2016
NgBR is essential for endothelial cell glycosylation and vascular development
Park EJ, Grabińska K, Guan Z, Sessa WC. NgBR is essential for endothelial cell glycosylation and vascular development. EMBO Reports 2016, 17: 167-177. PMID: 26755743, PMCID: PMC5290814, DOI: 10.15252/embr.201540789.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular developmentCis-prenyltransferase activityEmbryonic lethalityKnockout embryosProtein glycosylationTransmembrane proteinDefective glycosylationCell glycosylationEndothelial cellsDevelopment defectsKnockout resultsNgBRDolichol phosphateVE-cadherinGlycosylationYolk sacProteinEndothelial proteinsCellsIntegrated roleEmbryogenesisSubunitsEmbryosApoptosisEnd products
2014
Mutation of Nogo-B Receptor, a Subunit of cis-Prenyltransferase, Causes a Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation
Park EJ, Grabińska K, Guan Z, Stránecký V, Hartmannová H, Hodaňová K, Barešová V, Sovová J, Jozsef L, Ondrušková N, Hansíková H, Honzík T, Zeman J, Hůlková H, Wen R, Kmoch S, Sessa WC. Mutation of Nogo-B Receptor, a Subunit of cis-Prenyltransferase, Causes a Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation. Cell Metabolism 2014, 20: 448-457. PMID: 25066056, PMCID: PMC4161961, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2014.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein glycosylationCis-prenyltransferaseGPI anchor biosynthesisDolichol synthesisSynthesis of dolicholO-mannosylationAnchor biosynthesisFirst enzymeGenetic basisC-terminusCongenital disorderFunction mutationsGlycosylationEssential roleEnhanced accumulationMutationsYeastNgBRSubunitsDolicholFibroblastsBiosynthesisTerminusFree cholesterolProtein
2005
Functional relationships between the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cis-prenyltransferases required for dolichol biosynthesis.
Grabińska K, Sosińska G, Orłowski J, Swiezewska E, Berges T, Karst F, Palamarczyk G. Functional relationships between the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cis-prenyltransferases required for dolichol biosynthesis. Acta Biochimica Polonica 2005, 52: 221-32. PMID: 15827619, DOI: 10.18388/abp.2005_3511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzymatic activityCis-prenyltransferase activityLong-chain dolicholsYeast SaccharomycesShorter speciesRER2Dolichol biosynthesisLevels of mRNADiphosphate formationIsoprene unitsSRT1SaccharomycesOverexpressionDolichol contentGenesPreferential synthesisProteinFunctional relationshipMRNADPM1TranscriptionBiosynthesisFarnesylSpecies
2002
Dolichol biosynthesis in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae: an insight into the regulatory role of farnesyl diphosphate synthase
Grabińska K, Palamarczyk G. Dolichol biosynthesis in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae: an insight into the regulatory role of farnesyl diphosphate synthase. FEMS Yeast Research 2002, 2: 259-265. PMID: 12702274, DOI: 10.1016/s1567-1356(02)00110-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFarnesyl diphosphateDolichol biosynthesisMevalonate pathwayOverexpression of farnesyl diphosphate synthaseYeast Saccharomyces cerevisiaeAAA ATPase familyFarnesyl diphosphate synthaseDerivatives of mevalonic acidDiphosphate synthaseProtein glycosylationATPase familyIsoprenoid lipidsRegulatory enzymeMevalonic acidMevalonateRegulatory roleBiosynthesisDolicholYeastPathwayProteinEnzymeYta7FarnesylationTranscription