Dermatan sulfate epimerase 1 and dermatan 4-O-sulfotransferase 1 form complexes that generate long epimerized 4-O-sulfated blocks
2018
During the biosynthesis of chondroitin/
dermatan sulfate(CS/ DS), a variable fraction of
glucuronic acidis converted to
iduronic acidthrough the activities of two epimerases,
dermatan sulfateepimerases 1 (DS-epi1) and 2 (DS-epi2). Previous in vitro studies indicated that without association with other enzymes, DS-epi1 activity produces structures that have only a few adjacent
iduronic acidunits. In vivo, concomitant with epimerization, dermatan 4-O-
sulfotransferase1 (D4ST1) sulfates the GalNAc adjacent to
iduronic acid. This sulfation facilitates DS-epi1 activity and enables the formation of long blocks of sulfated
iduronic acid– containing domains, which can be major components of CS/DS. In this report, we used recombinant enzymes to confirm the concerted action of DS-epi1 and D4ST1. Confocal microscopy revealed that these two enzymes colocalize to the Golgi, and FRET experiments indicated that they physically interact. Furthermore, FRET, immunoprecipitation, and cross-linking experiments also revealed that DS-epi1, DS-epi2, and D4ST1 form homomers and are all part of a hetero-oligomeric complex where D4ST1 directly interacts with DS-epi1, but not with DS-epi2. The cooperation of DS-epi1 with D4ST1 may therefore explain the processive mode of the formation of
iduronic acidblocks. In conclusion, the
iduronic acid–forming enzymes operate in complexes, similar to other enzymes active in glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis. This knowledge shed light on regulatory mechanisms controlling the biosynthesis of the structurally diverse CS/DS molecule. (Less)
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