Carbohydrate metabolism Schegg Flashcards
What are complex polysaccharides?
any oligosaccharide with more than one type of sugar residue
What are these:
- Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)
- Proteoglycans
- glycosylate lipids
- GPI anchors
- Glycoproteins
complex polysaccharides
What do complex polysaccharides vary in?
ratio of carb to protein to lipid
nature of carb
The formation of complex polysaccharides are dependent on two important classes of enzymes, what are they?
glycosyltransferases and glycosidases
What do glycosyltransferases do?
transfer a saccharide from a donor
What are the donors of glycosyltransferases?
UDP
GDP
CMP
Dolichol
What are the acceptors of glycosyltransferases?
protein (-OH or -NH2)
lipid
non-reducing end of another sugar
sumarize the reaction of glycosyltransferase
donor-glycose+ acceptor->glycose-acceptor + donor
What are glycosyltransferases very specific for?
sugar transferred
acceptor
the site
anomeric linkage formed (alpha or beta)
How many classes of gglycosyltransferases are there in eukaryotic cells and what are they?
7 mannosyltransferase galactosyltransferase glucosyltransferase fucosyltransferase N-acetylgalactosamine transferase N-acetylglucosamine transferase N-acetylneuraminyl transferase (sialyltransferase)
To use the glycosyltransferase mannosyltransferase what sugar do you need and what donors can you use?
mannose
GDP-Man
Dolichol-Man
To use the glycosyltransferase galactosyltransferase what sugar do you need and what donors can you use?
galactose
UDP-Gal
To use the glycosyltransferase glucosyltransferase what sugar do you need and what donors can you use?
Glucose
UDP-Glc
Dolichol-Glc
To use the glycosyltransferase fucosyltransferase what sugar do you need and what donors can you use?
frucose
GDP-fuc
To use the glycosyltransferase N-acetylgalactosamine transferase what sugar do you need and what donors can you use?
N-acetylgalactosamine
UDP-GalNAc
To use the glycosyltransferase N-acetylglucosamine transferase what sugar do you need and what donors can you use?
N-acetylglucosamine
UDP-GlcNAc
To use the glycosyltransferase N-acetylneuraminyl transferase (sialyltransferase) what sugar do you need and what donors can you use?
N-acetylneuraminic (sialic acid)
CMP-NANA (CMP-SA)
What do glycosidases do?
remove specific sugar residues ad is very specific for the bond hydrolyzed
There are more than (Blank) glycosidic bonds in mammalian oligosaccharides
40
What is this:
Proteins which contain one or more saccharides bound covalently to protein
glycoproteins
(blank) of all eukaryotic proteins are glycosylated.
1/2
glycoproteins are all synthesized on the (blank) via the secretory pathways
RER
The (blank) membrane is highly glycosylated
erythrocyte
How much carbohydrate is in a glycoprotein?
it is variable
How much IgG is in a glycoprotein?
4% by weight
What do carb portions look like on glycoproteins?
usually less than 15 residues, branched, can have heterogeneity in any portion
Whereare carbs located on glycophorin A (a glycoprotein)?
all carbs is in amino terminal half of the protein
What is the importance of glycoproteins in cell membrane?
Important in:
Behavior of cells
Biological function of membrane
Receptor activation, Signal transduction,
Endocytosis, Cell adhesion, Leukocyte trafficking
Cell surface glycans are the first molecules encountered by:
other cells, antibodies, viruses, bacteria (the glycoprotein can be on the virus, e.g., HIV)
What is this about:
Important in:
Behavior of cells
Biological function of membrane
Receptor activation, Signal transduction,
Endocytosis, Cell adhesion, Leukocyte trafficking
Cell surface glycans are the first molecules encountered by:
other cells, antibodies, viruses, bacteria (the glycoprotein can be on the virus, e.g., HIV)
importance of glycoproteins in cell membrane
Why are glycoproteins important in mucus?
lubricates and protects tissue in respiratory, GI and female reproductive systems
What are made up of glycoproteins and secreted to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action.
hormones such as FSH, LH, CG
What plasma proteins are made up of glycoproteins?
Immunoglobulins, orosomucoids, ceruloplasmin, plasminogen, prothrombin
What are the 2 basic types of glycoproteins?
