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Cressey R, Han MTT, Khaodee W, Xiyuan G, Qing Y. Navigating PRKCSH's impact on cancer: from N-linked glycosylation to death pathway and anti-tumor immunity. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1378694. [PMID: 38571496 PMCID: PMC10987803 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1378694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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PRKCSH, also known as Glucosidase II beta subunit (GluIIβ), is a crucial component of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) quality control system for N-linked glycosylation, essential for identifying and eliminating misfolded proteins. Glucosidase II consists of the catalytic alpha subunit (GluIIα) and the regulatory beta subunit (GluIIβ), ensuring proper protein folding and release from the ER. The induction of PRKCSH in cancer and its interaction with various cellular components suggest broader roles beyond its previously known functions. Mutations in the PRKCSH gene are linked to autosomal dominant polycystic liver disease (ADPLD). Alternative splicing generates distinct PRKCSH isoforms, which can influence processes like epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and the proliferation of lung cancer cells. PRKCSH's involvement in cancer is multifaceted, impacting cell growth, metastasis, and response to growth factors. Additionally, PRKCSH orchestrates cell death programs, affecting both autophagy and apoptosis. Its role in facilitating N-linked glycoprotein release from the ER is hypothesized to assist cancer cells in managing increased demand and ER stress. Moreover, PRKCSH modulates anti-tumor immunity, with its suppression augmenting NK cell and T cell activity, promising enhanced cancer therapy. PRKCSH's diverse functions, including regulation of IGF1R and IRE1α, implicate it as a therapeutic target and biomarker in cancer immunotherapy. However, targeting its glucosidase II activity alone may not fully counteract its effects, suggesting broader mechanisms in cancer development. Further investigations are needed to elucidate PRKCSH's precise role and validate its therapeutic potential in cancer treatment.
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- Ratchada Cressey
- Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Cancer Research Unit, Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Public Experimental Technology Center School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Public Experimental Technology Center School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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Kralovicova J, Borovska I, Kubickova M, Lukavsky PJ, Vorechovsky I. Cancer-Associated Substitutions in RNA Recognition Motifs of PUF60 and U2AF65 Reveal Residues Required for Correct Folding and 3' Splice-Site Selection. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12071865. [PMID: 32664474 PMCID: PMC7408900 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12071865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 07/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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U2AF65 (U2AF2) and PUF60 (PUF60) are splicing factors important for recruitment of the U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein to lariat branch points and selection of 3′ splice sites (3′ss). Both proteins preferentially bind uridine-rich sequences upstream of 3′ss via their RNA recognition motifs (RRMs). Here, we examined 36 RRM substitutions reported in cancer patients to identify variants that alter 3′ss selection, RNA binding and protein properties. Employing PUF60- and U2AF65-dependent 3′ss previously identified by RNA-seq of depleted cells, we found that 43% (10/23) and 15% (2/13) of independent RRM mutations in U2AF65 and PUF60, respectively, conferred splicing defects. At least three RRM mutations increased skipping of internal U2AF2 (~9%, 2/23) or PUF60 (~8%, 1/13) exons, indicating that cancer-associated RRM mutations can have both cis- and trans-acting effects on splicing. We also report residues required for correct folding/stability of each protein and map functional RRM substitutions on to existing high-resolution structures of U2AF65 and PUF60. These results identify new RRM residues critical for 3′ss selection and provide relatively simple tools to detect clonal RRM mutations that enhance the mRNA isoform diversity.
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- Jana Kralovicova
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK;
- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Genetics, Center of Biosciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 840 05 Bratislava, Slovakia;
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Genetics, Center of Biosciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 840 05 Bratislava, Slovakia;
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- CEITEC, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (M.K.); (P.J.L.)
