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The clinical relevance of glycobiology
Harry Schachter
Harry Schachter
Published December 1, 2001
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2001;108(11):1579-1582. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI14498.
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The clinical relevance of glycobiology

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(a) The structure of Glc3Man9GlcNAc2-pyrophosphate-dolichol. This compou...
(a) The structure of Glc3Man9GlcNAc2-pyrophosphate-dolichol. This compound is essentially the only LLO found in normal human fibroblasts. However, appreciable amounts of this material are also found in all CDG-I fibroblasts reflecting the “leaky” nature of the mutations in these patients. Based on animal studies, total lack of this LLO is not compatible with life. (b) The structure of Man9GlcNAc2-pyrophosphate-dolichol. This is one of the major LLOs found in CDG-If. The accumulation of this compound implies a defect in the addition of Glc in α1,3 linkage to the Man at the arrow. Since the synthesis of Dol-P-Glc and the activity of the relevant Dol-P-Glc–dependent α1,3-glucosyltransferase are both normal in CDG-If, the defect has been attributed to an inability to utilize Dol-P-Glc. (c) The structure of Man5GlcNAc2-pyrophosphate-dolichol. This is the other major LLO found in CDG-If. The accumulation of this compound implies a defect in the addition of four Man residues to the Man at the arrow by four Dol-P-Man–dependent mannosyltransferases. Since the synthesis of Dol-P-Man and the activities of the relevant mannosyltransferases are normal in CDG-If, the defect has been attributed to an inability to utilize Dol-P-Man.

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