边缘的糖转移酶活性调节了诺奇-德尔塔相互作用
K Brückner1, L Perez, H Clausen
1European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.
Nature
|August 10, 2000
概括
边缘蛋白修改了Golgi中的Notch受体,改变了Notch与其Delta连接体的结合方式. 这种糖化化机制在动物发育过程中调节细胞信号.
科学领域:
- 发展生物学 发展生物学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 细胞生物学 细胞生物学
背景情况:
- 切口受体连接体对于动物发育至关重要,形成组织边界.
- 众所周知,边缘蛋白限制了Notch激活,但它们的机制尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 阐明边缘蛋白调节Notch信号的分子机制.
- 调查Fringe在修改Notch受体及其连接体相互作用中的作用.
主要方法:
- 研究了Fringe在戈尔吉装置中的酶活性.
- 分析了Notch.的表皮生长因子 (EGF) 模块的修改.
- 检查了Fringe修改对Notch-Delta连接体结合的影响.
主要成果:
- 边缘功能作为一个糖系转移酶在戈尔吉.
- 边缘修改了Notch EGF模块,通过将N-乙糖胺添加到fucose中.
- 这种糖基化改变了诺奇结合德尔塔连接体的能力.
结论:
- 边缘介导的Notch受体的糖化是关键的调节机制.
- 这一过程控制了对于组织边界形成至关重要的联结体-受体相互作用.
- 特定于细胞类型的糖化可能是调节体内信号的一般策略.
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