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| N-glycans or asparagine-linked glycans are major constituents of glycoproteins in eukaryotes. N-glycans are covalently attached to asparagine with the consensus sequence of Asn-X-Ser/Thr by an N-glycosidic bond, GlcNAc b1- Asn. Biosynthesis of N-glycans begins on the cytoplasmic face of the ER membrane with the transferase reaction of UDP-GlcNAc and the lipid-like precursor P-Dol (dolichol phosphate) to generate GlcNAc a1- PP-Dol. After sequential addition of monosaccharides by ALG glycosyltransferases, the N-glycan precursor is attached by the OST (oligosaccharyltransferase) complex to the polypeptide chain that is being synthesized and translocated through the ER membrane. The protein-bound N-glycan precursor is subsequently trimmed, extended, and modified in the ER and Golgi by a complex series of reactions catalyzed by membrane-bound glycosidases and glycosyltransferases. N-glycans thus synthesized are classified into three types: high-mannose type, complex type, and hybrid type. Defects in N-glycan biosynthesis lead to a variety of human diseases known as congenital disorders of glycosylation [DS:H00118 H00119]. |
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Metabolism; Glycan Biosynthesis and Metabolism
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H00118 Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) type I
H00119 Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) type II |
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PMID:9111134 |
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Schutzbach JS. |
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The role of the lipid matrix in the biosynthesis of dolichyl-linked oligosaccharides. |
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Glycoconj J 14:175-82 (1997) |
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PMID:12200473 |
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Oriol R, Martinez-Duncker I, Chantret I, Mollicone R, Codogno P. |
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Common origin and evolution of glycosyltransferases using Dol-P-monosaccharides as donor substrate. |
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Mol Biol Evol 19:1451-63 (2002) |
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PMID:12684507 |
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Thiel C, Schwarz M, Peng J, Grzmil M, Hasilik M, Braulke T, Kohlschutter A, von Figura K, Lehle L, Korner C. |
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A new type of congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG-Ii) provides new insights into the early steps of dolichol-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis. |
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J Biol Chem 278:22498-505 (2003) |
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PMID:11278778 |
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Cipollo JF, Trimble RB, Chi JH, Yan Q, Dean N. |
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The yeast ALG11 gene specifies addition of the terminal alpha 1,2-Man to the Man5GlcNAc2-PP-dolichol N-glycosylation intermediate formed on the cytosolic side of the endoplasmic reticulum. |
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J Biol Chem 276:21828-40 (2001) |
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PMID:15987956 |
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Frank CG, Aebi M. |
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ALG9 mannosyltransferase is involved in two different steps of lipid-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis. |
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Glycobiology 15:1156-63 (2005) |
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PMID:16878994 |
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O'Reilly MK, Zhang G, Imperiali B. |
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In vitro evidence for the dual function of Alg2 and Alg11: essential mannosyltransferases in N-linked glycoprotein biosynthesis. |
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Biochemistry 45:9593-603 (2006) |
Related pathway |
| map00051 | Fructose and mannose metabolism | | map00511 | Other glycan degradation | | map00513 | High-mannose type N-glycan biosynthesis | | map00533 | Keratan sulfate biosynthesis | | map00563 | Glycosylphosphatidylinositol(GPI)-anchor biosynthesis | | map00900 | Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis |
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ko00510 |