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O-GlcNAc transferase

O-linked beta-N-acetylglucosamine transferase (O-GlcNAc transferase) is an essential mammalian enzyme that acts as a nutrient sensor, coupling metabolic status to the regulation of a wide variety of cellular signaling pathways.^[1] OGT catalyses the transfer of N-acetylglucosamine from UDP-N-acetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc) to serines and threonines of cytoplasmic, nuclear and mitochondrial proteins, including numerous transcription factors, tumour suppressors, kinases, phospahateses and histone-modifying proteins.^[2] Two crystal structures of human OGT are reported here, as a binary complex with UDP (2.8 A resolution) and as a ternary complex with UDP and a peptide substrate (1.95 A).

O-GlcNAc Modifications

O-GlcNAc modification has been described for a large and still increasing number of proteins, many of which are key modulators of cellular signalling. O-GlcNAc modifications are catalysed by a glycosyltransferase named O-linked N-acetylglucosaminyltranserase (OGT), and are removed by the antagonistic enzyme B-N-acetylglucosaminidase (O-GlcNAcase). The general scheme of O-linked N-acetylglucosamine modification suggests that N-acetylglucosamine is added to serine/threonine (Ser/Thr) residues of target proteins by the enzyme OGT using UDP-GlcNac as substrate. The N-acetylglucosamine group is removed by the antagonistic activity of O-GlcNAcase. ^[3]

N Terminus

The N terminus of OGT is unusual, consisting of 2.5-13.5 tetratricopeptide repeats (TPRs) dpending on alternative splicing.^[4]

Tetanospasmin (TeNT)

Tetanospasmin is a 150-kDa toxin that is composed of one light chain (50-kDa) and one heavy chain (100-kDa). The light chain is responsible for the toxicity of the molecule, whereas the heavy chain is responsible for binding the toxin to the axonal membranes. The heavy chain can also be cleaved into 2 fragments Hn and Hc. The Hn fragment is responsible for the translocation of the light chain across the axonal membrane, whereas the Hc fragment binds to the axonal membrane.^[5]

Hc and Ganglioside Interaction

An overlap of three copies of the TeNT Hc structure. This image helps to illustrate the two separte and distinct domains of the Hc fragment of tetanospasmin.^[6]

Hc has two distinct domains:^[6]

Ganglioside GT1-b.^[6]

1. Jelly-roll (amino end)

2. β-Trefoil (carboxyl end)

Studies have shown that the β-trefoil domain contains the ganglioside binding sites.^[6]

Binding studies have shown that a particular ganglioside, GT1-b, is necessary for the binding of the Hc fragment of tetanospasmin (TeNT). An analogue of the GT1-b ganglioside was made in order to increase solubility because a crystal structure of the Hc and native GT1-b could not be obtained.

GT1-b analogue which was used to bind to the Hc fragment in this study. The analogue differs from the native GT1-b in that Sia6 is the β-anomer and the ceramide group has been replaced.^[6]

The Hc fragment has two binding sites in the β-trefoil domain:^[6]

At this site a narrow groove is formed where a number of hydrogen bonds can form.^[6]

Common hydrogen bonds are formed between the side chain of His1271 and OH-6, OH-4 and O-5 of Gal4 and between the main chain carbonyl oxygen of Thr1270 and OH-4 of Gal4. GalNAc3 interacts via a hydrogen bond between OH-4 andAsp1222 OD and between OH-4 and His1271. Ring stacking involving galactose also occurs in this site.

At this site a shallow pocket is formed where hydrogen bonding occurs.^[6]

Commonly hydrogen bonds form between OD-1 and OD-2 of Asp1147 and O-4 and the acetamido-N-5 of Sia6 and between ND-2 of Asn1216 and O-10 of Sia6. A salt bridge also forms between Arg1226 and the sialic acid of Sia7, also the carboxylate group and hydrogen bonds between O-1A and the amide NH of Asn1216; between O-4 and the carbonyl oxygen of Asp1214; and betweenOH-8 and Tyr1229 hydroxyl group on Sia7.

Modeling suggests that it is possible for the two arms of the ganglioside to interact with more than one Hc fragment. This may result in clustering and crosslinking of the toxin and enhance the process internalization or uptake of the toxin through the axonal membrane.^[6] Others suggest that TeNT can directly cross link two gangliosides through its single protein domain which also enhances the uptake of the toxin.^[5] Therefore by binding at one or both of the sites, the Hc fragment of tetanospasmin is successfully able to assist the rest of the tetanospasmin molecule in gaining access to the cytoplasm of the inhibitory interneurons.

References

1. ↑ Hart GW, Housley MP, Slawson C. Cycling of O-linked beta-N-acetylglucosamine on nucleocytoplasmic proteins. Nature.2007;446:1017-22.[1]
2. ↑ Lazarus MB, Nam Y, Jiang J, Sliz P, Walker S. Structure of human O-GlcNAc transferase and its complex with a peptide substrate. Nature. 2011 Jan 27;469(7331):564-7. Epub 2011 Jan 16. PMID:21240259 doi:10.1038/nature09638
3. ↑ Alexander G, Danilo G. The O-linked N-acetylglucosamine modification in cellular signalling and the immune system. EMBO reports. 2008 June;9:748-753[2]
4. ↑ Kreppel L, Hart G. Regulation of a cytosolic and nuclear O-GlcNAc transferase. Role of the tetratricopeptide repeats. J Biol Chem. 1999;274:32015-32022
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Chen C, Fu Z, Kim JJ, Barbieri JT, Baldwin MR. Gangliosides as high affinity receptors for tetanus neurotoxin. J Biol Chem. 2009 Sep 25;284(39):26569-77. Epub 2009 Jul 14. PMID:19602728 doi:10.1074/jbc.M109.027391
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8} Fotinou C, Emsley P, Black I, Ando H, Ishida H, Kiso M, Sinha KA, Fairweather NF, Isaacs NW. The crystal structure of tetanus toxin Hc fragment complexed with a synthetic GT1b analogue suggests cross-linking between ganglioside receptors and the toxin. J Biol Chem. 2001 Aug 24;276(34):32274-81. Epub 2001 Jun 19. PMID:11418600 doi:10.1074/jbc.M103285200