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Transient N-acetylglucosamine in the biosynthesis of phytohemagglutinin: attachment in the Golgi apparatus and removal in protein bodies

A Vitale and MJ Chrispeels

Cotyledons of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) synthesize large amounts of the lectin phytohemagglutinin (PHA) during seed development. The polypeptides of PHA are synthesized by endoplasmic reticulum-bound polysomes and co-translationally glycosylated, pass through the Golgi complex, and accumulate in protein bodies, which constitute the lysosomal compartment in these cells. Some of the high-mannose sidechains of PHA are modified in the Golgi complex, and in mature PHA they contain N-acetylglucosamine, mannose, fucose, and xylose in the molar ratios 2, 3.8, 0.6, and 0.5. The results reported here show that the Golgi complex is also the site of additional N-acetylglucosamine incorporation into the modified sidechains. When developing cotyledons are labeled with [3H]glucosamine and glycopeptides of PHA present in the Golgi complex isolated, the radioactivity can be released as [3H]N- acetylglucosamine by digestion of the glycopeptides with beta-N- acetylglucosaminidase, indicating that the residues are in a terminal position. Arrival of PHA in the protein bodies is followed by the slow removal of these terminal N-acetylglucosamine residues, resulting in a decrease in the Mr of the modified sidechains. The biosynthetic intermediates of the glycoproteins destined for the lysosomal compartments of animal cells contain high-mannose sidechains modified by phosphate groups covered by N-acetylglucosamine that is labile to mild acid treatment. When cotyledons are labeled with [32P]orthophosphate, there is no radioactivity in PHA obtained from any of the subcellular fractions. There is also no release of radioactivity when [3H]glucosamine-labeled glycopeptides obtained from PHA in the Golgi complex are subjected to mild acid hydrolysis. These results indicate that the sorting-signals and posttranslational processing steps for proteins that are transported to the lysosomal compartment are different in plant cells and animal cells.
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