Title
Cotranslational and posttranslational N-glycosylation of polypeptides by distinct mammalian OST isoforms
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Neurobiology University of Massachusetts Medical School
Publication Date
2009-01-23
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Endoplasmic Reticulum; Gene Knockdown Techniques; Glycoproteins; Glycosylation; HeLa Cells; Hexosyltransferases; Humans; Membrane Proteins; Models, Molecular; Protein Folding; Protein Isoforms; Protein Processing, Post-Translational; Proteins
Disciplines
Biochemistry | Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology | Medical Neurobiology | Molecular Biology
Abstract
Asparagine-linked glycosylation of polypeptides in the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum is catalyzed by the hetero-oligomeric oligosaccharyltransferase (OST). OST isoforms with different catalytic subunits (STT3A versus STT3B) and distinct enzymatic properties are coexpressed in mammalian cells. Using siRNA to achieve isoform-specific knockdowns, we show that the OST isoforms cooperate and act sequentially to mediate protein N-glycosylation. The STT3A OST isoform is primarily responsible for cotranslational glycosylation of the nascent polypeptide as it enters the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum. The STT3B isoform is required for efficient cotranslational glycosylation of an acceptor site adjacent to the N-terminal signal sequence of a secreted protein. Unlike STT3A, STT3B efficiently mediates posttranslational glycosylation of a carboxyl-terminal glycosylation site in an unfolded protein. These distinct and complementary roles for the OST isoforms allow sequential scanning of polypeptides for acceptor sites to insure the maximal efficiency of N-glycosylation.
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.cell.2008.11.047
Source
Cell. 2009 Jan 23;136(2):272-83. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.11.047. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Cell
Related Resources
PubMed ID
19167329
Repository Citation
Ruiz-Canada C, Kelleher DJ, Gilmore R. (2009). Cotranslational and posttranslational N-glycosylation of polypeptides by distinct mammalian OST isoforms. Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Publications. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2008.11.047. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/bmp_pp/180