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Title: Molecular identification and characterization of peptide: N-glycanase from Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Journal Article · · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
OSTI ID:21043713
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  1. State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Shanda Nanlu 27, Jinan, Shandong 250100 (China)

Peptide:N-glycanase (PNGase) is an enzyme responsible for deglycosylation of misfolded glycoproteins in so-called endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD) system. In this study, we reported the molecular identification and characterization of SpPNGase (Schizosaccharomyces pombe PNGase). Enzymatic analysis revealed that SpPNGase deglycosylated the misfolded glycoproteins and distinguished native and denatured high-mannose glycoproteins in vitro. The deglycosylation activity was lost with the addition of chelating agent EDTA and was not restored by re-addition of metal ions. By construction of deletion mutant, we confirmed that N-terminal {alpha}-helix of SpPNGase was responsible for the protein-protein interaction. Combining the results from ternary structure prediction and dendrogram analysis, we suggested that the N-terminal {alpha}-helices of PNGase are derived from evolutionary motif/peptide fusion.

OSTI ID:
21043713
Journal Information:
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol. 368, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.02.017; PII: S0006-291X(08)00249-0; Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0006-291X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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