Abstract
O-GlcNAc is the attachment of β-N-acetylglucosamine to the hydroxyl group of serine and threonine in nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins. It is generally not further elongated but exists as a monosaccharide that can be rapidly added or removed. Thousands of proteins involved in gene transcription, protein translation and degradation as well as the regulation of signal transduction contain O-GlcNAc. Brain is one of the tissues where O-GlcNAc is the most highly expressed and deletion of neuronal O-GlcNAc leads to death early in development. O-GlcNAc is also important for normal adult brain function, where dynamic processes like learning and memory at least in part depend on the modification of specific proteins by O-GlcNAc. Conversely, too much or too little O-GlcNAc in the brain contributes to several disorders including obesity, intellectual disability and Alzheimer’s disease. In this chapter, we describe the expression and regulation of O-GlcNAc in the nervous system.
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Abbreviations
- aCamKII:
-
Alpha calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II
- Agrp:
-
Agouti-related peptide
- AMPA:
-
α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic
- APP:
-
Amyloid precursor protein
- AP-2:
-
Adaptor protein complex 2
- CNS:
-
Central nervous system
- CREB:
-
Cyclic AMP-response element binding protein
- CTD:
-
Carboxyl terminal domain
- CTRC:
-
CREB-regulated transcription coactivator
- Gtfs:
-
Glycosyltransferases
- HBP:
-
Hexosamine biosynthesis pathway
- ECD:
-
Electron capture dissociation
- eIF2:
-
Eukaryotic initiation factor 2
- ER:
-
Endoplasmatic reticulum
- ETD:
-
Electron transfer dissociation
- MAPK:
-
Mitogen-activated kinase
- MeCP2:
-
Methyl CpG binding protein 2
- mTOR:
-
Mammalian target of rapamycin
- NSF:
-
N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein
- LTD:
-
Long-term depression
- LTP:
-
Long-term potentiation
- OGA:
-
O-GlcNAcase
- O-GlcNAc:
-
O-linked N-acetylglucosamine
- OGT:
-
O-GlcNAc transferase
- P:
-
Phosphate
- PET:
-
Positron emission tomography
- PIP3:
-
Phosphatylinositol (3,4,5)-triphosphate
- PPF:
-
Paired-pulse facilitation
- PTM:
-
Post-translational modification
- PVN:
-
Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
- TPR:
-
Tetratricopeptide
- UDP:
-
Uridine diphosphate
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Uygar, B., Lagerlöf, O. (2023). Brain O-GlcNAcylation: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Phenotype. In: Schengrund, CL., Yu, R.K. (eds) Glycobiology of the Nervous System. Advances in Neurobiology, vol 29. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12390-0_9
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