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ArticleGlycobiology2015

Conserved ion and amino acid transporters identified as phosphorylcholine-modified N-glycoproteins by metabolic labeling with propargylcholine in Caenorhabditis elegans cells.

Casey J Snodgrass, Amanda R Burnham-Marusich, John C Meteer, Patricia M Berninsone

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Article in Glycobiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Casey J SnodgrassDepartment of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA.
Amanda R Burnham-MarusichDepartment of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA.
John C MeteerDepartment of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA.
Patricia M BerninsoneDepartment of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA berninsone@unr.edu.
University of Nevada, Reno · US

Funding

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND TRAININGP20RR016464 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · PI KENYON, JAMES L · 2001 to 2011
$30.3M
Cell Biology of Signaling across MembranesP20GM103554 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · PI VON BARTHELD, CHRISTOPHER S · 2012 to 2016
$8.0M
CELL BIOLOGY OF SIGNALING ACROSS MEMBRANESP20RR024210 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · PI VON BARTHELD, CHRISTOPHER S · 2011 to 2011
$2.1M
NCRR NIH HHS RR-016464NCRR NIH HHS RR024210NIGMS NIH HHS GM103554NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103554
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phosphorylcholine (PC) modification of proteins by pathogens has been implicated in mediating host-pathogen interactions. Parasitic nematodes synthesize PC-modified biomolecules that can modulate the host's antibody and cytokine production to favor nematode survival, contributing to long-term infections. Only two nematode PC-modified proteins (PC-proteins) have been unequivocally identified, yet discovering the protein targets of PC modification will be paramount to understanding the role(s) that this epitope plays in nematode biology. A major hurdle in the field has been the lack of techniques for selective purification of PC-proteins. The nonparasitic nematode Caenorhabditis elegans expresses PC-modified N-linked glycans, offering an attractive model to study the biology of PC-modification. We developed a robust method to identify PC-proteins by metabolic labeling of primary embryonic C. elegans cells with propargylcholine, an alkyne-modified choline analog. Cu(I)-catalyzed cycloaddition with biotin-azide enables streptavidin purification and subsequent high-throughput LC-MS identification of propargyl-labeled proteins. All proteins identified using stringent criteria are known or predicted to be membrane or secreted proteins, consistent with the model of a Golgi-resident, putative PC-transferase. Of the 55 PC-N-glycosylation sites reported, 33 have been previously observed as N-glycosylation sites in high-throughput screens of C. elegans. Several identified PC-proteins are nematode-specific proteins, but 10 of the PC-proteins are widely conserved ion transporters and amino acid transporters, while eight are conserved proteins involved in synaptic function. This finding suggests a functional role for PC-modification beyond immunomodulation. The approach presented in this study provides a method to identify PC-proteins in C. elegans and related nematodes.

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AlkynesAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid Transport SystemsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsChlorocebus aethiopsCholineCOS CellsGlycoproteinsIon PumpsMolecular ProbesMolecular Sequence DataPhosphorylcholineStaining and LabelingAlkynesAmino Acid Transport SystemsCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCholineGlycoproteinsIon PumpsMolecular ProbesPhosphorylcholinepropargylcholineCaenorhabditis elegansclick chemistryN-glycosylationphosphorylcholine

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PMID25387872
PMCPMC4339876
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