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Functional UDP-xylose transport across the endoplasmic reticulum/Golgi membrane in a Chinese hamster ovary cell mutant defective in UDP-xylose Synthase.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 23 Jan 2009
Bakker Hans, Oka Takuji, Ashikov Angel, Yadav Ajit, Berger Monika, Rana Nadia A, Bai Xiaomei, Jigami Yoshifumi, Haltiwanger Robert S, Esko Jeffrey D, Gerardy-Schahn Rita
Abstract excerpt
In mammals, xylose is found as the first sugar residue of the tetrasaccharide GlcAbeta1-3Galbeta1-3Galbeta1-4Xylbeta1-O-Ser, initiating the formation of the glycosaminoglycans heparin/heparan sulfate and chondroitin/dermatan sulfate. It is also found in the trisaccharide Xylalpha1-3Xylalpha1-3Glcbeta1-O-Ser on epidermal growth factor repeats of proteins, such as Notch. UDP-xylose synthase (UXS), which catalyzes...
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