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ArticleNature communications2026

Interplay of SLC33A1-dependent and -independent Golgi sialic acid O-acetylation in CASD1 catalysis.

Malena Albers, Lydia Bosse, Larissa Schröter, Anna-Maria T Junemann, Charlotte Rossdam, Maike Hartmann, Melanie Grove, Thomas Litfin, Anna-Sophia Egger, Marcel Kwiatkowski and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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16 authors.

Malena Albers *Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Lydia Bosse *Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Larissa SchröterInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Anna-Maria T JunemannInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Charlotte RossdamInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Maike HartmannInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Melanie GroveInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Thomas LitfinInstitute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4863-3865
Anna-Sophia EggerInstitute of Biochemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-5204-7121
Marcel KwiatkowskiInstitute of Biochemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-5804-6031
Kathrin ThedieckInstitute of Biochemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Georg ZocherInterfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
Falk F R BuettnerInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8468-1223
Alpeshkumar K MaldeInstitute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8181-1619
Mark von ItzsteinInstitute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6302-7524
Martina MühlenhoffInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. muehlenhoff.martina@mh-hannover.de.ORCID 0000-0002-6070-8241

Funding

Department of Health | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) GNT1196520Department of Health | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) ID 2009677Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 409784463/FOR2953Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 432251600/FOR2953EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) ERC AdG BEYOND STRESS, Grant Agreement No. 101054429EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020) MESI-STRAT Grant Agreement No. 754688Griffith University Postdoctoral Award
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sialic acid O-acetylation is implicated in the modulation of sialoglycan recognition and ganglioside biology. The sugar modification is catalyzed by CASD1, a Golgi membrane protein that encompasses a luminal catalytic domain and a multipass transmembrane domain. The mechanism of how acetyl-CoA is provided to the Golgi remains poorly understood. Here, we show that the acetyl-CoA transporter SLC33A1 provides acetyl-CoA to the luminal domain of CASD1 and that patient-derived SLC33A1 variants linked to inherited neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders impair ganglioside 9-O-acetylation. Under conditions that enable the formation of 7,9-di-O-acetylated sialoglycans, genetic inactivation of SLC33A1 impaired di-O-acetylation, but unexpectedly, still enabled mono-O-acetylation. Structure prediction and site-directed mutagenesis revealed a second active site in CASD1 that shares striking similarities with the catalytic acetyl-CoA binding transmembrane tunnel of the lysosomal acetyltransferase HGSNAT. Together, our data provide strong evidence that CASD1 has dual functionalities and catalyzes 7,9-di-O-acetylation through SLC33A1-dependent luminal acetylation and SLC33A1-independent transmembrane acetylation.

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Golgi ApparatusN-Acetylneuraminic AcidAcetylationAcetyl Coenzyme AAnimalsCatalysisCatalytic DomainGangliosidesHEK293 CellsHumansMembrane Transport ProteinsMutagenesis, Site-DirectedAcetyl Coenzyme AGangliosidesMembrane Transport ProteinsN-Acetylneuraminic AcidSLC33A1 protein, human

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PMID41917001
PMCPMC13043746

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