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- CEITEC, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (M.K.); (P.J.L.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-2381-206425; Fax: +44-2381-204264
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Watanabe S, Kakudo A, Ohta M, Mita K, Fujiyama K, Inumaru S. Molecular cloning and characterization of the α-glucosidase II from Bombyx mori and Spodoptera frugiperda. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2013; 43:319-327. [PMID: 23376632 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2013.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2012] [Revised: 01/12/2013] [Accepted: 01/16/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The α-glucosidase II (GII) is a heterodimer of α- and β-subunits and important for N-glycosylation processing and quality control of nascent glycoproteins. Although high concentration of α-glucosidase inhibitors from mulberry leaves accumulate in silkworms (Bombyx mori) by feeding, silkworm does not show any toxic symptom against these inhibitors and N-glycosylation of recombinant proteins is not affected. We, therefore, hypothesized that silkworm GII is not sensitive to the α-glucosidase inhibitors from mulberry leaves. However, the genes for B. mori GII subunits have not yet been identified, and the protein has not been characterized. Therefore, we isolated the B. mori GII α- and β-subunit genes and the GII α-subunit gene of Spodoptera frugiperda, which does not feed on mulberry leaves. We used a baculovirus expression system to produce the recombinant GII subunits and identified their enzyme characteristics. The recombinant GII α-subunits of B. mori and S. frugiperda hydrolyzed p-nitrophenyl α-d-glucopyranoside (pNP-αGlc) but were inactive toward N-glycan. Although the B. mori GII β-subunit was not required for the hydrolysis of pNP-αGlc, a B. mori GII complex of the α- and β-subunits was required for N-glycan cleavage. As hypothesized, the B. mori GII α-subunit protein was less sensitive to α-glucosidase inhibitors than was the S. frugiperda GII α-subunit protein. Our observations suggest that the low sensitivity of GII contributes to the ability of B. mori to evade the toxic effect of α-glucosidase inhibitors from mulberry leaves.
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- Satoko Watanabe
- Life Science and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Janssen MJ, Waanders E, Woudenberg J, Lefeber DJ, Drenth JPH. Congenital disorders of glycosylation in hepatology: the example of polycystic liver disease. J Hepatol 2010; 52:432-40. [PMID: 20138683 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2009.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Autosomal dominant polycystic liver disease (PCLD) is a rare progressive disorder characterized by an increased liver volume due to many (>20) fluid-filled cysts of biliary origin. Disease causing mutations in PRKCSH or SEC63 are found in approximately 25% of the PCLD patients. Both gene products function in the endoplasmic reticulum, however, the molecular mechanism behind cyst formation remains to be elucidated. As part of the translocon complex, SEC63 plays a role in protein import into the ER and is implicated in the export of unfolded proteins to the cytoplasm during ER-associated degradation (ERAD). PRKCSH codes for the beta-subunit of glucosidase II (hepatocystin), which cleaves two glucose residues of Glc(3)Man(9)GlcNAc(2) N-glycans on proteins. Hepatocystin is thereby directly involved in the protein folding process by regulating protein binding to calnexin/calreticulin in the ER. A separate group of genetic diseases affecting protein N-glycosylation in the ER is formed by the congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG). In distinct subtypes of this autosomal recessive multisystem disease specific liver symptoms have been reported that overlap with PCLD. Recent research revealed novel insights in PCLD disease pathology such as the absence of hepatocystin from cyst epithelia indicating a two-hit model for PCLD cystogenesis. This opens the way to speculate about a recessive mechanism for PCLD pathophysiology and shared molecular pathways between CDG and PCLD. In this review we will discuss the clinical-genetic features of PCLD and CDG as well as their biochemical pathways with the aim to identify novel directions of research into cystogenesis.
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- Manoe J Janssen
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Institute for Genetic & Metabolic Disease, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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D'Alessio C, Caramelo JJ, Parodi AJ. UDP-GlC:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase-glucosidase II, the ying-yang of the ER quality control. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2010; 21:491-9. [PMID: 20045480 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2009.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2009] [Accepted: 12/17/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The N-glycan-dependent quality control of glycoprotein folding prevents endoplasmic to Golgi exit of folding intermediates, irreparably misfolded glycoproteins and incompletely assembled multimeric complexes. It also enhances folding efficiency by preventing aggregation and facilitating formation of proper disulfide bonds. The control mechanism essentially involves four components, resident lectin-chaperones that recognize monoglucosylated polymannose glycans, a lectin-associated oxidoreductase acting on monoglucosylated glycoproteins, a glucosyltransferase that creates monoglucosytlated epitopes in protein-linked glycans and a glucosidase that removes the glucose units added by the glucosyltransferase. This last enzyme is the only mechanism component sensing glycoprotein conformations as it creates monoglucosylated glycans exclusively in not properly folded species or in not completely assembled complexes. The glucosidase is a dimeric heterodimer composed of a catalytic subunit and an additional one that is partially responsible for the ER localization of the enzyme and for the enhancement of the deglucosylation rate as its mannose 6-phosphate receptor homologous domain presents the substrate to the catalytic site. This review deals with our present knowledge on the glucosyltransferase and the glucosidase.
