In:
Molecular Biology of the Cell, American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), Vol. 19, No. 8 ( 2008-08), p. 3404-3414
Abstract:
N-Glycosylation starts in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) where a 14-sugar glycan composed of three glucoses, nine mannoses, and two N-acetylglucosamines (Glc 3 Man 9 GlcNAc 2 ) is transferred to nascent proteins. The glucoses are sequentially trimmed by ER-resident glucosidases. The Glc 3 Man 9 GlcNAc 2 moiety is the substrate for oligosaccharyltransferase; the Glc 1 Man 9 GlcNAc 2 and Man 9 GlcNAc 2 intermediates are signals for glycoprotein folding and quality control in the calnexin/calreticulin cycle. Here, we report a novel membrane-anchored ER protein that is highly conserved in animals and that recognizes the Glc 2 -N-glycan. Structure determination by nuclear magnetic resonance showed that its luminal part is a carbohydrate binding domain that recognizes glucose oligomers. Carbohydrate microarray analyses revealed a uniquely selective binding to a Glc 2 -N-glycan probe. The localization, structure, and binding specificity of this protein, which we have named malectin, open the way to studies of its role in the genesis, processing and secretion of N-glycosylated proteins.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1059-1524
,
1939-4586
DOI:
10.1091/mbc.e08-04-0354
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
Publication Date:
2008
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1474922-1
SSG:
12
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