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1.
Gene Expr Patterns ; 23-24: 52-58, 2017 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28351515

ABSTRACT

Glycosylation is the most frequent and important post-translational modification of proteins. It occurs on specific consensus sequences but the final structure of a particular glycan is not coded on the DNA, rather it depends on the expression of the required enzymes and the availability of substrates (activated monosaccharides). Sialic acid (Sia) is the terminal monosaccharide of most glycoproteins or glycolipids (= glycoconjugates) and involved in a variety of function on molecular (e.g. determination of protein stability and half-life) and cellular level (e.g. influenza infection). Sia are synthesized in the cytosol from UDP-GlcNAc by the Roseman-Warren pathway. The key enzyme of this pathway is the UDP-GlcNAc 2-epimerase/ManNAc kinase (GNE). Sia are transferred on glycoconjugates by a family of Golgi-located enzymes, so called sialyltransferases (ST). There are 20 (human) ST known, which all transfer CMP-activated Sia to specific acceptor-sites on glycoconjugates. The regulation of the expression of ST is still not understood. Using a GNE-deficient embryonic stem cell line, which cannot synthesize Sia endogenously and by supplementation of soluble Sia precursors, we present data that the cellular availability of Sia strongly regulates the expression of ST on the level of transcription. In summary, we suggest that the concentration of the donor substrate of sialyltransferases, which can be regarded as a sensor for the environmental conditions of a cell, regulates not only total sialylation, but also the quality of sialylation. This allows a cell to response to altered environmental conditions.


Subject(s)
Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic , N-Acetylneuraminic Acid/biosynthesis , Sialyltransferases/genetics , Animals , Carbohydrate Epimerases/genetics , Carbohydrate Epimerases/metabolism , Embryonic Stem Cells/enzymology , Embryonic Stem Cells/metabolism , Mice , Protein Processing, Post-Translational , Transcription, Genetic
2.
FEBS J ; 283(12): 2285-94, 2016 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27037841

ABSTRACT

UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase (GNE) is the key enzyme for the biosynthesis of sialic acids. Sialic acids are terminal monosaccharides of glycoconjugates and gangliosides, which have an essential influence on various cell interactions. The sialylation of proteins varies during development, aging, and pathogenesis of degenerative diseases such as Morbus Alzheimer, diabetes mellitus type II, or myopathies. Mutation of methionine 743 in the GNE leads to a 30% reduction of the enzyme activity and is responsible for an aggressive form of GNE myopathy. GNE myopathy or hereditary inclusion body myopathy (HIBM) is an age-dependent muscular dystrophy. Here, we analyzed the impact of the exchange of methionine to threonine at position 743 which introduces an additional potential phosphorylation/O-GlcNAcylation site. We found increased O-GlcNAcylation of the M743T variant compared to the wild-type GNE. In addition, removal of the O-GlcNAc of the M743T variant resulted in an increased activity comparable to activity of the wild-type GNE. Furthermore, the half-life of the M743T variant is two times longer than for the wild-type GNE protein. This study provides that the balance of phosphorylation and O-GlcNAcylation is decisive involved in efficiency and regulation of GNE.


Subject(s)
Distal Myopathies/genetics , Multienzyme Complexes/genetics , Muscular Dystrophies/genetics , Sialic Acids/biosynthesis , Acetylglucosamine/metabolism , Acylation/genetics , Distal Myopathies/metabolism , Distal Myopathies/pathology , Genotype , HeLa Cells , Humans , Methionine/genetics , Multienzyme Complexes/metabolism , Muscular Dystrophies/metabolism , Muscular Dystrophies/pathology , Mutation , Phosphorylation , Plasmids/genetics , Sialic Acids/genetics
3.
Top Curr Chem ; 366: 97-137, 2015.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23842869

ABSTRACT

UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase is the key enzyme of sialic acid biosynthesis in vertebrates. It catalyzes the first two steps of the cytosolic formation of CMP-N-acetylneuraminic acid from UDP-N-acetylglucosamine. In this review we give an overview of structure, biochemistry, and genetics of the bifunctional enzyme and its complex regulation. Furthermore, we will focus on diseases related to UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase.


