title: Roles for N-glycosylation in the dynamics of Edg-1/S1P1 in sphingosine 1-phosphate-stimulated cells.
abstract: Sphingosine 1-phosphate (Sph-1-P) is a bioactive lipid mediator released from activated platelets. To date, 5 seven-transmembrane-spanning receptors, Edg-1/S1P1, Edg-3/S1P3, Edg-5/S1P2, Edg-6/S1P4 and Edg-8/S1P5, have been identified as specific Sph-1-P receptors. Our recent novel studies established that Edg-1/S1P1 is glycosylated in its N-terminal extracellular portion and further identified the specific glycosylation site as asparagine 30. We also demonstrated that the structure of the N-terminal ectodomain of Edg-1/S1P1 affects both its transport to the cell surface and the N-glycosylation process. These studies revealed a possible regulatory role for the N-glycan on Edg-1/S1P1 in the dynamics of the receptor, such as its lateral and internal movements within the membrane, in ligand-stimulated mammalian cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomembrane and Biofunctional Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Japan.
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kohno
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Igarashi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D006031:Glycosylation; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D021381:Protein Transport; D049349:Receptors, Lysosphingolipid / Q000378:metabolism*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D008246:Lysophospholipids; D049349:Receptors, Lysosphingolipid; C060506:sphingosine 1-phosphate; D013110:Sphingosine