Structure of the yeast oligosaccharyltransferase complex gives insight into eukaryotic N-glycosylation.

Oligosaccharyltransferase (OST) is an essential membrane protein complex in the endoplasmic reticulum, where it transfers an oligosaccharide from a dolichol-pyrophosphate-activated donor to glycosylation sites of secretory proteins. Here we describe the atomic structure of yeast OST determined by cryo-electron microscopy, revealing a conserved subunit arrangement. The active site of the ...
catalytic STT3 subunit points away from the center of the complex, allowing unhindered access to substrates. The dolichol-pyrophosphate moiety binds to a lipid-exposed groove of STT3, whereas two noncatalytic subunits and an ordered N-glycan form a membrane-proximal pocket for the oligosaccharide. The acceptor polypeptide site faces an oxidoreductase domain in stand-alone OST complexes or is immediately adjacent to the translocon, suggesting how eukaryotic OSTs efficiently glycosylate a large number of polypeptides before their folding.
Mesh Terms:
Catalytic Domain, Conserved Sequence, Cryoelectron Microscopy, Glycosylation, Hexosyltransferases, Membrane Proteins, Multienzyme Complexes, Oxidation-Reduction, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Substrate Specificity
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Date: Dec. 02, 2017
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