Subject(s)
Cytidine Monophosphate N-Acetylneuraminic Acid/metabolism , Distal Myopathies/genetics , Genes, Regulator , Multienzyme Complexes/metabolism , Sialic Acid Storage Disease/genetics , Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine/metabolism , Animals , Disease Models, Animal , Distal Myopathies/enzymology , Distal Myopathies/pathology , Gene Expression Regulation , Humans , Mice , Mice, Transgenic , Multienzyme Complexes/chemistry , Multienzyme Complexes/genetics , Mutation , Protein Structure, Quaternary , Sialic Acid Storage Disease/enzymology , Sialic Acid Storage Disease/pathology
4.
PLoS One ; 8(12): e80520, 2013.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24349002

ABSTRACT

Sialic acids (Sia) are widely expressed as terminal monosaccharides on eukaryotic glycoconjugates. They are involved in many cellular functions, such as cell-cell interaction and signal recognition. The key enzyme of sialic acid biosynthesis is the bifunctional UDP-N-acetylglucosamine-2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase (GNE), which catalyses the first two steps of Sia biosynthesis in the cytosol. In this study we analysed sialylation of muscles in wild type (C57Bl/6 GNE (+/+)) and heterozygous GNE-deficient (C57Bl/6 GNE (+/-)) mice. We measured a significantly lower performance in the initial weeks of a treadmill exercise in C57Bl/6 GNE (+/-) mice compared to wild type C57Bl/6 GNE (+/+) animals. Membrane bound Sia of C57Bl/6 GNE (+/-) mice were reduced by 33-53% at week 24 and by 12-15% at week 80 in comparison to C57Bl/6 GNE (+/+) mice. Interestingly, membrane bound Sia concentration increased with age of the mice by 16-46% in C57Bl/6 GNE (+/+), but by 87-207% in C57Bl/6 GNE (+/-). Furthermore we could identify specific morphological changes in aged muscles. Here we propose that increased Sia concentrations in muscles are a characteristic feature of ageing and could be used as a marker for age-related changes in muscle.


Subject(s)
Aging/physiology , Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism , N-Acetylneuraminic Acid/metabolism , Animals , Female , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL
5.
Int J Mol Sci ; 14(10): 20555-63, 2013 Oct 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24129184

ABSTRACT

The bi-functional enzyme UDP-N-acetyl-2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase (GNE) is the key enzyme of the sialic acid biosynthesis. Sialic acids are negatively charged nine carbon amino sugars and are found on most glycoproteins and many glycolipids in terminal positions, where they are involved in a variety of biological important molecular interactions. Inactivation of the GNE by homologous recombination results in early embryonic lethality in mice. Here, we report that GNE-deficient embryonic stem cells express less differentiation markers compared to wild-type embryonic stem cells. As a result, GNE-deficient embryonic stem cells fail to form proper embryoid bodies (EB) within the first day of culture. However, when culturing these cells in the presence of sialic acids for three days, also GNE-deficient embryonic stem cells form normal EBs. In contrast, when culturing these cells in sialic acid reduced medium, GNE-deficient embryonic stem cells proliferate faster and form larger EBs without any change in the expression of markers of the germ layers.


Subject(s)
Biomarkers/metabolism , Embryoid Bodies/metabolism , Germ Layers/metabolism , Multienzyme Complexes/metabolism , N-Acetylneuraminic Acid/metabolism , Animals , Cell Differentiation/physiology , Cell Proliferation , Cells, Cultured , Embryonic Stem Cells/metabolism , Mice , Multienzyme Complexes/deficiency
6.
Neuromuscul Disord ; 21(12): 824-31, 2011 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21873062

