Dolichylphosphate-dependent Glycosyl Transfer Reactions in the Endoplasmic Reticulum of Castor Bean Endosperm |
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Authors: | Marriott K M Tanner W |
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Affiliation: | Botanik I, Fachbereich Biologie und Vorklinische Medizin, Universität Regensburg, 84 Regensburg, Federal Republic of Germany |
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Abstract: | In the endosperm of Ricinus communis (castor bean) a number of glycosyl transferases were found to be present during germination. They catalyze the incorporation of mannose from guanosine diphosphate mannose and of N-acetylglucosamine from uridine diphosphate N-acetylglucosamine into a glycolipid fraction, which had all of the properties of dolichylphosphate and pyrophosphate sugars, respectively. The sugar moiety of dolichylphosphate mannose is transferred to a lipid-oligosaccharide, containing more than 6 hexose units. When the membranes are preincubated with nonradioactive guanosine diphosphate mannose and uridine diphosphate N-acetylglucosamine, radioactivity from dolichylphosphate [14C]mannose is also transferred to a glycopolymer. In addition, the formation of radioactive glycoproteins from guanosine diphosphate [14C]mannose has been demonstrated using a combination of sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and autofluorography. |
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