OGT is a nucleocytoplasmic glycosyltransferase (uridine diphospho-N--acetylglucosamine:polypeptide β-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase or O-GlcNAc transferase) assigned to the GT41 family in the CAZY (Carbohydrate-Active enZYme) database. Using UDP-GlcNAc Disodium Salt (UDP-GlcNAc) as the donor substrate, this enzyme modifies thousands of proteins by adding a unique N-acetylglucosamine residue onto acceptor substrates mainly confined within cytosol and nucleus.
The enzymatic synthesis of trimeric sialyl Lewisxpentadecasaccharide (6), a 15-mer, from a trimannoside precursor required six different glycosyltransferase enzymes and four nucleotide donor sugars. Three N-acetylglucosaminyl residues were transferred from UDP-N-acetylglucosamine to a trimannoside by N-acetylglucosaminyltransferases I, II, and V, respectively. Galactosylation using β(1[Formula: see text]4) galactosyltransferase and UDP-galactose gave three N-acetyl lactosamine units in nonasaccharide 4. Sialylation of 4 with α(2[Formula: see text]3) sialyltransferase and CMP-N-acetylneuraminic acid was followed by fucosylation with α(1[Formula: see text]3) fucosyltransferase and GDP-fucose giving the 15-mer 6 in mg quantities. Compound 4 was also converted to a trimeric Lewisxdodecasaccharide 12-mer with α(1[Formula: see text]3) fucosyltransferase and GDP-fucose and to a trimeric α-2,6-sialyl N-acetyllactosamine dodecasaccharide 12-mer with α(2[Formula: see text]6) sialyltransferase and CMP-N-acetylneuraminic acid. Key words: glycosyltransferases, pentadecasaccharide, sialyl Lewisx.
三糖苷前体通过六种不同的糖基转移酶和四种核苷酸供糖进行酶促合成,生成三聚体唾液酸化路易斯x十五糖(6)。三个N-乙酰葡萄糖胺残基分别通过N-乙酰葡萄糖胺转移酶I、II和V从UDP-N-乙酰葡萄糖胺转移到一个三糖苷上。使用β(1[Formula: see text]4)半乳糖基转移酶和UDP-半乳糖进行半乳糖基化,在九糖4中形成三个N-乙酰乳糖胺单位。4与α(2[Formula: see text]3)唾液酸转移酶和CMP-N-乙酰神经氨酸进行唾液酸化,然后通过α(1[Formula: see text]3)岩藻糖基转移酶和GDP-岩藻糖进行岩藻糖基化,生成毫克级的十五糖6。化合物4还通过α(1[Formula: see text]3)岩藻糖基转移酶和GDP-岩藻糖转化为三聚体路易斯x十二糖12-mer,以及通过α(2[Formula: see text]6)唾液酸转移酶和CMP-N-乙酰神经氨酸转化为三聚体α-2,6-唾液酸化N-乙酰乳糖胺十二糖12-mer。关键词:糖基转移酶,十五糖,唾液酸化路易斯x。