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Defects in N‐glycosylation induce apoptosis in yeast

Defects in N‐glycosylation induce apoptosis in yeast Summary N‐glycosylation in the endoplasmic reticulum is an essential protein modification and highly conserved in evolution from yeast to man. Defects of N‐glycosylation in humans lead to congenital disorders. The pivotal step of this pathway is the transfer of the evolutionarily conserved lipid‐linked core‐oligosaccharide to the nascent polypeptide chain, catalysed by the oligosaccharyltransferase. One of its nine subunits, Ost2, has homology to DAD1, originally characterized in hamster cells as a defender against apoptotic death. Here we show that ost mutants, such as ost2 and wbp1‐1, display morphological and biochemical features of apoptosis upon induction of the glycosylation defect. We observe nuclear condensation, DNA fragmentation as well as externalization of phosphatidylserine. We also demonstrate induction of caspase‐like activity, both determined by flow cytometric analysis and in cell‐free extracts. Similarly, the N‐glycosylation inhibitor tunicamycin in combination with elevated temperature is able to challenge the apoptotic cascade. Heterologous expression of anti‐apoptotic human Bcl‐2 diminishes caspase activation, improves survival of cells and suppresses the temperature‐sensitive growth defect of wbp1‐1. Furthermore, accumulation of reactive oxygen species occurs in response to defective glycosylation. As deletion of the metacaspase YCA1 does not seem to abrogate glycosylation‐induced apoptosis, we postulate a different proteolytic process to be involved in this death pathway. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Molecular Microbiology Wiley

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Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2006 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
0950-382X
eISSN
1365-2958
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04981.x
pmid
16420350
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Abstract

Summary N‐glycosylation in the endoplasmic reticulum is an essential protein modification and highly conserved in evolution from yeast to man. Defects of N‐glycosylation in humans lead to congenital disorders. The pivotal step of this pathway is the transfer of the evolutionarily conserved lipid‐linked core‐oligosaccharide to the nascent polypeptide chain, catalysed by the oligosaccharyltransferase. One of its nine subunits, Ost2, has homology to DAD1, originally characterized in hamster cells as a defender against apoptotic death. Here we show that ost mutants, such as ost2 and wbp1‐1, display morphological and biochemical features of apoptosis upon induction of the glycosylation defect. We observe nuclear condensation, DNA fragmentation as well as externalization of phosphatidylserine. We also demonstrate induction of caspase‐like activity, both determined by flow cytometric analysis and in cell‐free extracts. Similarly, the N‐glycosylation inhibitor tunicamycin in combination with elevated temperature is able to challenge the apoptotic cascade. Heterologous expression of anti‐apoptotic human Bcl‐2 diminishes caspase activation, improves survival of cells and suppresses the temperature‐sensitive growth defect of wbp1‐1. Furthermore, accumulation of reactive oxygen species occurs in response to defective glycosylation. As deletion of the metacaspase YCA1 does not seem to abrogate glycosylation‐induced apoptosis, we postulate a different proteolytic process to be involved in this death pathway.

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Molecular MicrobiologyWiley

Published: Feb 1, 2006

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