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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
44
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-26
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Trimming of glucoses from N-linked core glycans on newly synthesized glycoproteins occurs sequentially through the action of glucosidases I and II in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). We isolated enzymatically active glucosidase II from rat liver and found that, in contrast with previous reports, it contains two subunits (alpha and beta). Sequence analysis of peptides derived from them allowed us to identify their corresponding human cDNA sequences. The sequence of the alpha subunit predicted a soluble protein (104 kDa) devoid of known signals for residence in the ER. It showed homology with several other glucosidases but not with glucosidase I. Among the homologues, we identified a Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene, which we showed by gene disruption experiments to be the functional catalytic subunit of glucosidase II. The disrupted yeast strains had no detectable growth defect. The sequence of the beta subunit (58 kDa) showed no sequence homology with other known proteins. It encoded a soluble protein rich in glutamic and aspartic acid with a putative ER retention signal (HDEL) at the C terminus. This suggested that the beta subunit is responsible for the ER localization of the enzyme.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
271
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
27509-16
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8910335-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8910335-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8910335-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:8910335-Conserved Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8910335-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:8910335-Endoplasmic Reticulum, pubmed-meshheading:8910335-Genes, Fungal, pubmed-meshheading:8910335-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8910335-Macromolecular Substances, pubmed-meshheading:8910335-Mammals, pubmed-meshheading:8910335-Microsomes, Liver, pubmed-meshheading:8910335-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8910335-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:8910335-Protein Sorting Signals, pubmed-meshheading:8910335-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:8910335-Saccharomyces cerevisiae, pubmed-meshheading:8910335-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:8910335-alpha-Glucosidases
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Endoplasmic reticulum glucosidase II is composed of a catalytic subunit, conserved from yeast to mammals, and a tightly bound noncatalytic HDEL-containing subunit.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 208002, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8002, USA. ari_helenius@qm.yale.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't