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- Cecilia D'Alessio
- Laboratory of Glycobiology, Fundación Instituto Leloir, Avda. Patricias Argentinas 435, C1405BWE, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Brûlé S, Sayasith K, Sirois J, Silversides DW, Lussier JG. Structure of the bovine VASAP-60/PRKCSH gene, functional analysis of the promoter, and gene expression analysis. Gene 2006; 391:63-75. [PMID: 17250974 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2006.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2006] [Revised: 12/07/2006] [Accepted: 12/07/2006] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Vacuolar system-associated protein-60 (VASAP-60) constitutes the bovine ortholog of the human "protein kinase C substrate 80K-H" (PRKCSH or 80K-H). We characterized the bovine VASAP-60/PRKCSH gene structure and promoter, identified cis-acting elements controlling VASAP-60 expression, searched for mRNA splice variants, and analyzed mRNA expression in ovarian follicles. Expression of VASAP-60 mRNA showed a 2.4-fold increase (P<0.0001) in granulosa cells of dominant follicles compared to small follicles (2-4 mm) or ovulatory follicles, and no mRNA splice variant was identified. The bovine VASAP-60 gene encompasses 12.5 kb and is composed of 18 exons and 17 introns. Primer extension analysis revealed a single transcription initiation site, and the promoter lacks a TATA box. Promoter activity assays were performed with a series of deletion constructs in different bovine cell lines (endometrial epithelial glandular, kidney epithelial and aortic endothelial) to identify cis-acting elements. The -53/+16 bp fragment (+1 = transcription start site) conferred minimal promoter activity whereas activator and repressor elements were located in the -200/-53 bp and -653/-200 bp fragments, respectively. Analysis of cis-acting elements in the -200/-53 bp activation domain revealed by gel shift assays and chromatin immunoprecipitation assay that transcription factor YY1 binds to VASAP-60 promoter. This study is the first to report that VASAP-60 is up-regulated in granulosa cells of dominant follicles, to document the primary structure of the bovine VASAP-60 gene and promoter, and to demonstrate that YY1 binds to the VASAP-60 proximal promoter and may act as a positive transcriptional regulator.
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- Sophie Brûlé
- Centre de Recherche en Reproduction Animale, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 5000, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada J2S 7C6
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Proteins following the secretory pathway acquire their proper tertiary and in certain cases also quaternary structures in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Incompletely folded species are retained in the ER and eventually degraded. One of the molecular mechanisms by which cells achieve this conformational sorting is based on monoglucosylated N-glycans (Glc1Man5-9GlcNAc2) present on nascent glycoproteins in the ER. This chapter discusses two of the steps that regulate the abundance of such N-glycan structures, including glycoprotein deglucosylation (by glucosidase II) and reglucosylation (by the UDP-Glc:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase), as well as an overview of methods to evaluate the N-glycans prevalent during glycoprotein biogenesis in the ER.
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- E Sergio Trombetta
- Department of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 208002, New Haven, CT 06520-8002, USA.
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From a process involved in cell wall synthesis in archaea and some bacteria, N-linked glycosylation has evolved into the most common covalent protein modification in eukaryotic cells. The sugars are added to nascent proteins as a core oligosaccharide unit, which is then extensively modified by removal and addition of sugar residues in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the Golgi complex. It has become evident that the modifications that take place in the ER reflect a spectrum of functions related to glycoprotein folding, quality control, sorting, degradation, and secretion. The glycans not only promote folding directly by stabilizing polypeptide structures but also indirectly by serving as recognition "tags" that allow glycoproteins to interact with a variety of lectins, glycosidases, and glycosyltranferases. Some of these (such as glucosidases I and II, calnexin, and calreticulin) have a central role in folding and retention, while others (such as alpha-mannosidases and EDEM) target unsalvageable glycoproteins for ER-associated degradation. Each residue in the core oligosaccharide and each step in the modification program have significance for the fate of newly synthesized glycoproteins.
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- Ari Helenius
- Institute of Biochemistry1 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland.