N linked glycoproteins and O linked glycoproteins
How does an N-linked glycoprotein work?
first sugar residue is is GlcNAc (glucose bound to N-acetyl) and it is N-linked to ASN-X-Thr/Ser
X cannot be Pro and is rarely Asp, Glu, Leu or Trp
All N-linked glycoprotein carbohydrate portions are assembled initially the same way, but are then processed to give a great deal of variability. What are the three N-linked glycoprotein final structures?
High-mannose, hybrid, complex
What are some example of N-linked oligosaccharides?
hyprid type-> IgM
High mannose type-> chicken ovalbumin, sindbis virus
COmplex type-> IgG
How do you synthesize N-linked glycoproteins via Dolichol phosphate?
Dolichol phosphate on the cytoplasmic side of the ER accepts GlcNAc->
glycosylation occurs->
Structure is flipped across the ER membrane into lumen of ER->
four more Man’s and 3 Glu’s are added->
It is transferred to Asn on a protein being synthesized.
(Synthesis begins by adding to the cytoplasmic side of dolichol. After stepwise glycosylation’s it is flipped into the ER lumen and transferred from dolichol to proteins being synthesized )
Once you syntheisze N-linked glycoproteins via dolichol phosphate, what are the two different pathways it can take?
1) add some phosphates in cis golgi and then can go to lysosomes
2) can go throughout golgi via vesicles getting rid of sugars and adding other sugars and make an array of diverse products than can be secreted or go to membrane
the sugars that can be added or taken away to N-linked glycoproteins can be done via what 2 enzymes?
glycosidases and glycosyl transferases
Explain how to make an O-linked glycoprotein
A protein is synthesized and folded and moves to golig. The protein must have a Ser or Thr to be able to accept the first sugar which is GalNAc, after GalNAc, sugars can be added until we run out of glycosyltransferases
What are the products formed for an O-linked glycoprotein?
variable, depends on number and type of glycosyltransferases in a cell
When does oligosaccharide synthesis stop?
when there is no transferase with the right specificity available (produces heterogeneity)
In (blank), saccharides are also O-linked to 5-OH Lys.
collagen
How do you make an N-linked glycoprotein?
start with a protein with the amino acid Asn to accept a GlcNAc. Then you add sugars and become either high mannose glycoprotein, a hybrid glycoprotein, or a complex glycoprotein.
(blank) are O-linked highly glycosylated glycoproteins that are secreted or membrane-bound. They can form gels that lubricate, provide chemical barriers and hold water. In the central part of the protein, up to ½ of the amino acids are serine or threonine. These are heavily glycosylated.The oligosaccharide chains are often sulfated and contain sialic acid.
Mucins
(blank) can form gels that lubricate and provide barriers and hold water.
mucins
In the central of mucin, up to 1/2 of the amino acids are (lank) and (blank). These are heavily glycosylated.
Serine and threonine
The oligosaccharide chains of mucin are often (blank) and contain (blank)
sulfated and contains sialic acid
(blank) are increased in many cancers, asthma, bronchitis, COPD, and cystic fibrosis.
Mucins
Many O-linked oligosaccharides contain (blank) or (blank)
sialic acid
acetylneuraminic acid
DIsorders of glycoprotein synthesis and degredation are called (blank).
congential disorders of glycosylation (CDGs)
What are disorders of N-linked glycosylation?
Type 1 (most common) and Type 2
What is a Type 1 N-linked glycosylation disorder?
Involve early steps in the synthesis of N-linked glycoproteins
What are these:
CDG –Ik deficit in mannosyltransferase I (adds first mannose); results in death in 1-10 months
CDG-Ia most common; deficit in phosphomannosemutase II (forms mannose-1-phosphate, the precursor of UDP-mannose)
N-linked glycosylation disorders
What are type II N-linked glycosylation disorders?
Enzymatic defects in N-glycan processing enzymes
What is the most common congenital disorder of glycosylation?
CDG-1a (defect in phosphomannomutase II)
What is this:
enzymatic defects in O-mannosylation and O-fucosylation
- example: Walker-Warburg syndrome
deficit in O-mannosyltransferase I
causes α-dystroglycanopathies (congenital muscular dystrophy)
Disorders of O-linked glycosylation
What is this:
CMP-sialic acid transporter deficiency
Combined N- and O- glycosylation defects
What are some characteristics of Congential disorders of glycosylation?
rare, autosomal recessive - Symptoms psychomotor retardation malfunction of organ systems, especially nervous system, muscles and intestines in infants