ISPD produces CDP-ribitol used by FKTN and FKRP to transfer ribitol phosphate onto α-dystroglycan

oleh: Isabelle Gerin, Benoît Ury, Isabelle Breloy, Céline Bouchet-Seraphin, Jennifer Bolsée, Mathias Halbout, Julie Graff, Didier Vertommen, Giulio G. Muccioli, Nathalie Seta, Jean-Marie Cuisset, Ivana Dabaj, Susana Quijano-Roy, Ammi Grahn, Emile Van Schaftingen, Guido T. Bommer

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-05-01

Deskripsi

Mutations in genes required for the glycosylation of α-dystroglycan lead to dystroglycanopathies. Here, the authors show that three of these enzymes (ISPD, FKTN and FKRP) work together to attach ribitol phosphate to α-dystroglycan.