Separation and characterization of two alpha 1,2-mannosyltransferase activities from Saccharomyces cerevisiae

J Biol Chem. 1991 May 5;266(13):8255-61.

Abstract

Two GDP-mannose-dependent mannosyltransferase activities (designated M1MT-I and M2MT-I) from Triton X-100 extracts of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mnn1 microsomes were separated by concanavalin A lectin chromatography and partially purified. The two transferases were distinguished by differences in concanavalin A affinity and in carbohydrate acceptor specificity. Analyses of the reaction products indicate that both enzymes are alpha 1,2-mannosyltransferases. M1MT-I utilizes mannose or methyl-alpha-mannoside as acceptor while M2MT-I catalyzes the transfer of mannose from GDP-mannose to unsubstituted nonreducing alpha 1,6-linked mannose residues in the acceptor molecule. M2MT-I activity correlates with the presence of a single alpha 1,2-linked mannose residue at the nonreducing terminus of mnn2mnn9 and mnn2mnn10 outer chain oligosaccharides, and the enzyme may be involved in regulating outer chain elongation.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Chromatography, Gel
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Guanosine Diphosphate / metabolism
  • Mannose / metabolism
  • Mannosyltransferases / isolation & purification*
  • Mannosyltransferases / metabolism
  • Microsomes / enzymology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mutation
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / enzymology*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins*
  • Substrate Specificity

Substances

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
  • Guanosine Diphosphate
  • KRE2 protein, S cerevisiae
  • Mannosyltransferases
  • mannose(2)-mannosyltransferase-I
  • Mannose