Biosynthesis of the glycosyl phosphatidylinositol membrane anchor of the trypanosome variant surface glycoprotein. Origin of the non-acetylated glucosamine

Non-acetylated glucosamine is an unusual structural feature shared by all glycosyl phosphatidylinositol (GPI) lipids, including a variety of membrane anchors, the leishmanial lipophosphoglycan, and a mediator of insulin action. We proposed previously a pathway for biosynthesis of glycolipid A, the precursor of the GPI membrane anchor of the trypanosome variant surface glycoprotein (Masterson, W. J., Doering, T. L., Hart, G. W., and Englund, P. T. (1989) Cell 56, 793-800). In this paper we characterize in more detail the initial steps of GPI assembly. The first and committed step in the pathway is the transfer of GlcNAc, from UDP-GlcNAc, to endogenous phosphatidylinositol to form N-acetylglucosaminyl phosphatidylinositol (GlcNAc-PI). The GlcNAc-PI is then efficiently deacetylated to form glucosaminyl phosphatidylinositol (GlcN-PI), the substrate for subsequent reactions en route to glycolipid A.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1989

Erschienen:

1989

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:264

Enthalten in:

The Journal of biological chemistry - 264(1989), 19 vom: 05. Juli, Seite 11168-73

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Doering, T L [VerfasserIn]
Masterson, W J [VerfasserIn]
Englund, P T [VerfasserIn]
Hart, G W [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

10028-17-8
528-04-1
Acetylglucosamine
Glucosamine
Glycolipids
Glycosylphosphatidylinositols
Journal Article
N08U5BOQ1K
Phosphatidylinositols
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Tritium
Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine
V956696549
Variant Surface Glycoproteins, Trypanosoma

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.08.1989

Date Revised 20.03.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM025069454