作者:T. Ju、B. Xia、R. P. Aryal、W. Wang、Y. Wang、X. Ding、R. Mi、M. He、R. D. Cummings
DOI:10.1093/glycob/cwq168
日期:2011.3.1
Loss of T-synthase (uridine diphosphate galactose:N-acetylgalactosaminyl-α1-Ser/Thr β3galactosyltransferase), a key enzyme required for the formation of mucin-type core 1 O-glycans, is observed in several human diseases, including cancer, Tn syndrome and IgA nephropathy, but current methods to assay the enzyme use radioactive substrates and complicated isolation of the product. Here we report the development of a novel fluorescent assay to measure its activity in a variety of tumor cell lines. Deficiencies in T-synthase activity correlate with mutations in the gene encoding the molecular chaperone Cosmc that is required for folding the T-synthase. This new high-throughput assay allows for facile screening of tumor specimens and other biological material for T-synthase activity and could be used diagnostically.
T-合成酶(尿苷二磷酸半乳糖: N-乙酰半乳糖胺基-α1-丝氨酸/苏氨酸 β3-半乳糖转移酶)是形成粘蛋白类型核心1 O-糖苷的关键酶,在多种人类疾病中被观察到其缺失,包括癌症、Tn综合症和IgA肾病,但目前检测该酶的方法使用放射性底物并需要复杂的产物分离。在此,我们报告了一种新型荧光检测方法,可以在多种肿瘤细胞系中测量其活性。T-合成酶活性的缺乏与编码分子伴侣Cosmc的基因突变相关,Cosmc对于T-合成酶的折叠至关重要。这种新的高通量检测方法能够方便地筛选肿瘤标本和其他生物材料中的T-合成酶活性,并可用于诊断。