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ArticleNature communications2019

Reconstitution of the lipid-linked oligosaccharide pathway for assembly of high-mannose N-glycans.

Sheng-Tao Li, Tian-Tian Lu, Xin-Xin Xu, Yi Ding, Zijie Li, Toshihiko Kitajima, Neta Dean, Ning Wang, Xiao-Dong Gao

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sheng-Tao LiKey Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 214122, Wuxi, China.
Tian-Tian LuKey Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 214122, Wuxi, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7128-4229
Xin-Xin XuKey Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 214122, Wuxi, China.
Yi DingKey Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 214122, Wuxi, China.
Zijie LiKey Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 214122, Wuxi, China.
Toshihiko KitajimaKey Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 214122, Wuxi, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9677-5086
Neta DeanDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5215, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1969-0008
Ning WangKey Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 214122, Wuxi, China. wangning@jiangnan.edu.cn.
Xiao-Dong GaoKey Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 214122, Wuxi, China. xdgao@jiangnan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8575-5095
Jiangnan University · CNStony Brook University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The asparagine (N)-linked Man9GlcNAc2 is required for glycoprotein folding and secretion. Understanding how its structure contributes to these functions has been stymied by our inability to produce this glycan as a homogenous structure of sufficient quantities for study. Here, we report the high yield chemoenzymatic synthesis of Man9GlcNAc2 and its biosynthetic intermediates by reconstituting the eukaryotic lipid-linked oligosaccharide (LLO) pathway. Endoplasmic reticulum mannosyltransferases (MTases) are expressed in E. coli and used for mannosylation of the dolichol mimic, phytanyl pyrophosphate GlcNAc2. These recombinant MTases recognize unique substrates and when combined, synthesize end products that precisely mimic those in vivo, demonstrating that ordered assembly of LLO is due to the strict enzyme substrate specificity. Indeed, non-physiological glycans are produced only when the luminal MTases are challenged with cytosolic substrates. Reconstitution of the LLO pathway to synthesize Man9GlcNAc2 in vitro provides an important tool for functional studies of the N-linked glycoprotein biosynthesis pathway.

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AsparagineEndoplasmic ReticulumGlycoproteinsGlycosylationLipopolysaccharidesMannansMannosyltransferasesRecombinant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsAsparagineGlycoproteinslipid-linked oligosaccharidesLipopolysaccharidesMannansmannosyl(9)-N-acetylglucosamine2MannosyltransferasesRecombinant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins

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PMID31000718
PMCPMC6472349
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