Arch Biochem Biophys 1999 Jul 01;3671:51-60. doi: 10.1006/abbi.1999.1237.

Phosphorylation and glycosylation of nucleoporins.

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The nuclear pore complex mediates macromolecular transport between the nucleus and cytoplasm. Many nuclear pore components (nucleoporins) are modified by both phosphate and O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc). Among its many functions, protein phosphorylation plays essential roles in cell cycle progression. The role of O-GlcNAc addition is unknown. Here, levels of nucleoporin phosphorylation and glycosylation during cell cycle progression are examined. Whereas nuclear pore glycoproteins are phosphorylated in a cell-cycle-dependent manner, levels of O-GlcNAc remain constant. The major nucleoporin p62 can be phosphorylated in vitro by protein kinase A and glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3alpha but not by cyclin B/cdc2 or GSK-3beta. The consensus sites of these kinases resemble sites which can be glycosylated by O-GlcNAc transferase. These data are consistent with a model that O-GlcNAc limits nucleoporin hyperphosphorylation during M-phase and hastens the resumption of regulated nuclear transport at the completion of cell division.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: cdk1 gys1 nup62 pold1 sqstm1