Selection against glycosylation in ruminant pancreatic ribonucleases by replacements in the ancestral carbohydrate attachment site

Matthias Gautschi, Jaap J. Beintema*

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    Abstract

    A hypothesis, proposed 25 years ago, that there is selection against glycosylation in ruminant pancreatic ribonucleases by replacement of methionine to leucine in the ancestral carbohydrate attachment site Asn-Met-Thr at residues 34-36, was experimentally confirmed. The replacement of leucine at position 35 by methionine in bovine ribonuclease resulted in a three-fold relative increase in glycosylation when expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)446-450
    Number of pages5
    JournalBiochemical genetics
    Volume46
    Issue number7-8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Aug-2008

    Keywords

    • bovine
    • glycoprotein
    • molecular evolution
    • ribonuclease
    • ruminants

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