ABSTRACT

Hereditary inclusion body myopathy is a neuromuscular disorder characterized by muscle weakness with a late onset and slow progression. It is caused by mutations of the gene encoding UDP-N-acetylglucosamine-2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase (GNE). One of the most frequent mutations is an exchange of methionine to threonine at position 712 (M712T). Here we analyzed wildtype (wt) and M712T-mutated (M712T) GNE. We identified threonine 712 as an additional possible phosphorylation site and found by two-dimensional gel-electrophoresis a lower isoelectric point compared to wt-GNE. This lower isoelectric point could be partially reversed back to the wildtype isoelectric point after treatment with protein phosphatase. Furthermore, in contrast to wt-GNE, a significant fraction of M712T-GNE was in the insoluble fraction. Finally, by using bimolecular fluorescence complementation we demonstrate that the M712T mutation does not disrupt the formation of GNE-oligomers.


Subject(s)
Multienzyme Complexes/chemistry , Multienzyme Complexes/genetics , Muscular Diseases/genetics , Mutation , Animals , CHO Cells , Cells, Cultured , Cricetinae , DNA Mutational Analysis , HeLa Cells , Humans , Inclusion Bodies/genetics , Inclusion Bodies/metabolism , Isoelectric Point , Multienzyme Complexes/metabolism , Muscular Diseases/metabolism , Point Mutation , Rats
7.
Glycobiology ; 20(1): 107-17, 2010 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19797319

ABSTRACT

Sialic acids are widely expressed as terminal carbohydrates on glycoconjugates of eukaryotic cells. They are involved in a variety of cellular functions, such as cell adhesion or signal recognition. The key enzyme of sialic acid biosynthesis is the bifunctional UDP-N-acetylglucosamine-2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase (GNE), which catalyzes the first two steps of sialic acid biosynthesis in the cytosol. Inactivation of GNE causes early embryonic lethality. In this study, we analyzed wild-type and GNE-deficient embryonic stem cells from mice. We found for the first time that proliferation is directly correlated with GNE-expression and the cellular sialic acid concentration. Furthermore, we identified growth-related genes that are differentially expressed in GNE-deficient embryonic stem cells compared to wild-type embryonic stem cells.


Subject(s)
Embryonic Stem Cells/cytology , Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental , Hexosamines/genetics , Alleles , Animals , Cell Proliferation , Gene Expression , Genotype , Hexosamines/chemistry , Mice , N-Acetylneuraminic Acid/metabolism , Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis , Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)/chemistry , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , Signal Transduction
8.
Biol Chem ; 390(7): 575-9, 2009 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19361277

ABSTRACT

Sialic acids represent a family of 9-carbon acidic amino sugars expressed mainly as terminal monosaccharides on most mammalian glycoconjugates. Sialic acids play an outstanding role during cellular processes, such as development and regeneration, as they are involved in a variety of molecular interactions. Sialic acids are synthesized in the cytosol starting from UDP-N-acetylglucosamine by the UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine-kinase (GNE), which is the key enzyme in the biosynthesis of sialic acid that catalyzes the generation of N-acetylmannosamine, which in turn is an intermediate of the sialic acid pathway that represents the natural molecular precursor of all sialic acids. Of increasing interest are the influence of the sialic acid precursor N-acetylmannosamine (or related N-acylmannosamines), GNE, and sialic acids themselves on cellular processes such as proliferation, gene expression, or cell differentiation. Here, we present recent data and review indications that N-acylmannosamines (the direct precursors of all sialic acids) may act as signaling molecules, and that the key enzyme of the sialic acid metabolism is directly involved in the regulation of cell proliferation and cell differentiation.


