The sugar code: Why glycans are so important

HJ Gabius - Biosystems, 2018 - Elsevier
The cell surface is the platform for presentation of biochemical signals that are required for
intercellular communication. Their profile necessarily needs to be responsive to internal and …

The cytoplasmic peptide: N-glycanase (NGLY1)—Structure, expression and cellular functions

T Suzuki, C Huang, H Fujihira - Gene, 2016 - Elsevier
NGLY1/Ngly1 is a cytosolic peptide: N-glycanase, ie. de-N-glycosylating enzyme acting on
N-glycoproteins in mammals, generating free, unconjugated N-glycans and deglycosylated …

[HTML][HTML] Oligosaccharyltransferase: a gatekeeper of health and tumor progression

Y Harada, Y Ohkawa, Y Kizuka… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Oligosaccharyltransferase (OST) is a multi-span membrane protein complex that catalyzes
the addition of glycans to selected Asn residues within nascent polypeptides in the lumen of …

[HTML][HTML] Lethality of mice bearing a knockout of the Ngly1-gene is partially rescued by the additional deletion of the Engase gene

H Fujihira, Y Masahara-Negishi, M Tamura… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The cytoplasmic peptide: N-glycanase (Ngly1 in mammals) is a de-N-glycosylating enzyme
that is highly conserved among eukaryotes. It was recently reported that subjects harboring …

Emerging roles of protein mannosylation in inflammation and infection

I Loke, D Kolarich, NH Packer… - Molecular aspects of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Proteins are frequently modified by complex carbohydrates (glycans) that play central roles
in maintaining the structural and functional integrity of cells and tissues in humans and lower …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic biomarker DDOST and its correlation with immune infiltrates in hepatocellular carcinoma

C Zhu, H Xiao, X Jiang, R Tong, J Guan - Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide–protein glycosyltransferase non-catalytic
subunit (DDOST) is an important enzyme in the process of high-mannose oligosaccharide …

Desialylation in physiological and pathological processes: New target for diagnostic and therapeutic development

M Wei, PG Wang - Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational …, 2019 - Elsevier
Desialylation is a pivotal part of sialic acid metabolism, which initiates the catabolism of
glycans by removing the terminal sialic acid residues on glycans, thereby modulating the …

[HTML][HTML] Glycometabolic regulation of the biogenesis of small extracellular vesicles

Y Harada, K Nakajima, T Suzuki, T Fukushige, K Kondo… - Cell Reports, 2020 - cell.com
The biogenesis of small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) is regulated by multiple molecular
machineries generating considerably heterogeneous vesicle populations, including …

Catabolism of N-glycoproteins in mammalian cells: Molecular mechanisms and genetic disorders related to the processes

T Suzuki - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
N-glycans on glycoproteins serve as one of the most important co-and post-translational
modifications of proteins, and it has been well established that they play pivotal roles in …

Glycan quality control in and out of the endoplasmic reticulum of mammalian cells

Y Harada, Y Ohkawa, K Maeda… - The FEBS Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is equipped with multiple quality control systems (QCS) that
are necessary for shaping the glycoproteome of eukaryotic cells. These systems facilitate the …