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ReviewGlycobiology2025

Decoding the complex substrate specificities of GalNAc-Ts.

Nadine L Samara

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Review in Glycobiology, 2025. 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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5 · Who and what money

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Nadine L SamaraStructural Biochemistry Unit, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, 30 Convent Dr., Bethesda, MD, 20892, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7152-2939

Funding

Structural and functional studies of polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases (GalNAc-Ts)ZIADE000754 · NIDCR · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL & CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH · PI SAMARA, NADINE · 2020 to 2025
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Intramural NIH HHS ZIA DE000754NIH HHS 1-ZIA-DE000754-03
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

GalNAc-Ts are a large family of glycosyltransferases that regulate numerous cellular processes by initiating the post-translational modification mucin-type O-glycosylation. Disruptions in GalNAc-T expression and function are associated with congenital diseases, metabolic disorders, and cancer. The substrates and acceptor sites affected by the inactivation or over-activation of each specific family member are often not known due to acceptor site and substrate redundancies among the isoenzymes that are present within a cell type. However, substantial progress has been made in disentangling the enzyme-substrate conundrum by showing that each isoenzyme follows a unique set of substrate recognition rules. This review summarizes biochemical and structural findings that have advanced our understanding of the distinct substrate specificities of individual GalNAc-Ts.

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N-AcetylgalactosaminyltransferasesAnimalsGlycosylationHumansPolypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferaseProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalSubstrate SpecificityN-AcetylgalactosaminyltransferasesPolypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferaseGalNAc-Tsmucin-type O-glycosylationsubstrate specificity

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PMID41206358
PMCPMC12624864

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