Subject(s)
Cell Differentiation , N-Acetylneuraminic Acid/metabolism , Signal Transduction , Animals , Glycosylation , Humans , N-Acetylneuraminic Acid/biosynthesis , PC12 Cells , Protein Processing, Post-Translational , Rats
9.
J Pharm Sci ; 98(10): 3499-508, 2009 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19199295

ABSTRACT

The number of therapeutic proteins has increased dramatically over the past years and most of the therapeutic proteins in the market today are glycoproteins. Usually, recombinant glycoproteins are produced in mammalian cell lines, such as Chinese-hamster-ovary-cells to obtain mammalian-type of glycosylation. The terminal monosaccharide of N-linked complex glycans is typically occupied by sialic acid. Presence of this sialic acid affects absorption, serum half-life, and clearance from the serum, as well as the physical, chemical and immunogenic properties of the respective glycoprotein. From a manufacturing perspective, the degree of sialylation is crucial since sialylation varies the function of the product. In addition, insufficient or inconsistent sialylation is also a major problem for the process consistency. Sialylation of over-expressed glycoproteins in all mammalian cell lines commonly used in biotechnology for the production of therapeutic glycoproteins is incomplete and there is a need for strategies leading to homogenous, naturally sialylated glycoproteins. This review will shortly summarize the biosynthesis of sialic acids and describe some recent strategies to increase or modify sialylation of specific therapeutic glycoproteins.


Subject(s)
Glycoproteins/chemical synthesis , N-Acetylneuraminic Acid/biosynthesis , N-Acetylneuraminic Acid/chemistry , Animals , Biotransformation , Enzymes/biosynthesis , Glycoproteins/therapeutic use , Glycosylation , Humans , Polysaccharides/biosynthesis , Recombinant Proteins/chemical synthesis , Recombinant Proteins/therapeutic use , Sialic Acids/chemistry , Sialic Acids/immunology
10.
Neuroreport ; 19(12): 1239-42, 2008 Aug 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18628673

ABSTRACT

Axonal outgrowth is a prerequisite for the development of the most complex organ, the brain. It depends partially on the attachment of sialic acid on glycans of (sialo)-glycoproteins expressed on the plasma membrane. In our study, we showed that nerve growth factor-induced neurite outgrowth of PC12-cells enhances the expression of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine-kinase (GNE), the key enzyme for the biosynthesis of sialic acid. Furthermore, we could show that overexpression of GNE induces neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells. The neurite-outgrowth promoting activity of overexpressed GNE, however, does not lead to an increased biosynthesis of sialic acid. These data suggest a novel role of GNE during neurite outgrowth, which is independent to its specific enzymatic activity.


Subject(s)
Multienzyme Complexes/metabolism , N-Acetylneuraminic Acid/biosynthesis , Neurites/physiology , Animals , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Gene Expression/drug effects , Genetic Vectors/genetics , Immunoblotting , Multienzyme Complexes/genetics , N-Acetylneuraminic Acid/analysis , Nerve Growth Factor/pharmacology , Neurites/drug effects , Neurites/metabolism , PC12 Cells , Plasmids/genetics , Rats , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , Transfection/methods
11.
J Neurosci Res ; 86(3): 647-52, 2008 Feb 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17896794

ABSTRACT

The most consistent neurochemical abnormality in Parkinson's disease is degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, leading to a reduction of striatal dopamine levels. The rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of dopamine, noradrenalin, and adrenalin is catalyzed by tyrosine 3-monooxygenase (=tyrosine hydroxylase), which catalyzes the formation of L-DOPA. In earlier studies, we demonstrated that the novel synthetic sialic acid precursor N-propanoylmannosamine is a potent stimulator of axonal growth and promotes reestablishment of the perforant pathway from layer II of cortical neurons to the outer molecular layer of the dentate gyrus. Here we show that application of N-propanoylmannosamine leads to increased biosynthesis and secretion of dopamine. This increased biosynthesis of dopamine is due to decreased expression of O-linked N-acetylglucosamine on tyrosine 3-monooxygenase. Intracellular attachment of O-linked N-acetylglucosamine to serine and threonine residues hinders phosphorylation, thereby regulating the activity of the proteins concerned. We therefore propose a model in which the application of ManNProp leads to increased phosphorylation and activation of tyrosine 3-monooxygenase, which in turn leads to an increased synthesis of dopamine.


