Null mutations in Drosophila N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I produce defects in locomotion and a reduced life span

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
Mohan SarkarGabrielle L Boulianne

Abstract

UDP-GlcNAc:alpha3-D-mannoside beta1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I (encoded by Mgat1) controls the synthesis of hybrid, complex, and paucimannose N-glycans. Mice make hybrid and complex N-glycans but little or no paucimannose N-glycans. In contrast, Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans make paucimannose N-glycans but little or no hybrid or complex N-glycans. To determine the functional requirement for beta1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I in Drosophila, we generated null mutations by imprecise excision of a nearby transposable element. Extracts from Mgat1(1)/Mgat1(1) null mutants showed no beta1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I enzyme activity. Moreover, mass spectrometric analysis of these extracts showed dramatic changes in N-glycans compatible with lack of beta1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I activity. Interestingly, Mgat1(1)/Mgat1(1) null mutants are viable but exhibit pronounced defects in adult locomotory activity when compared with Mgat1(1)/CyO-GFP heterozygotes or wild type flies. In addition, in null mutants males are sterile and have a severely reduced mean and maximum life span. Microscopic examination of mutant adult fly brains showed the presence of fused beta lobes. The removal of bo...Continue Reading

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