this study we probed the importance of the stem region with respect to substrate preference, localization, and oligomerization. Analysis of truncation mutants demonstrated that perturbation of the stem region of GlcNAc6ST-1 affects the cellular substrate preference of the enzyme without altering its retention within the Golgi. A chimeric enzyme comprising the stem region of GlcNAc6ST-1 inserted between the catalytic and transmembrane domains of GlcNAc6ST-2 had the same substrate preference as native GlcNAc6ST-1. In cells, GlcNAc6ST-1 exists as a dimer; two cysteine residues within the stem and transmembrane domain were found to be critical for dimerization. However, disruption of the dimer by mutagenesis did not affect either localization or substrate preference. Collectively, these results indicate that the stem region of GlcNAc6ST-1 influences substrate specificity, independent of its role in dimerization or Golgi retention.
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Kohler JJ, Bertozzi CR. Regulating cell surface glycosylation by small molecule control of enzyme localization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 10:1303-11. [PMID: 14700637 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2003.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cell surface carbohydrates mediate interactions between the cell and its environment. Glycosyltransferases responsible for synthesis of cell surface oligosaccharides are therefore essential administrators of cellular communication. These enzymes often comprise large families. Redundancy of related family members and embryonic lethality both complicate genetic methods for deconvoluting functions of glycosyltransferases. We report a chemical method in which the activity of an individual glycosyltransferase is controlled by a small molecule. The approach exploits the requirement of Golgi localization, a common feature of glycosyltransferase superfamily members. In our approach, the glycosyltransferase is separated into two domains, one that determines localization and one responsible for catalysis. Control of enzyme activity is achieved using a small molecule to regulate association of the two domains. We used this method to regulate production of sialyl Lewis x by alpha1,3-fucosyltransferase VII in living cells.
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- Jennifer J Kohler
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Catteau A, Kalinina O, Wagner MC, Deubel V, Courageot MP, Desprès P. Dengue virus M protein contains a proapoptotic sequence referred to as ApoptoM. J Gen Virol 2003; 84:2781-2793. [PMID: 13679613 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.19163-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The induction of apoptotic cell death is a prominent cytopathic effect of dengue (DEN) viruses. One of the key questions to be addressed is which viral components induce apoptosis in DEN virus-infected cells. This study investigated whether the small membrane (M) protein was involved in the induction of apoptosis by DEN virus. This was addressed by using a series of enhanced green fluorescent protein-fused DEN proteins. Evidence is provided that intracellular production of the M ectodomains (residues M-1 to M-40) of all four DEN serotypes triggered apoptosis in host cells such as mouse neuroblastoma Neuro 2a and human hepatoma HepG2 cells. The M ectodomains of the wild-type strains of Japanese encephalitis, West Nile and yellow fever viruses also had proapoptotic properties. The export of the M ectodomain from the Golgi apparatus to the plasma membrane appeared to be essential for the initiation of apoptosis. The study found that anti-apoptosis protein Bcl-2 protected HepG2 cells against the death-promoting activity of the DEN M ectodomain. This suggests that the M ectodomain exerts its cytotoxic effects by activating a mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. The cytotoxicity of the DEN M ectodomain reflected the intrinsic proapoptotic properties of the nine carboxy-terminal amino acids (residues M-32 to M-40) designated ApoptoM: Residue M-36 was unique in that it modulated the death-promoting activity of the M ectodomain. Defining the ApoptoM-activated signalling pathways leading to apoptosis will provide the basis for studying how the M protein might play a key role in the fate of the flavivirus-infected cells.
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- Adeline Catteau
- Unité Postulante des Interactions Moléculaires Flavivirus-Hôtes, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Unité Postulante des Interactions Moléculaires Flavivirus-Hôtes, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Plate-Forme de Cytométrie, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Unité de Biologie des Infections Virales Emergentes, Institut Pasteur, Lyon, France
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- Unité Postulante des Interactions Moléculaires Flavivirus-Hôtes, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Unité Postulante des Interactions Moléculaires Flavivirus-Hôtes, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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de Graffenried CL, Bertozzi CR. Golgi localization of carbohydrate sulfotransferases is a determinant of L-selectin ligand biosynthesis. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:40282-95. [PMID: 12855678 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m304928200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Sulfation of endothelial glycoproteins by the sulfotransferase GlcNAc6ST-2 is a regulatory modification that promotes binding of the leukocyte adhesion molecule L-selectin. GlcNAc6ST-2 is a member of a family of related enzymes that act on similar carbohydrate substrates in vitro but discrete glycoproteins in vivo. We demonstrate that GlcNAc6ST-1, -2, and -3 have distinct Golgi distributions, with GlcNAc6ST-1 confined to the trans-Golgi network, GlcNAc6ST-3 confined to the early secretory pathway, and GlcNAc6ST-2 distributed throughout the Golgi. Their localization was correlated with preferred activity on either N-linked or O-linked glycoproteins. A chimera comprising the localization domain of GlcNAc6ST-1 fused to the catalytic domain of GlcNAc6ST-2 was confined to the trans-Golgi network and adopted the substrate preference of GlcNAc6ST-1. We propose a model in which Golgi enzyme localization and competition orchestrate the biosynthesis of L-selectin ligands.
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