Subject(s)
Acetylglucosamine/metabolism , Dopamine/metabolism , Glycoproteins/metabolism , Hexosamines/pharmacology , Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase/metabolism , Animals , Dopamine/biosynthesis , Down-Regulation , Enzyme Activation , PC12 Cells , Phosphorylation/drug effects , Rats
12.
J Neurochem ; 103 Suppl 1: 65-71, 2007 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17986141

ABSTRACT

Sialic acid (Sia) is expressed as terminal sugar in many glycoconjugates and plays an important role during development and regeneration. Addition of homopolymers of Sia (polysialic acid; polySia/PSA) is a unique and highly regulated post-translational modification of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM). The presence of polySia affects NCAM-dependent cell adhesion and plays an important role during brain development, neural regeneration, and plastic processes including learning and memory. PolySia-NCAM is expressed on several neuroendocrine tumors of high malignancy and correlates with poor prognosis. Two closely related enzymes, the polysialyltransferases ST8SiaII and ST8SiaIV, catalyze the biosynthesis of polySia. This review summarizes recent knowledge on Sia biosynthesis and the correlation between Sia biosynthesis and polysialylation of NCAM and report on approaches to modify the degree of polySia on NCAM in vitro and in vivo. First, we describe the inhibition of polysialylation of NCAM in ST8SiaII-expressing cells using synthetic Sia precursors. Second, we demonstrate that the key enzyme of the Sia biosynthesis (UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase) regulates and limits the synthesis of polySia by controlling the cellular Sia concentration.


Subject(s)
Cell Adhesion/physiology , Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules/physiology , Sialic Acids/metabolism , Animals , In Vitro Techniques , Sialic Acids/biosynthesis , Sialic Acids/classification
13.
FEBS Lett ; 581(22): 4195-8, 2007 Sep 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17706199

ABSTRACT

Sialylation (e.g. expression of sialic acid) plays a crucial role for function and stability of most glycoproteins. The key enzyme for the biosynthesis of sialic acid is the UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine-kinase (GNE). Mutations in the binding site of the feedback inhibitor CMP-sialic acid of the GNE leads to sialuria, a disease in which patients produce sialic acid in gram scale. Here, we report on the use in biotechnology of sialuria-mutated GNE. Expression of the sialuria-mutated GNE in CHO-cells leads to increased sialylation of recombinant expressed erythropoietin (EPO). Our data show that sialuria-mutated-GNE over-expressing cells are the perfect platform to express highly sialylated therapeutic proteins, such as EPO.


Subject(s)
Erythropoietin/metabolism , Mutation/genetics , N-Acetylneuraminic Acid/metabolism , Sialic Acid Storage Disease/enzymology , Animals , Bromodeoxyuridine/metabolism , CHO Cells , Carbohydrate Epimerases/genetics , Cell Proliferation , Cricetinae , Cricetulus , Culture Media, Conditioned , DNA/biosynthesis , Humans , Isoelectric Focusing , Models, Biological , N-Acetylneuraminic Acid/analysis , Rats , Recombinant Proteins
14.
Glycoconj J ; 24(2-3): 125-30, 2007 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17235685

ABSTRACT

Sialic acids are widely expressed as terminal carbohydrates on glycoconjugates of eukaryotic cells. They are involved in a variety of cellular functions, such as cell adhesion or signal recognition. The key enzyme of sialic acid biosynthesis is the bifunctional UDP-N-acetylglucosamine-2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase (GNE), which catalyzes the first two steps of sialic acid biosynthesis in the cytosol. Previously, we have shown that inactivation of the GNE by gene targeting causes early embryonic lethality in mice, whereas heterozygous GNE-deficient mice are vital. In this study we compared the amount of membrane-bound sialic acids of wildtype mice with those of heterozygous GNE-deficient mice. For that we quantified membrane-bound sialic acid concentration in various organs of wildtype- and heterozygous GNE-deficient mice. We found an organ-specific reduction of membrane-bound sialic acids in heterozygous GNE-deficient mice. The overall reduction was 25%. Additionally, we analyzed transferrin and polysialylated neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) by one- or two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. Transferrin-expression was unchanged in heterozygous GNE-deficient mice; however the isoelectric point of transferrin was shifted towards basic pH, indicating a reduced sialylation. Furthermore, the expression of polysialic acids on NCAM was reduced in GNE-deficient mice.


