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Evidence for an essential deglycosylation-independent activity of PNGase in Drosophila melanogaster.
PloS one - 10 May 2010
Funakoshi Yoko, Negishi Yuki, Gergen J Peter, Seino Junichi, Ishii Kumiko, Lennarz William J, Matsuo Ichiro, Ito Yukishige, Taniguchi Naoyuki, Suzuki Tadashi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Peptide:N-glycanase (PNGase) is an enzyme which releases N-linked glycans from glycopeptides/glycoproteins. This enzyme plays a role in the ER-associated degradation (ERAD) pathway in yeast and mice, but the biological importance of this activity remains unknown. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In this study, we characterized the ortholog of cytoplasmic PNGases, PNGase-like (Pngl), in Drosophila melanogaster....
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