Abstract
In order to investigate the O-mannosyltransferase involved in the initial O-mannosylation of glycoproteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a photoactive hexapeptide, [125I]-AT-(4-azido-2, 3, 5, 6-tetrafluorobenzoyl)-3-iodo-Tyr-Asn-Pro-Thr-Ser-Val ([125I]azidoTyr-peptide), was synthesized by solid-phase techniques using a new photoactive cross-linking reagent, AT-(4-azido-2, 3, 5, 6-tetrafluorobenzoyl)tyrosine, and resin-bound Asn-Pro-Thr(tBu)-Ser(tBu)-Val. When this modified hexapeptide substrate was incubated with O-mannosyltransferase preparations, the hexapeptide was an acceptor of [14C]-mannose from dolichol phosphate-[14C]mannose. After partially purifying the O-mannosyltransferase and photolabeling these enzyme preparations with [125I] azidoTyr-peptide, a ca. 82-kDa protein was shown to be the only apparent photolabeled protein that was protected by unmodified hexapeptide. This ca. 82-kDa protein may be the catalytic subunit of the O-mannosyltransferase. The susceptibility of the Ar-(4-azido-2, 3, 5, 6-tetrafluorobenzoyl) moiety to reducing agents in aqueous buffers was also examined.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 69-73 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Bioconjugate Chemistry |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1992 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank the National Science Foundation (CHE- 8607441 to D.S.W.), the National Institutes of Health (DK 21800toA.D.E.),andtheUniversityofKentuckyResearch Committee for the purchase of GC and HPLC instru- mentation (for D.S.W.).
Funding
Funders | Funder number |
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases | R01DK021800 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Bioengineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Pharmacology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Organic Chemistry