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ArticlePlant physiology2010

Characterization of endoplasmic reticulum-localized UDP-D-galactose: hydroxyproline O-galactosyltransferase using synthetic peptide substrates in Arabidopsis.

Takuji Oka, Fumie Saito, Yoh-ichi Shimma, Takehiko Yoko-o, Yoshiyuki Nomura, Ken Matsuoka, Yoshifumi Jigami

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Article in Plant physiology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Takuji OkaResearch Institute for Cell Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan.
Fumie Saito
Yoh-ichi Shimma
Takehiko Yoko-o
Yoshiyuki Nomura
Ken Matsuoka
Yoshifumi Jigami
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology · JPKyushu University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We characterized peptidyl hydroxyproline (Hyp) O-galactosyltransferase (HGT), which is the initial enzyme in the arabinogalactan biosynthetic pathway. An in vitro assay of HGT activity was established using chemically synthesized fluorescent peptides as acceptor substrates and extracts from Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) T87 cells as a source of crude enzyme. The galactose residue transferred to the peptide could be detected by high-performance liquid chromatography and matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry analyses. HGT required a divalent cation of manganese for maximal activity and consumed UDP-D-galactose as a sugar donor. HGT exhibited an optimal pH range of pH 7.0 to 8.0 and an optimal temperature of 35 degrees C. The favorable substrates for the activity seemed to be peptides containing two alternating imino acid residues including at least one acceptor Hyp residue, although a peptide with single Hyp residue without any other imino acids also functioned as a substrate. The results of sucrose density gradient centrifugation revealed that the cellular localization of HGT activity is identical to those of endoplasmic reticulum markers such as Sec61 and Bip, indicating that HGT is predominantly localized to the endoplasmic reticulum. To our knowledge, this is the first characterization of HGT, and the data provide evidence that arabinogalactan biosynthesis occurs in the protein transport pathway.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCell LineEndoplasmic ReticulumGalactosyltransferasesHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationPeptidesTemperatureArabidopsis ProteinsGalactosyltransferasesPeptidesUDP-D-galactose hydroxyproline O-galactosyltransferase, Arabidopsis

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PMID19923238
PMCPMC2799367
OpenAlexW2092460047

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