Regulation of O-glycosylation through Golgi-to-ER relocation of initiation enzymes

J Cell Biol. 2010 May 31;189(5):843-58. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201003055. Epub 2010 May 24.

Abstract

After growth factor stimulation, kinases are activated to regulate multiple aspects of cell physiology. Activated Src is present on Golgi membranes, but its function here remains unclear. We find that Src regulates mucin-type protein O-glycosylation through redistribution of the initiating enzymes, polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyl transferases (GalNac-Ts), from the Golgi to the ER. Redistribution occurs after stimulation with EGF or PDGF in a Src-dependent manner and in cells with constitutively elevated Src activity. All GalNac-T family enzymes tested are affected, whereas multiple other glycosylation enzymes are not displaced from the Golgi. Upon Src activation, the COP-I coat is also redistributed in punctate structures that colocalize with GalNac-Ts and a dominant-negative Arf1 isoform, Arf1(Q71L), efficiently blocks GalNac-T redistribution, indicating that Src activates a COP-I-dependent trafficking event. Finally, Src activation increases O-glycosylation initiation as seen by lectin staining and metabolic labeling. We propose that growth factor stimulation regulates O-glycosylation initiation in a Src-dependent fashion by GalNac-T redistribution to the ER.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • ADP-Ribosylation Factor 1 / genetics
  • ADP-Ribosylation Factor 1 / metabolism
  • Acetylgalactosamine / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum / drug effects
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum / metabolism*
  • Epidermal Growth Factor / pharmacology
  • Fibroblasts / drug effects
  • Fibroblasts / metabolism
  • Glycosylation
  • Golgi Apparatus / drug effects
  • Golgi Apparatus / metabolism*
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Models, Biological
  • N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases / genetics
  • N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases / metabolism*
  • Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / pharmacology
  • Polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Protein Subunits / metabolism
  • Protein Transport / physiology
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / metabolism
  • Up-Regulation / physiology
  • src-Family Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors
  • src-Family Kinases / metabolism

Substances

  • Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Protein Subunits
  • Epidermal Growth Factor
  • COP1 protein, human
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
  • N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases
  • src-Family Kinases
  • ADP-Ribosylation Factor 1
  • Acetylgalactosamine