Ribitol-phosphate-a newly identified posttranslational glycosylation unit in mammals: structure, modification enzymes and relationship to human diseases

J Biochem. 2018 May 1;163(5):359-369. doi: 10.1093/jb/mvy020.

Authors

Motoi Kanagawa¹, Tatsushi Toda^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Molecular Brain Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
² Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.

PMID: 29394359
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvy020

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Dystroglycans / biosynthesis
Dystroglycans / chemistry
Dystroglycans / metabolism*
Glycosylation
Glycosyltransferases / metabolism*
Humans
Muscular Dystrophies / drug therapy
Muscular Dystrophies / metabolism*
Pentosephosphates / chemistry
Pentosephosphates / metabolism*
Protein Conformation

Substances

Pentosephosphates
Dystroglycans
ribitol-5-phosphate
Glycosyltransferases