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Quantitative Localization of a Golgi Protein by Imaging Its Center of Fluorescence Mass
Published on: August 10, 2017
Golgi phosphoprotein 3 mediates the Golgi localization and function of protein O-linked mannose
Natasha A Pereira1, Helen X Pu1, Hazel Goh1
1From the Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), 20 Biopolis Way, 06-01 Centros, 138668, Singapore.
Abstract:
GOLPH3 is a highly conserved protein found across the eukaryotic lineage. The yeast homolog, Vps74p, interacts with and maintains the Golgi localization of several mannosyltransferases, which is subsequently critical for N- and O-glycosylation in yeast. Through the use of a T7 phage display, we discovered a novel interaction between GOLPH3 and a mammalian glycosyltransferase, POMGnT1, which is involved in the O-mannosylation of α-dystroglycan. The cytoplasmic tail of POMGnT1 was found to be critical for mediating its interaction with GOLPH3. Loss of this interaction resulted in the inability of POMGnT1 to localize to the Golgi and reduced the functional glycosylation of α-dystroglycan. In addition, we showed that three clinically relevant mutations present in the stem domain of POMGnT1 mislocalized to the endoplasmic reticulum, highlighting the importance of identifying the molecular mechanisms responsible for Golgi localization of glycosyltransferases. Our findings reveal a novel role for GOLPH3 in mediating the Golgi localization of POMGnT1.
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