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Torre-Bouscoulet ME, López-Romero E, Balcázar-Orozco R, Calvo-Méndez C, Flores-Carreón A. Partial purification and biochemical characterization of a soluble α-glucosidase II-like activity fromCandida albicans. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2004. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2004.tb09637.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Roth J, Ziak M, Zuber C. The role of glucosidase II and endomannosidase in glucose trimming of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides. Biochimie 2003; 85:287-94. [PMID: 12770767 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-9084(03)00049-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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This review covers various aspects of glucose trimming reactions occurring on asparagine-linked oligosaccharides. Structural and functional features of two enzymes, glucosidase II and endo-alpha-mannosidase, prominently involved in this process are summarized and their striking differences in terms of substrate specificities are highlighted. Recent results of analyses by immunoelectron microscopy of their distribution pattern are presented which demonstrate that glucose trimming is not restricted to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) but additionally is a function accommodated by the Golgi apparatus. The mutually exclusive subcellular distribution of glucosidase II and endomannosidase are discussed in terms of their significance for quality control of protein folding and N-glycosylation.
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- Jürgen Roth
- Division of Cell and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
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Roth J. Protein N-glycosylation along the secretory pathway: relationship to organelle topography and function, protein quality control, and cell interactions. Chem Rev 2002; 102:285-303. [PMID: 11841244 DOI: 10.1021/cr000423j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 334] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Jürgen Roth
- Division of Cell and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Zurich, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Baldwin TA, Ostergaard HL. Developmentally regulated changes in glucosidase II association with, and carbohydrate content of, the protein tyrosine phosphatase CD45. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 167:3829-35. [PMID: 11564800 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.7.3829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Glucosidase II (GII) stably interacts with the external domain of CD45 in a carbohydrate-dependent manner. We have found that the association occurs in immature cells, but is significantly reduced in mature T cells. Using mannose-binding protein (MBP), in both FACS analysis and pull-down assays, we find that MBP can specifically recognize cell surface CD45 from immature, but not mature T cells. Analysis of thymocytes reveals increased MBP binding and GII association with CD45 in double-positive thymocytes compared with either double-negative or single-positive thymocytes. As well, the same pool of CD45 recognized by MBP can also associate with GII. Initial analysis of the basis of the interaction between CD45 and MBP suggests MBP binds two different glycoforms of CD45 based on the differential competition with glucose. Finally, inhibition of GII activity in cells that do not normally express MBP ligands results in significant increases in cell surface MBP ligands, including CD45. Taken together, these data suggest that the glucose content of the cell surface CD45 changes as thymocytes undergo maturation to mature T cells, and may be regulated by GII interactions. Such changes in the cell surface carbohydrate on CD45 may affect the development of thymocytes, perhaps via binding of CD45 on thymocytes to lectins on stromal cells.
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- T A Baldwin
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 6-70 Heritage Medical Research Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2S2
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Ziak M, Meier M, Etter KS, Roth J. Two isoforms of trimming glucosidase II exist in mammalian tissues and cell lines but not in yeast and insect cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 280:363-7. [PMID: 11162524 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.4082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We previously cloned glucosidase II and provided in vivo evidence for its involvement in protein folding quality control. DNA-sequencing of different clones demonstrated the existence of two isoforms of glucosidase II which differed by 66 nucleotides due to alternative splicing. The existence of two enzyme isoforms in various organs of pig and rat as well as human, bovine, rat, and mouse cell lines could be demonstrated by RT-PCR and Western blotting. Furthermore, the two isoforms of glucosidase II could be detected in embryonic and postnatal rat kidney and liver. In yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and in insects, Drosophila S2 cells, only one isoforms of the enzyme was detectable. The ubiquitous occurrence of the two glucosidase II isoforms in mammalian tissues and cell lines might be indicative of a special function of each isoform.
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- M Ziak
- Division of Cell and Molecular Pathology, University of Zürich, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland.
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Baldwin TA, Gogela-Spehar M, Ostergaard HL. Specific isoforms of the resident endoplasmic reticulum protein glucosidase II associate with the CD45 protein-tyrosine phosphatase via a lectin-like interaction. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:32071-6. [PMID: 10921916 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m003088200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We have previously demonstrated that CD45 physically associates with the endoplasmic reticulum processing enzyme glucosidase II (GII). GII consists of the catalytic alpha-chain and an associated beta-chain. To gain insight into the basis of the association between CD45 and GII, we examined the biochemical requirements for the interaction. We show that the alpha-subunit is essential for the interaction. Interestingly, only a higher molecular weight form of GIIalpha is capable of associating with CD45 in a competitive situation where multiple GIIalpha isoforms are expressed. Further, transfection studies demonstrate that only isoforms containing the alternatively spliced sequence Box A1 are capable of binding CD45, although all isoforms are catalytically active. The interaction between CD45 and GII is dependent on the active site of GII, is mediated through the carbohydrate on CD45, and can be inhibited with mannose. Taken together, these results suggest that GIIalpha acts as a lectin and binds to CD45 in an exon-dependent manner. This lectin activity of GII may be a novel mechanism for the regulation of CD45 biology and play a role in immune function, possibly by regulating CD45 glycosylation.
