Mammalian O-Mannosyl Glycans: Biochemistry and Glycopathology
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No. 1] Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B 95 (2019) 39 Review Mammalian O-mannosyl glycans: Biochemistry and glycopathology † By Tamao ENDO*1, (Communicated by Kunihiko SUZUKI, M.J.A.) Abstract: Glycosylation is an important posttranslational modification in mammals. The glycans of glycoproteins are classified into two groups, namely, N-glycans and O-glycans, according to their glycan-peptide linkage regions. Recently, O-mannosyl glycan, an O-glycan, has been shown to be important in muscle and brain development. A clear relationship between O-mannosyl glycans and the pathomechanisms of some congenital muscular dystrophies has been established in humans. Ribitol-5-phosphate is a newly identified glycan component in mammals, and its biosynthetic pathway has been elucidated. The discovery of new glycan structures and the identification of highly regulated mechanisms of glycan processing will help researchers to understand glycan functions and develop therapeutic strategies. Keywords: O-mannosylation, congenital muscular dystrophy, dystroglycan, ribitol-5- phosphate altered glycosylation was published in this journal,3) Introduction including our pioneering findings of muscular dys- The major glycans of glycoproteins are classified trophy and glycosylation. Since then, many bio- into two groups according to their glycan-peptide chemists, molecular biologists, pediatricians, neurol- linkages. Glycans linked to asparagine (Asn) residues ogists, and geneticists have entered this new research of proteins are termed N-glycans, whereas glycans field. This review will describe recent progress in linked to serine (Ser) or threonine (Thr) residues are establishing the biochemistry and glycopathology of called O-glycans. In N-glycans, the reducing terminal O-Man glycans in mammals. N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) is linked to the amide group of Asn via an aspartylglycosylamine linkage. Structure In O-glycans, the reducing terminal N-acetylgalactos- O-Mannosylation is known as a yeast-type amine (GalNAc) is attached to the hydroxyl group modification, and all O-Man glycan structures that of Ser and Thr residues. In addition to the abundant have been elucidated in yeast are neutral linear O-GalNAc forms, several unique types of protein O- structures consisting of only Man residues. O- glycosylation have been identified, such as O-linked Mannosylation of proteins is essential for viability fucose (Fuc), glucose (Glc), GlcNAc, and mannose in yeast, and its absence is thought to affect the cell (Man), which have been shown to mediate diverse wall structure and rigidity. On the other hand, physiological functions. We and other researchers mammalian O-Man glycan is a unique type of protein have shown that O-Man glycan is important in modification that is present in a limited number of muscle and brain development, and its deficiency glycoproteins in the brain, nerves, and skeletal leads to a group of congenital muscular dystrophies muscle.4) One of the best known O-Man-modified known as ,-dystroglycanopathies.1),2) In 2004, a glycoproteins is ,-dystroglycan (,-DG), which is a review of human genetic diseases characterized by central component of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC) isolated from skeletal muscle mem- *1 Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, branes. ,-DG is heavily glycosylated, and its glycans Japan. † have an important role in binding to proteins such Correspondence should be addressed: T. Endo, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, 35-2 Sakaecho, Itabashi-ku, as laminin, neurexin, perlecan, pikachurin, and agrin, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan (e-mail: [email protected]). which contain laminin G (LG) domains. Recently, doi: 10.2183/pjab.95.004 ©2019 The Japan Academy 40 T. ENDO [Vol. 95, the binding mode of the LG4 and LG5 domains of tion of core M3, and its defect causes ,-dystrogly- laminin-,2 with the GlcAO1-3Xyl disaccharide re- canopathy. peat was resolved using X-ray crystallography.5) Ribitol (Rbo) is a sugar alcohol, and the usage (1) Core M1 and core M2. We first iden- of Rbo or Rbo5P as a glycan component has not tified a sialylated O-Man glycan, Sia,2-3GalO1- been reported in mammals. However, Rbo5P is used 4GlcNAcO1-2Man, in ,-DG present in bovine pe- as a component of the teichoic acids present in the ripheral nerves6) and then in rabbit skeletal muscle.7) cell walls of most gram-positive bacteria.14) Rbo5P Subsequently, many studies of the O-Man glycan was first detected as a glycan component in the structure have been performed and various O-Man extended structure of core M3 by our group.15) glycan structures have been elucidated. Currently, Shortly thereafter, several groups independently these glycans are classified into three core O-Man reported that Rbo5P is a component of mammalian structures based on the linkage of GlcNAc to the glycans.16)–18) Man residue: core M1 (GlcNAcO1-2Man), core Before a detailed glycan structure was deter- M2 [GlcNAcO1-6(GlcNAcO1-2)Man], and core M3 mined, importance of the glycan moiety of ,-DG was (GalNAcO1-3GlcNAcO1-4Man).2) Furthermore, in