title: The action of bromoconduritol on ER glucosidase II.
abstract: Bromoconduritol (6-bromo-3,4,5-trihydroxycyclohex-1-ene; BCD) has been known as an inhibitor of glucosidase II (G-II), which plays pivotal roles in glycoprotein processing and folding in the ER. Previous works suggested that BCD specifically inhibits the cleavage of the innermost glucose (Glc) among two alpha1-3 linked Glc residues (cleavage-2). This study addressed the mode of BCD's inhibition toward G-II by using fluorescently labeled substrates. Our analysis clarified that BCD inhibits both cleavage-1 and cleavage-2 activities of G-II. However, the inhibitory activity toward cleavage-2 was 6-fold higher than that toward cleavage-1. Inhibition against both of these activities was retained after dialysis, supporting that BCD exhibits inhibition through irreversible binding to G-II.
authors.affiliation: RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, Wako, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Kiichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Totani
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Yukishige
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D053138:Cyclohexenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005960:Glucosides / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D007294:Inositol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D053138:Cyclohexenes; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005960:Glucosides; C036388:6-bromoconduritol; D007294:Inositol