Article: Nucleotide-sugar transporters: structure, function and roles in vivo.
2006 Volume 39, Issue 9, Page(s) 1149–1158
Abstract: ... of the Golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum by multiple spanning domain proteins known as nucleotide-sugar ... redundant and seem to play specific roles in glycosylation. ... transporters (NSTs). These proteins were first identified biochemically and some of them were cloned ...
| Abstract | The glycosylation of glycoconjugates and the biosynthesis of polysaccharides depend on nucleotide-sugars which are the substrates for glycosyltransferases. A large proportion of these enzymes are located within the lumen of the Golgi apparatus as well as the endoplasmic reticulum, while many of the nucleotide-sugars are synthesized in the cytosol. Thus, nucleotide-sugars are translocated from the cytosol to the lumen of the Golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum by multiple spanning domain proteins known as nucleotide-sugar transporters (NSTs). These proteins were first identified biochemically and some of them were cloned by complementation of mutants. Genome and expressed sequence tag sequencing allowed the identification of a number of sequences that may encode for NSTs in different organisms. The functional characterization of some of these genes has shown that some of them can be highly specific in their substrate specificity while others can utilize up to three different nucleotide-sugars containing the same nucleotide. Mutations in genes encoding for NSTs can lead to changes in development in Drosophila melanogaster or Caenorhabditis elegans, as well as alterations in the infectivity of Leishmania donovani. In humans, the mutation of a GDP-fucose transporter is responsible for an impaired immune response as well as retarded growth. These results suggest that, even though there appear to be a fair number of genes encoding for NSTs, they are not functionally redundant and seem to play specific roles in glycosylation. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Biological Transport ; Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism ; Glycosylation ; Golgi Apparatus/metabolism ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars/chemistry ; Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars/genetics ; Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars/metabolism ; Nucleotide Transport Proteins/chemistry ; Nucleotide Transport Proteins/genetics ; Nucleotide Transport Proteins/metabolism ; Structure-Activity Relationship ; Substrate Specificity |
| Chemical Substances | Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars ; Nucleotide Transport Proteins |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2006-09-17 |
| Publishing country | Brazil |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review |
| ZDB-ID | 786234-9 |
| ISSN | 0100-879X |
| ISSN | 0100-879X |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0100-879x2006000900002 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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