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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-1-26
pubmed:abstractText
We have determined that the mammalian uridine diphospho-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase T1 (EC 2.4.1.41) has the appropriate acceptor substrate specificity to recognize the non-glycosylated form of contulakin-G (ZSEEGGSNATKKPYIL-OH where Z=pyroglutamic acid) and to transfer GalNAc to the peptide. Both [Thr(10)] contulakin-G and a pre-contulakin-G(30-66) (RGLVPDDITPQLILGSLISRRQSEEGGSNATKKPYIL-OH) were shown to be acceptors for the mammalian enzyme. The site of attachment of the GalNAc residue was determined using chemical and radioactive sequencing techniques. The mammalian enzyme was highly specific for Thr(10) residue, in which the native peptide was found to be glycosylated, compared with either Ser(2) or Ser(7). In the case of pre-contulakin-G, the enzyme was also highly specific for the equivalent threonine residue. These results suggest that the Cone snail uses an enzyme with similar acceptor specificity to that of the mammalian polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase for glycosylating contulakin-G.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0041-0101
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
809-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Enzymatic glycosylation of contulakin-G, a glycopeptide isolated from Conus venom, with a mammalian ppGalNAc-transferase.
pubmed:affiliation
The Clayton Foundation Laboratories for Peptide Biology, The Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. craig@salk.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't