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MOLECULAR CELL
Volume 26, Issue 6, Pages 821-830Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2007.05.015
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [R01 GM060519-07, R01 GM060519, GM060519] Funding Source: Medline
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UDP-glucose:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase (UGGT) is a presumed folding sensor of protein quality control in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Previous biochemical studies with non-physiological substrates revealed that UGGT can glucosylate nonnative glycoproteins by recognizing subtle folding defects; however, its physiological function remains undefined. Here, we show that mutations in the Arabidopsis EBS1 gene suppressed the growth defects of a brassinosteroid (BR) receptor mutant, bri1-9, in an allele-specific manner by restoring its 1313 sensitivity. Using a map-based cloning strategy, we discovered that EBS1 encodes the Arabidopsis homolog of UGGT. We demonstrated that bri1-9 is retained in the ER through interactions with several ER chaperones and that ebs1 mutations significantly reduce the stringency of the retention-based ER quality control, allowing export of the structurally imperfect yet biochemically competent bri1-9 to the cell surface for BR perception. Thus, our discovery provides genetic support for a physiological role of UGGT in high-fidelity ER quality control.
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