well recognized by an antibody, IIH6, because the addition to Sia,2-3GalO1-4GlcNAc (sialyl glycan), IIH6 antibody recognizes glycosylated ,-DG and GalO1-4(Fuc,1-3)GlcNAc (Lewis X glycan) and functionally competes with DG-laminin binding. HSO3-3GlcAO1-3GalO1-4GlcNAc (HNK-1 epitope Thus, IIH6 was considered to recognize laminin- glycan) are exclusively attached to core M1 and binding epitopes on sugar chains. The IIH6 epitope core M2. Notably, the core M2 structure is present in has been proposed to attach to core M3 on ,-DG via the brain. HNK-1 and Lewis X glycans on core M1 the phosphodiester linkage because hydrogen fluoride and core M2 are thought to play important roles in (HF) treatment, which cleaves the phosphodiester brain development.8),9) bond, ablates the laminin-binding activity.19) Origi- (2) Core M3. The extended complete core M3 nally the IIH6 epitope glycan was thought to be structure is novel and has recently been revealed linked to the 6-position of Man in core M3 but the (bottom structure in Fig. 1).10) Characteristic fea- correct binding to the 3-position of GalNAc in tures include 1) the phosphorylation of the 6-position core M3 was subsequently reported.15) of Man; 2) a tandem ribitol-5-phosphate (Rbo5P) The glycosaminoglycan-like (-3GlcAO1-3Xyl,1-) structure; 3) a (-3GlcAO1-3Xyl,1-) repeat; and 4) a (GlcA-Xyl) repeat is unique. The GlcA-Xyl repeat single GlcAO1-4XylO1-4 unit. was identified to be assembled as a result of the The addition of a phosphate to the monosac- enzymatic activity of LARGE (like-acetylglucosami- charide of glycans is a glycan modification whose nyltransferase).20) LARGE overexpression drastically significance is partially understood. For example, enhances IIH6 reactivity and the laminin-binding Man 6-phosphate acts as a recognition marker of activity of ,-DG, whereas HF treatment induces the lysosomal enzymes.11) In mammalian cells, newly loss of IIH6 reactivity and laminin-binding activity of synthesized lysosomal enzymes are modified with a ,-DG, suggesting that the IIH6 epitope is probably phosphate and acquire the Man 6-phosphate marker. the same as the GlcA-Xyl repeat structure. However, These enzymes bind to the lumenal domains of extensive data suggested that the GlcA-Xyl repeat sorting receptors (Man 6-phosphate receptors) is not directly linked to the 6-position of Man in through their Man 6-phosphate recognition markers core M3. For example, mutations in FKTN (fukutin) in the trans-Golgi network and are targeted to and FKRP (fukutin-related protein) are responsible acidified endosomes and lysosomes. Another case is for ,-dystroglycanopathy, and these patients show a xylose (Xyl) 2-phosphate of glycosaminoglycan as dramatic reduction in the reactivity of IIH6, suggest- a common linkage tetrasaccharide. Phosphorylation ing the presence of an unknown “scaffold moiety” and de-phosphorylation of the 2-position of the Xyl between the phosphate and GlcA-Xyl repeat. We residue are an important modification that regulates used small recombinant ,-DG containing the first 20 the formation of the linkage region and glycosami- amino acids of the mucin-like domain to determine noglycan biosynthesis.12) This transient phosphoryl- the scaffold structure up to the GlcA-Xyl repeat. ation is performed by FAM20B,12) and its deletion in Finally, we proposed that the scaffold glycan was mice results in embryonic lethality.13) As will be “GlcA-Xyl-Rbo5P-Rbo5P”.15) Rbo is a pentose alco- described later, the 6-phosphate of Man attached hol (pentitol) and has never been reported in to core M3 is required for the glycan chain elonga- mammalian glycans. No. 1] Mammalian O-mannosyl glycans 41 Ser/Thr Dol-P-Man POMT1/POMT2 Manα1 Ser/Thr core M3 β α ER GlcNAc 1 4Man 1 Ser/Thr POMGNT2 Golgi B3GALNT2 core M1 POMGNT1 GlcNAcβ1 2Manα1 Ser/Thr GalNAcβ1 3GlcNAcβ1 4Manα1 Ser/Thr POMK core M2 GNT-IX (VB) GlcNAcβ1 PO4 6 6 Manα1 Ser/Thr 2 GalNAcβ1 3GlcNAcβ1 4 Manα1 Ser/Thr β GlcNAc 1 ER Golgi FKTN PO4 6 Rbo5P 3GalNAcβ1 3GlcNAcβ1 4 Manα1 Ser/Thr FKRP PO4 6 Rbo5P 1Rbo5P 3GalNAcβ1 3GlcNAcβ1 4 Manα1 Ser/Thr TMEM5 (RXYLT1) PO4 6 Xylβ1 4Rbo5P 1Rbo5P 3GalNAcβ1 3GlcNAcβ1 4 Manα1 Ser/Thr B4GAT1 PO4 6 GlcAβ1 4Xylβ1 4Rbo5P 1Rbo5P 3GalNAcβ1 3GlcNAcβ1 4 Manα1 Ser/Thr LARGE 3GlcAβ1 3Xylα1 n PO4 6 3GlcAβ1 4Xylβ1 4Rbo5P 1Rbo5P 3GalNAcβ1 3GlcNAcβ1 4 Manα1 Ser/Thr Fig. 1. Biosynthetic pathway of core M1, core M2, and core M3 O-Man glycans in the ER and Golgi. GalNAc, N-acetylgalactosamine; GlcNAc, N-acetylglucosamine; Man, mannose; GlcA, glucuronic acid; Rbo5P, ribitol-5-phosphate; Xyl, xylose; PO4, phosphate; POMT1, protein O-mannosyltransferase 1; POMT2, protein O-mannosyltransferase 2; B3GALNT2, O-1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyl- transferase 2; B4GAT1, O-1,4-glucuronosyltransferase 1; Dol-P-Man, dolichol-phosphate-mannose; FKTN, fukutin; FKRP, fukutin- related protein; GNT-IX(VB), O-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase IX(VB); LARGE, acetylglucosaminyltransferase-like; POMGNT1, protein O-linked mannose O-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 1; POMGNT2, protein O-linked mannose O-1,4-N- acetylglucosaminyltransferase 2; POMK, protein O-mannose kinase; TMEM5 (RXYLT1), transmembrane protein 5 (Rbo5PO1,4- xylosyltransferase).