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Probing the dynamics of O-GlcNAc glycosylation in the brain using quantitative proteomics
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Probing the dynamics of O-GlcNAc glycosylation in the brain using quantitative proteomics

Nelly Khidekel, Scott B Ficarro, Peter M Clark, Marian C Bryan, Danielle L Swaney, Jessica E Rexach, Yi E Sun, Joshua J Coon, Eric C Peters and Linda C Hsieh-Wilson
Nature chemical biology, v 3(6), pp 339-348
Jun 2007
PMID: 17496889
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Abstract

Acetylglucosamine - chemistry Acetylglucosamine - metabolism Animals Brain - metabolism Carbohydrate Conformation Glycoproteins - biosynthesis Glycoproteins - genetics Glycosylation Kinetics Mammals Models, Molecular Nerve Tissue Proteins - chemistry Nerve Tissue Proteins - metabolism Peptides - chemistry Protein Processing, Post-Translational Proteome
The addition of the monosaccharide beta-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine to proteins (O-GlcNAc glycosylation) is an intracellular, post-translational modification that shares features with phosphorylation. Understanding the cellular mechanisms and signaling pathways that regulate O-GlcNAc glycosylation has been challenging because of the difficulty of detecting and quantifying the modification. Here, we describe a new strategy for monitoring the dynamics of O-GlcNAc glycosylation using quantitative mass spectrometry-based proteomics. Our method, which we have termed quantitative isotopic and chemoenzymatic tagging (QUIC-Tag), combines selective, chemoenzymatic tagging of O-GlcNAc proteins with an efficient isotopic labeling strategy. Using the method, we detect changes in O-GlcNAc glycosylation on several proteins involved in the regulation of transcription and mRNA translocation. We also provide the first evidence that O-GlcNAc glycosylation is dynamically modulated by excitatory stimulation of the brain in vivo. Finally, we use electron-transfer dissociation mass spectrometry to identify exact sites of O-GlcNAc modification. Together, our studies suggest that O-GlcNAc glycosylation occurs reversibly in neurons and, akin to phosphorylation, may have important roles in mediating the communication between neurons.

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