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ArticleMicrobiology (Reading, England)2008

Kex2 protease converts the endoplasmic reticulum alpha1,2-mannosidase of Candida albicans into a soluble cytosolic form.

Héctor M Mora-Montes, Oliver Bader, Everardo López-Romero, Samuel Zinker, Patricia Ponce-Noyola, Bernhard Hube, Neil A R Gow, Arturo Flores-Carreón

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Article in Microbiology (Reading, England), 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Héctor M Mora-MontesInstituto de Investigación en Biología Experimental, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Guanajuato, Apartado Postal 187, Guanajuato Gto. CP 36000, Mexico.
Oliver BaderRobert Koch-Institut, FG16, Nordufer 20, D-13353 Berlin, Germany.
Everardo López-RomeroInstituto de Investigación en Biología Experimental, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Guanajuato, Apartado Postal 187, Guanajuato Gto. CP 36000, Mexico.
Samuel ZinkerDepartamento de Genética y Biología Molecular, CINVESTAV del IPN, Apartado Postal 14-740, México DF 07000, Mexico.
Patricia Ponce-NoyolaInstituto de Investigación en Biología Experimental, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Guanajuato, Apartado Postal 187, Guanajuato Gto. CP 36000, Mexico.
Bernhard HubeRobert Koch-Institut, FG16, Nordufer 20, D-13353 Berlin, Germany.
Neil A R GowSchool of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK.
Arturo Flores-CarreónInstituto de Investigación en Biología Experimental, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Guanajuato, Apartado Postal 187, Guanajuato Gto. CP 36000, Mexico.
Universidad de Guanajuato · MXRobert Koch Institute · DECenter for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute · MXUniversity of Aberdeen · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytosolic alpha-mannosidases are glycosyl hydrolases that participate in the catabolism of cytosolic free N-oligosaccharides. Two soluble alpha-mannosidases (E-I and E-II) belonging to glycosyl hydrolases family 47 have been described in Candida albicans. We demonstrate that addition of pepstatin A during the preparation of cell homogenates enriched alpha-mannosidase E-I at the expense of E-II, indicating that the latter is generated by proteolysis during cell disruption. E-I corresponded to a polypeptide of 52 kDa that was associated with mannosidase activity and was recognized by an anti-alpha1,2-mannosidase antibody. The N-mannan core trimming properties of the purified enzyme E-I were consistent with its classification as a family 47 alpha1,2-mannosidase. Differential density-gradient centrifugation of homogenates revealed that alpha1,2-mannosidase E-I was localized to the cytosolic fraction and Golgi-derived vesicles, and that a 65 kDa membrane-bound alpha1,2-mannosidase was present in endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi-derived vesicles. Distribution of alpha-mannosidase activity in a kex2Delta null mutant or in wild-type protoplasts treated with monensin demonstrated that the membrane-bound alpha1,2-mannosidase is processed by Kex2 protease into E-I, recognizing an atypical cleavage site of the precursor. Analysis of cytosolic free N-oligosaccharides revealed that cytosolic alpha1,2-mannosidase E-I trims free Man8GlcNAc2 isomer B into Man7GlcNAc2 isomer B. This is believed to be the first report demonstrating the presence of soluble alpha1,2-mannosidase from the glycosyl hydrolases family 47 in a cytosolic compartment of the cell.

Indexed as

alpha-MannosidaseCandida albicansCytosolEndoplasmic ReticulumFungal ProteinsMonensinPeptide HydrolasesSolubilityalpha-MannosidaseFungal ProteinsMonensinPeptide Hydrolases

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PMID19047746
PMCPMC2885623
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