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- T A Baldwin
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2S2 Alberta, Canada
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Pelletier MF, Marcil A, Sevigny G, Jakob CA, Tessier DC, Chevet E, Menard R, Bergeron JJ, Thomas DY. The heterodimeric structure of glucosidase II is required for its activity, solubility, and localization in vivo. Glycobiology 2000; 10:815-27. [PMID: 10929008 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/10.8.815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Glucosidase II is an ER heterodimeric enzyme that cleaves sequentially the two innermost alpha-1,3-linked glucose residues from N-linked oligosaccharides on nascent glycoproteins. This processing allows the binding and release of monoglucosylated (Glc(1)Man(9)GlcNAc(2)) glycoproteins with calnexin and calreticulin, the lectin-like chaperones of the endoplasmic reticulum. We have isolated two cDNA isoforms of the human alpha subunit (alpha1 and alpha2) differing by a 66 bp stretch, and a cDNA for the corresponding beta subunit. The alpha1 and alpha2 forms have distinct mobilities on SDS-PAGE and are expressed in most of the cell lines we have tested, but were absent from the glucosidase II-deficient cell line PHA(R) 2.7. Using COS7 cells, the coexpression of the beta subunit with the catalytic alpha subunit was found to be essential for enzymatic activity, solubilization, and/or stability, and ER retention of the alpha/beta complex. Transfected cell extracts expressing either alpha1 or alpha2 forms with the beta subunit showed similar activities, while mutating( )the nucleophile (D542N) predicted from the glycoside hydrolase Family 31 active site consensus sequence abolished enzymatic activity. In order to compare the kinetic parameters of both alpha1/beta and alpha2/beta forms of human glucosidase II the protein was expressed with the baculovirus expression system. Expression of the human alpha or beta subunit alone led to the formation of active human/insect heteroenzymes, demonstrating functional complementation by the endogenous insect glucosidase II subunits. The activity of both forms of recombinant human glucosidase II was examined with a p-nitrophenyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside substrate, and a two binding site kinetic model for this substrate was shown. The K(M1-2) values and apparent K(i1-2 )for deoxynojirimycin and castanospermine were determined and found to be identical for both isoforms suggesting they have similar catalysis and inhibition characteristics. The substrate specificities of both isoforms using the physiological oligosaccharides were assessed and found to be similar.
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- M F Pelletier
- Genetics Group and Enzymology Group, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Montreal H4P 2R2, Canada
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Arendt CW, Ostergaard HL. Two distinct domains of the beta-subunit of glucosidase II interact with the catalytic alpha-subunit. Glycobiology 2000; 10:487-92. [PMID: 10764837 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/10.5.487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Recent purification and cDNA cloning of the endoplasmic reticulum processing enzyme glucosidase II have revealed that it is composed of two soluble proteins: a catalytic alpha-subunit and a beta-subunit of unknown function, both of which are highly conserved in mammals. Since the beta-subunit, which contains a C-terminal His-Asp-Glu-Leu (HDEL) motif, may function to link the catalytic subunit to the KDEL receptor as a retrieval mechanism, we sought to map the regions of the mouse beta-subunit protein responsible for mediating the association with the alpha-subunit. By screening a panel of recombinant beta-subunit glutathione S-transferase fusion proteins for the ability to precipitate glucosidase II activity, we have identified two non-overlapping interaction domains (ID1 and ID2) within the beta-subunit. ID1 encompasses 118 amino acids at the N-terminus of the mature polypeptide, spanning the cysteine-rich element in this region. ID2, located near the C-terminus, is contained within amino acids 273-400, a region occupied in part by a stretch of acidic residues. Variable usage of 7 alternatively spliced amino acids within ID2 was found not to influence the association of the two sub-units. We theorize that the catalytic subunit of glucosidase II binds synergistically to ID1 and ID2, explaining the high associative stability of the enzyme complex.
