Abstract
SLC35B4 belongs to the solute carrier 35 (SLC35) family whose best-characterized members display a nucleotide sugar transporting activity. Using an experimental model of HepG2 cells and indirect immunofluorescent staining, we verified that SLC35B4 was localized to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). We demonstrated that dilysine motif, especially lysine at position 329, is crucial for the ER localization of this protein in human cells and therefore one should use protein C-tagging with caution. To verify the importance of the protein in glycoconjugates synthesis, we generated SLC35B4-deficient HepG2 cell line using CRISPR-Cas9 approach. Our data showed that knock-out of the SLC35B4 gene does not affect major UDP-Xyl- and UDP-GlcNAc-dependent glycosylation pathways.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Motifs / genetics*
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Amino Acid Sequence / genetics
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CRISPR-Cas Systems / genetics
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Dipeptides / chemistry
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Dipeptides / genetics
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Endoplasmic Reticulum / chemistry*
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Endoplasmic Reticulum / genetics
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Glucosamine / analogs & derivatives
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Glucosamine / chemistry
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Glycosylation
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Golgi Apparatus / chemistry*
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Golgi Apparatus / genetics
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Hep G2 Cells
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Humans
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Lysine / chemistry
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Lysine / genetics
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Nucleotide Transport Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors
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Nucleotide Transport Proteins / chemistry*
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Nucleotide Transport Proteins / genetics
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Signal Transduction
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Uridine Diphosphate Sugars / chemistry
Substances
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Dipeptides
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Nucleotide Transport Proteins
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SLC35B4 protein, human
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UDP-2-acetamido-2-deoxyxylose
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Uridine Diphosphate Sugars
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UDP-glucosamine
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lysyllysine
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Lysine
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Glucosamine
Grants and funding
This work was supported by the National Science Center (Narodowe Centrum Nauki, NCN grant no. 2014/15/B/NZ3/00372), Kraków, Poland.