Abstract
O-GlcNAcylation is a reversible serine/threonine glycosylation for regulating protein activity and availability inside cells. In a given protein, O-GlcNAcylated and unoccupied O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) sites are referred to as closed and open sites, respectively. The balance between open and closed sites is believed to be dynamically regulated. In this report, closed sites are detected using invitro incorporation of GalNAz by B3GALNT2, and open sites are detected by invitro incorporation of GlcNAz by O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT), via click chemistry. For assessing totalO-GlcNAc sites, a sample is O-GlcNAcylated invitroby OGT before detecting by B3GALNT2. The methods are demonstrated on purified recombinant proteins including CK2, AKT1, and PFKFB3, and cellular extracts of HEK cells. Through O-GlcNAc imaging, the modification degree of O-GlcNAc in nuclei of Chinese hamster ovary cells was estimated. The detection and imaging of both open and closed O-GlcNAc sites provide a systematic approach to study this important post-translational modification.
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