NCIt related terms : N-Glycan Biosynthesis; Glycoprotein Biosynthesis;
Alternative definition : KEGG: N-glycans or asparagine-linked glycans are major constituents of glycoproteins
in eukaryotes. N-glycans are covalently attached to asparagine with the consensus
sequence of Asn-X-Ser/Thr by an N-glycosidic bond, GlcNAc b1-Asn. Biosynthesis of
N-glycans begins on the cytoplasmic face of the ER membrane with the transferase reaction
of UDP-GlcNAc and the lipid-like precursor P-Dol (dolichol phosphate) to generate
GlcNAc a1-PP-Dol. After sequential addition of monosaccharides by ALG glycosyltransferases,
the N-glycan precursor is attached by the OST (oligosaccharyltransferase) complex
to the polypeptide chain that is being synthesized and translocated through the ER
membrane. The protein-bound N-glycan precursor is subsequently trimmed, extended,
and modified in the ER and Golgi by a complex series of reactions catalyzed by membrane-bound
glycosidases and glycosyltransferases. N-glycans thus synthesized are classified into
three types: high-mannose type, complex type, and hybrid type. Defects in N-glycan
biosynthesis lead to a variety of human diseases known as congenital disorders of
glycosylation.;