essential post-translational modification involved in signaling pathways in eukaryotes. Studies of O-GlcNAcylation would be aided by small-molecule inhibitors of O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT), the sole enzyme know to mediate this modification, but discovery of such molecules has been hampered by poor expression of cloned OGT and lack of suitable high-throughput screens. This Communication describes the
丝氨酸和苏
氨酸残基的 O-GlcNAcylation 是一种动态且必不可少的翻译后修饰,涉及真核
生物的信号通路。O-GlcNAc 转移酶 (OGT) 的小分子
抑制剂将有助于 O-GlcNAc 酰化的研究,O-GlcNAc 转移酶是已知介导这种修饰的唯一酶,但由于克隆 OGT 表达不佳和缺乏合适的高- 吞吐量屏幕。该通讯描述了一种表达系统的开发,以访问大量 OGT 的催化结构域,以及基于荧光的底物类似物置换分析的实施,从而发现了一组 OGT
抑制剂。这项工作为 OGT 催化域的结构和功能分析奠定了基础。