Human Interaction Network Ontology

Last uploaded: June 27, 2014
Preferred Name

Synthesis of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)

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Reviewed: Orlean, P, 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Glycosylphosphatidyl inositol (GPI) acts as a membrane anchor for many cell surface proteins. GPI is synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum. In humans, a single pathway consisting of nine reactions appears to be responsible for the synthesis of the major GPI species involved in membrane protein anchoring. This pathway is shown in the figure. Two additional reactions, not shown, allow the synthesis of variant forms of GPI, one with an additional mannose residue and one with an additional ethanolamine (Tauron et al. 2004; Shishioh et al. 2005). These variant GPI molecules may be used for tissue-specific protein modifications, or may function independently.<p>The steps of GPI synthesis were first identified by isolating large numbers of mutant cell lines that had lost the ability to express GPI anchored proteins on their surfaces. Somatic cell hybrid analyses of these lines allowed the definition of complementation groups corresponding to distinct mutated genes, and cDNAs corresponding to normal forms of these genes were identified on the basis of their abilities to restore normal cell surface protein expression in mutant cells. Co-precipitation experiments with tagged cloned proteins have allowed the identification of additional proteins involved in GPI anchor biosynthesis. Authored: D'Eustachio, P, 2005-04-04 21:01:34 Edited: D'Eustachio, P, 0000-00-00 00:00:00

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HINO_0016720

comment

Reviewed: Orlean, P, 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Glycosylphosphatidyl inositol (GPI) acts as a membrane anchor for many cell surface proteins. GPI is synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum. In humans, a single pathway consisting of nine reactions appears to be responsible for the synthesis of the major GPI species involved in membrane protein anchoring. This pathway is shown in the figure. Two additional reactions, not shown, allow the synthesis of variant forms of GPI, one with an additional mannose residue and one with an additional ethanolamine (Tauron et al. 2004; Shishioh et al. 2005). These variant GPI molecules may be used for tissue-specific protein modifications, or may function independently.

The steps of GPI synthesis were first identified by isolating large numbers of mutant cell lines that had lost the ability to express GPI anchored proteins on their surfaces. Somatic cell hybrid analyses of these lines allowed the definition of complementation groups corresponding to distinct mutated genes, and cDNAs corresponding to normal forms of these genes were identified on the basis of their abilities to restore normal cell surface protein expression in mutant cells. Co-precipitation experiments with tagged cloned proteins have allowed the identification of additional proteins involved in GPI anchor biosynthesis.

Authored: D'Eustachio, P, 2005-04-04 21:01:34

Edited: D'Eustachio, P, 0000-00-00 00:00:00

definition source

Reactome, http://www.reactome.org

Pubmed11102867

Pubmed15632136

Pubmed15208306

label

Synthesis of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)

located_in

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606

prefixIRI

HINO:0016720

prefLabel

Synthesis of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)

seeAlso

ReactomeREACT_952

Reactome Database ID Release 43162710

GENE ONTOLOGYGO:0016254

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/INO_0000021

has_part

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HINO_0025928

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HINO_0025926

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HINO_0025927

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HINO_0025929

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HINO_0025930

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HINO_0025933

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HINO_0025941

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HINO_0025942

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HINO_0025944

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HINO_0025943

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HINO_0025940

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