A chemoenzymatic approach toward the rapid and sensitive detection of O-GlcNAc posttranslational modifications - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2003 Dec 31;125(52):16162-3.

doi: 10.1021/ja038545r.

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A chemoenzymatic approach toward the rapid and sensitive detection of O-GlcNAc posttranslational modifications

Nelly Khidekel et al. J Am Chem Soc. 2003.

Abstract

We report a new chemoenzymatic strategy for the rapid and sensitive detection of O-GlcNAc posttranslational modifications. The approach exploits the ability of an engineered mutant of beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase to selectively transfer an unnatural ketone functionality onto O-GlcNAc glycosylated proteins. Once transferred, the ketone moiety serves as a versatile handle for the attachment of biotin, thereby enabling chemiluminescent detection of the modified protein. Importantly, this approach permits the rapid visualization of proteins that are at the limits of detection using traditional methods. Moreover, it bypasses the need for radioactive precursors and captures the glycosylated species without perturbing metabolic pathways. We anticipate that this general chemoenzymatic strategy will have broad application to the study of posttranslational modifications.

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