- Li, Shanshan;
- Wang, Jiajia;
- Zang, Lanlan;
- Zhu, Hailiang;
- Guo, Jianshuang;
- Zhang, Jiabin;
- Wen, Liuqing;
- Chen, Yi;
- Li, Yanhong;
- Chen, Xi;
- Wang, Peng George;
- Li, Jing
O-GlcNAcase (OGA) is the only enzyme responsible for removing N-acetyl glucosamine (GlcNAc) attached to serine and threonine residues on proteins. This enzyme plays a key role in O-GlcNAc metabolism. However, the structural features of the sugar moiety recognized by human OGA (hOGA) remain unclear. In this study, a set of glycopeptides with modifications on the GlcNAc residue, were prepared in a recombinant full-length human OGT-catalyzed reaction, using chemoenzymatically synthesized UDP-GlcNAc derivatives. The resulting glycopeptides were used to evaluate the substrate specificity of hOGA toward the sugar moiety. This study will provide insights into the exploration of probes for O-GlcNAc modification, as well as a better understanding of the roles of O-GlcNAc in cellular physiology.