2017
Long-Chain Polyprenols Promote Spore Wall Formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Hoffmann R, Grabińska K, Guan Z, Sessa WC, Neiman AM. Long-Chain Polyprenols Promote Spore Wall Formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2017, 207: 1371-1386. PMID: 28978675, PMCID: PMC5714454, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.117.300322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-chain polyprenolsSpore wallSynthesis of chitinSpore wall layerHaploid genomeCellular processesProtein glycosylationPrenyltransferase activitySporulating cellsWall formationDityrosine layerIsoprenoid lipidsChitin synthaseEndoplasmic reticulumVegetative cellsSRT1Lipid dropletsDividing cellsEssential precursorPrimary enzymeImportant functionsSaccharomycesPolyprenolsDolicholSugar carrier
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
2010
Molecular characterization of the cis-prenyltransferase of Giardia lamblia
Grabińska K, Cui J, Chatterjee A, Guan Z, Raetz C, Robbins P, Samuelson J. Molecular characterization of the cis-prenyltransferase of Giardia lamblia. Glycobiology 2010, 20: 824-832. PMID: 20308470, PMCID: PMC2900897, DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwq036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIsoprene unitsDouble deletion mutantGPI anchor synthesisMost eukaryotesHigher eukaryotesAnchor synthesisN-glycosylationGlycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchorCis-prenyltransferaseKinase activityPolyprenyl pyrophosphateBacterial enzymesDolichol kinase activityDolichol kinaseMolecular characterizationImportant enzymeN-glycansEukaryotesProtistsPolyprenol lipidsNormal growthPyrophosphate linkageEnzymeGiardia lambliaDolichol
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