Subject(s)
Multienzyme Complexes/deficiency , Animals , Cell Membrane/metabolism , Female , Glycoconjugates/chemistry , Glycoconjugates/metabolism , Heterozygote , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Knockout , Multienzyme Complexes/genetics , Multienzyme Complexes/metabolism , Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules/chemistry , Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules/metabolism , Sialic Acids/chemistry , Sialic Acids/metabolism , Tissue Distribution , Transferrin/chemistry , Transferrin/metabolism
15.
FEBS Lett ; 580(28-29): 6649-54, 2006 Dec 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17118363

ABSTRACT

Sialic acids (Sia) are expressed as terminal sugars in many glycoconjugates. They are involved in a variety of cell-cell interactions and therefore play an important role during development and regeneration. UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase (GNE) is the key enzyme in the de novo synthesis of Sia and it is a regulator of cell surface sialylation. Inactivation of GNE in mice results in early embryonic lethality. Mutations in the GNE gene are of clinical relevance in hereditary inclusion body myopathy, but these mutations do not necessarily decrease the enzymatic activity of GNE. In this study, we searched for novel function of the GNE protein beside its enzymatic function in the Sia biosynthesis. We here report the identification of novel GNE-interacting proteins. Using a human prey matrix we identified four proteins interacting with GNE in a yeast two-hybrid assay. For two of them, the collapsin response mediator protein 1 and the promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger protein, we could verify protein-protein interaction with GNE.


Subject(s)
DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism , N-Acetylneuraminic Acid/biosynthesis , Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism , Phosphoproteins/metabolism , Transcription Factors/metabolism , Animals , Antibodies/immunology , Carbohydrate Epimerases/metabolism , HL-60 Cells , Histidine , Humans , Immunoprecipitation , Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors , Oligopeptides , PC12 Cells , Promyelocytic Leukemia Zinc Finger Protein , Protein Binding , Rats , Two-Hybrid System Techniques
16.
Biochem J ; 384(Pt 3): 599-607, 2004 Dec 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15330759

ABSTRACT

UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase is a bifunctional enzyme, which initiates and regulates sialic acid biosynthesis. Sialic acids are important compounds of mammalian glycoconjugates, mediating several biological processes, such as cell-cell or cell-matrix interactions. In order to characterize the function of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase, a number of deletion mutants were generated, lacking either parts of the N-terminal epimerase or the C-terminal kinase domain. N-terminal deletion of only 39 amino acids results in a complete loss of epimerase activity. Deletions in the C-terminal part result in a reduction or complete loss of kinase activity, depending on the size of the deletion. Deletions at either the N- or the C-terminus also result in a reduction of the other enzyme activity. These results indicate that a separate expression of both domains is possible, but that a strong intramolecular dependency of the two domains has arisen during evolution of the enzyme. N-terminal, as well as C-terminal, mutants tend to form trimers, in addition to the hexameric structure of the native enzyme. These results and yeast two-hybrid experiments show that structures required for dimerization are localized within the kinase domain, and a potential trimerization site is possibly located in a region between the two domains. In conclusion, our results reveal that the activities, as well as the oligomeric structure, of this bifunctional enzyme seem to be organized and regulated in a complex manner.


Subject(s)
Carbohydrate Epimerases/metabolism , Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)/metabolism , Sialic Acids/biosynthesis , Animals , Carbohydrate Epimerases/chemistry , Carbohydrate Epimerases/genetics , Cell Line , Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)/chemistry , Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)/genetics , Protein Binding , Protein Structure, Quaternary , Protein Structure, Tertiary , Rats , Sequence Deletion/genetics , Sialic Acids/metabolism , Spodoptera , Two-Hybrid System Techniques
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