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The metabolism and structure of phosphoglycoproteins in rat brain

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Glycoproteins that contain phosphohexosyl groups were found to be present in the myelin- and synaptosomal-enriched fractions as well as in the microsomes of rat brain. The kinetics of flow of intraperitoneally injected [32P]phosphate suggests that the phosphate is enzymatically added in structures found in the microsomal fraction. The newly synthesized phosphoglycoproteins then appear in the soluble fraction of the synaptosomes and in the cytosol, prior to incorporation into the membranes of the synaptosomes and myelin. Phosphoglycopeptides recovered from the phosphoglycoprotein contain 3 Mannose units per N-acetylglucosamine residue; one of the mannose residues is phosphorylated. [13C]NMR studies indicate that the phosphoglycopeptides contain a chitobiose group and more than four sugar residues. Thus, the phosphomannoglycopeptides from rat brain contain an average of 2 N-acetylglucosamine, 6 mannose, and two phosphate moieties per oligosaccharide chain. Enzymatic treatment with α-mannosidase failed to remove the phosphomannose, although some mannose residues were released. Thus, the phosphorylated mannose is not removed by the glycosidase and terminal nonphosphorylated mannose residues are present in the oligosaccharide. The phosphate residues are removed by treatment with alkaline phosphatase.

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  1. Missouri Institute of Psychiatry, University of Missouri-Columbia, 63139, St. Louis, Missouri

    Eric G. Brunngraber, Leonard G. Davis & Chandrasiri W. Somawardhana

  2. Department of Biochemistry School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, 63139, St. Louis, Missouri

    Eric G. Brunngraber, Leonard G. Davis & Chandrasiri W. Somawardhana

  3. Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, 63121, St. Louis, Missouri

    Eric G. Brunngraber, Leonard G. Davis & Chandrasiri W. Somawardhana

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Brunngraber, E.G., Davis, L.G. & Somawardhana, C.W. The metabolism and structure of phosphoglycoproteins in rat brain. Neurochem Res 7, 1243–1256 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00965895

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