Isolation of glucose-containing high-mannose glycoprotein core oligosaccharides

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1984 Oct;81(20):6340-3. doi: 10.1073/pnas.81.20.6340.

Abstract

The total cell wall mannoprotein has been isolated from a mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that fails to remove the glucose units of the dolichol-linked precursor after transfer of the oligosaccharide to asparagine units in the protein. The oligosaccharides released from this mannoprotein by endoglucosaminidase H digestion show 1H NMR signals assignable to three alpha-linked glucose units as delta 5.52, 5.27, and 5.17, and a comparison with the chemical shifts of reference compounds shows that these signals are consistent with the structure alpha Glc----2 alpha Glc----3 alpha Man----2. This provides a direct confirmation for the structure previously assigned to the lipid-linked precursor. Analysis of the larger oligosaccharides confirms that the presence of the glucose units does not prevent elongation of the alpha 1----6-linked polymannose backbone or addition of alpha 1----3-linked mannose to the core.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Glucose / analysis
  • Glycoproteins / analysis*
  • Glycoproteins / metabolism
  • Membrane Glycoproteins*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Mutation
  • Oligosaccharides / isolation & purification*
  • Protein Precursors / genetics
  • Protein Precursors / metabolism*
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism

Substances

  • Glycoproteins
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Oligosaccharides
  • Protein Precursors
  • mannoproteins
  • Glucose