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- C W Arendt
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2S2, Canada
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Treml K, Meimaroglou D, Hentges A, Bause E. The alpha- and beta-subunits are required for expression of catalytic activity in the hetero-dimeric glucosidase II complex from human liver. Glycobiology 2000; 10:493-502. [PMID: 10764838 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/10.5.493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The alpha- and beta-subunits of the hetero-dimeric glucosidase II complex from human liver were cloned and expressed in COS-1 cells. The 4106 bp full-length cDNA for the alpha-subunit contained a 2835 bp ORF encoding a 107 kDa polypeptide. The 2095 bp cDNA for the beta-subunit encodes a approximately 60 kDa protein in a continuous 1605 bp ORF. The alpha- and beta-subunits each contain two potential Asn-Xaa-Thr/Ser acceptor sites, with only one site in the alpha-subunit (Asn97) being glycosylated. Additional lambda-clones were isolated for each subunit containing in-frame insertions/deletions within the coding region, indicating alternative splicing. Analysis of different human tissues revealed approximately 4.4 kb and approximately 2.4 kb transcripts for alpha- and beta-subunit, respectively, consistent with their full-length cDNA. Coexpression of the alpha- and beta-subunits in COS-1 cells resulted in >4-fold increase of glucosidase II activity. An inactive protein was obtained, however, after transfection with the alpha-subunit alone, showing that both subunits are essential for expression of active glucosidase II. The observation that the enzyme, previously purified from pig liver and lacking the beta-subunit, was catalytically active indicates that the beta-subunit is involved in alpha-subunit maturation rather than being required for enzymatic activity once the alpha-subunit has acquired its mature form. The alpha-subunit is expressed in COS-1 cells as an ER-located protein, whether inactive or part of a catalytically active complex. This suggests that ER-localization of the alpha-subunit, when associated with the dimeric enzyme complex, is mediated by the C-terminal HDEL-signal in the beta-subunit, whereas the apparently incompletely folded form of the inactive alpha-subunit could be retained in the ER by the putative "glycoprotein-specific quality control machinery. "
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- K Treml
- Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Nussallee 11, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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Brûlé S, Rabahi F, Faure R, Beckers JF, Silversides DW, Lussier JG. Vacuolar system-associated protein-60: a protein characterized from bovine granulosa and luteal cells that is associated with intracellular vesicles and related to human 80K-H and murine beta-glucosidase II. Biol Reprod 2000; 62:642-54. [PMID: 10684806 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod62.3.642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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It has been suggested that proteins of molecular size 56-58 kDa play an important role in bovine ovarian follicular development and oocyte maturation. A polyclonal antibody was raised against a 56- to 58-kDa protein band purified from bovine granulosa cells and was used to screen granulosa or luteal cell cDNA expression libraries. This work resulted in the identification of a cDNA encoding for a protein of 60.1 kDa with a signal peptide of 13 residues. The bovine 60.1-kDa protein shared an overall 86.7% and 81.8% identity with, respectively, the human 80K-H protein and the mouse putative beta subunit of glucosidase II (beta-GII), and was named vacuolar system-associated protein-60 (VASAP-60). Marked differences in sequence identity were noted in a putative molecular adapter domain containing a tandem D and E amino acid stretch flanked by proline-rich sequences presenting the minimal PXXP SH3 motif. VASAP-60 was shown to be unglycosylated using endoglycosidase H treatment and was found mainly in a cellular membrane fraction of bovine corpus luteum. VASAP-60 was localized in a rat hepatic Golgi/endosome fraction and in wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) affinity chromatographic eluates, thereby suggesting the presence of interactions with membrane glycoproteins. A polyclonal antibody was raised against the putative adapter domain of the recombinant VASAP-60; this was shown to recognize a major 88-kDa and two minor 58-kDa and 50-kDa proteins, suggesting that the major 88-kDa protein band represents the complete VASAP-60 protein whereas the 58-kDa and the 50-kDa bands represent its proteolytic fragments. Northern blot analysis demonstrated the presence of a single 2.3-kilobase transcript in all the bovine tissues analyzed with variation in the steady state level between tissues. Immunohistochemical observations showed that VASAP-60 was widely distributed in bovine tissues and was localized in pericytoplasmic and perinuclear membranes. In epithelial cells, the staining presented a basolateral or apical polarity associated with intracellular vacuoles. In conclusion, we have characterized a novel acidic membrane protein, associated with organelles of the vacuolar system, that is widely and histospecifically expressed in bovine tissues. VASAP-60 represents either the bovine ortholog or a new family member of the previously characterized human 80K-H and murine beta-GII proteins. Our results suggest that VASAP-60 presents characteristics of a molecular adaptor protein with functions in membrane-trafficking events.
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- S Brûlé
- Centre de recherche en reproduction animale, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada J2S 7C6
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