Abstract |
Hypoglycosylation is a common characteristic of dystroglycanopathy, which is a group of congenital muscular dystrophies. More than ten genes have been implicated in α-dystroglycanopathies that are associated with the defect in the O-mannosylation pathway. One such gene is GTDC2, which was recently reported to encode O- mannose β-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase. Here we show that GTDC2 generates CTD110.6 antibody-reactive N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) epitopes on the O-mannosylated α- dystroglycan (α-DG). Using the antibody, we show that mutations of GTDC2 identified in Walker-Warburg syndrome and alanine-substitution of conserved residues between GTDC2 and EGF domain O-GlcNAc transferase resulted in decreased glycosylation. Moreover, GTDC2-modified GlcNAc epitopes are localized in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). These data suggested that GTDC2 is a novel glycosyltransferase catalyzing GlcNAcylation of O-mannosylated α-DG in the ER. CTD110.6 antibody may be useful to detect a specific form of GlcNAcylated O- mannose and to analyze defective O-glycosylation in α-dystroglycanopathies.
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Authors | Mitsutaka Ogawa, Naosuke Nakamura, Yoshiaki Nakayama, Akira Kurosaka, Hiroshi Manya, Motoi Kanagawa, Tamao Endo, Koichi Furukawa, Tetsuya Okajima |
Journal | Biochemical and biophysical research communications
(Biochem Biophys Res Commun)
Vol. 440
Issue 1
Pg. 88-93
(Oct 11 2013)
ISSN: 1090-2104 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 24041696
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Antibodies
- Epitopes
- Dystroglycans
- Glycosyltransferases
- POMGNT2 protein, human
- Acetylglucosamine
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Topics |
- Acetylglucosamine
(immunology, metabolism)
- Animals
- Antibodies
(immunology)
- Dystroglycans
(chemistry, immunology, metabolism)
- Endoplasmic Reticulum
(immunology, metabolism)
- Epitopes
(immunology, metabolism)
- Glycosylation
- Glycosyltransferases
(genetics, immunology, metabolism)
- HEK293 Cells
- Humans
- Mutation
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Walker-Warburg Syndrome
(genetics, immunology, metabolism)
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