title: The 17-residue transmembrane domain of beta-galactoside alpha 2,6-sialyltransferase is sufficient for Golgi retention.
abstract: beta-Galactoside alpha 2,6-sialyltransferase (ST) is a type II integral membrane protein of the Golgi apparatus involved in the sialylation of N-linked glycans. A series of experiments has shown that the 17-residue transmembrane domain of ST is sufficient to confer localization to the Golgi apparatus when transferred to the corresponding region of a cell surface type II integral membrane protein. Lectin affinity chromatography of chimeric proteins bearing this 17-residue sequence suggests that these chimeric proteins are localized in the trans-Golgi cisternae and/or trans-Golgi network. Further experiments suggest that this 17-residue sequence functions as a retention signal for the Golgi apparatus.
authors.affiliation: Membrane Biology Laboratory, National University of Singapore.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Low
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000201:enzymology*; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000201:enzymology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D012799:Sialyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D000094802:beta-D-Galactoside alpha 2-6-Sialyltransferase
chemical_list: D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D012799:Sialyltransferases; D000094802:beta-D-Galactoside alpha 2-6-Sialyltransferase