title: Minimal catalytic domain of N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase V.
abstract: UDP-GlcNAc: Manalpha1-6Manbeta-R beta1-6 N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase V (EC 2.4.1.155, GlcNAc-TV) is a Golgi enzyme that substitutes the trimannosyl core in the biosynthetic pathway for complex-type N-linked glycans. GlcNAc-TV activity is regulated by oncogenes frequently activated in cancer cells ( ras, src, and her2/neu ) and by activators of T lymphocytes. Overexpression of GlcNAc-TV in epithelial cells results in morphological transformation, while tumor cell mutants selected for loss of GlcNAc-TV products show diminished malignant potential in mice. In this report, we have expressed and characterized a series of N- and C-terminal deletions of GlcNAc-TV. Portions of GlcNAc-TV sequence were fused at the N-terminal domain to IgG-binding domains of staphylococcal Protein A and expressed in CHOP cells. The secreted fusion proteins were purified by IgG Sepharose affinity chromatography and assayed for enzyme activities. The peptide sequence S(213-740)of GlcNAc-TV was determined to be essential for the catalytic activity, the remaining amino acids comprising a 183 amino acid stem region, a 17 amino acid transmembrane domain and a 12 amino acid cytosolic moiety. Further deletion of 5 amino acids to produce peptide R(218-740)reduced enzyme activity by 20-fold. Similar K(m)and V(max)values for donor and acceptor were observed for peptide S(213-740), the minimal catalytic domain, and peptide Q(39-740), which also included the stem region. Truncation of five amino acids from the C-terminus also resulted in a 20-fold loss of catalytic activity. Secondary structure predictions suggest a high frequency of turns in the stem region, and more contiguous stretches of alpha-helix found in the catalytic domain.
authors.affiliation: GlycoDesign Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Korczak
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Le
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elowe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Datti
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Dennis
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D016466:CHO Cells; D002384:Catalysis; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D006224:Cricetinae; D017353:Gene Deletion; D015870:Gene Expression; D006031:Glycosylation; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000378:metabolism; D017351:N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D051381:Rats; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013205:Staphylococcal Protein A / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D013205:Staphylococcal Protein A; D017351:N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases; C052254:alpha-1,6-mannosylglycoprotein beta 1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase