TY - JOUR
T1 - Dynamic O-glycosylation of nuclear and cytosolic proteins
T2 - Further characterization of the nucleocytoplasmic β-N-acetylglucosaminidase, O-GlcNAcase
AU - Wells, Lance
AU - Gao, Yuan
AU - Mahoney, James A.
AU - Vosseller, Keith
AU - Rosen, Antony
AU - Hart, Gerald W.
PY - 2002/1/18
Y1 - 2002/1/18
N2 - β-O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) is an abundant and dynamic post-translational modification implicated in protein regulation that appears to be functionally more similar to phosphorylation than to classical glycosylation. There are nucleocytoplasmic enzymes for the attachment and removal of O-GlcNAc. Here, we further characterize the recently cloned β-N-acetylglucosaminidase, O-GlcNAcase. Both recombinant and purified endogenous O-GlcNAcase rapidly release free GlcNAc from O-GlcNAc-modified peptide substrates. The recombinant enzyme functions as a monomer and has kinetic parameters (Km = 1.1 mM for paranitrophenyl-GlcNAc, kcat = 1 s-1) that are similar to those of lysosomal hexosaminidases. The endogenous O-GlcNAcase appears to be in a complex with other proteins and is predominantly localized to the cytosol. Overexpression of the enzyme in living cells results in decreased O-GlcNAc modification of nucleocytoplasmic proteins. Finally, we show that the enzyme is a substrate for caspase-3 but, suprisingly, the cleavage has no effect on in vitro O-GlcNAcase activity. These studies support the identification of this protein as an O-GlcNAcase and identify important interactions and modifications that may regulate the enzyme and O-GlcNAc cycling.
AB - β-O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) is an abundant and dynamic post-translational modification implicated in protein regulation that appears to be functionally more similar to phosphorylation than to classical glycosylation. There are nucleocytoplasmic enzymes for the attachment and removal of O-GlcNAc. Here, we further characterize the recently cloned β-N-acetylglucosaminidase, O-GlcNAcase. Both recombinant and purified endogenous O-GlcNAcase rapidly release free GlcNAc from O-GlcNAc-modified peptide substrates. The recombinant enzyme functions as a monomer and has kinetic parameters (Km = 1.1 mM for paranitrophenyl-GlcNAc, kcat = 1 s-1) that are similar to those of lysosomal hexosaminidases. The endogenous O-GlcNAcase appears to be in a complex with other proteins and is predominantly localized to the cytosol. Overexpression of the enzyme in living cells results in decreased O-GlcNAc modification of nucleocytoplasmic proteins. Finally, we show that the enzyme is a substrate for caspase-3 but, suprisingly, the cleavage has no effect on in vitro O-GlcNAcase activity. These studies support the identification of this protein as an O-GlcNAcase and identify important interactions and modifications that may regulate the enzyme and O-GlcNAc cycling.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M109656200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M109656200
M3 - Article
C2 - 11788610
AN - SCOPUS:0037127198
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 277
SP - 1755
EP - 1761
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 3
ER -