2024
Positive selection CRISPR screens reveal a druggable pocket in an oligosaccharyltransferase required for inflammatory signaling to NF-κB
Lampson B, Ramίrez A, Baro M, He L, Hegde M, Koduri V, Pfaff J, Hanna R, Kowal J, Shirole N, He Y, Doench J, Contessa J, Locher K, Kaelin W. Positive selection CRISPR screens reveal a druggable pocket in an oligosaccharyltransferase required for inflammatory signaling to NF-κB. Cell 2024, 187: 2209-2223.e16. PMID: 38670073, PMCID: PMC11149550, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-genome CRISPR-Cas9 screenCRISPR-Cas9 screensCryoelectron microscopy studiesCell surface localizationLipopolysaccharide receptor Toll-like receptor 4OST complexToll-like receptor 4CRISPR screensNF-kBCatalytic subunitN-glycosylationActivate NF-kBBase editorsUncompetitive inhibition mechanismNGI-1Molecular mechanismsCatalytic siteLPS-treated cellsOligosaccharyltransferaseDruggable pocketSTT3AReceptor Toll-like receptor 4Drug mechanism of actionStructural studiesInflammatory signaling
2021
The translocon-associated protein (TRAP) complex regulates quality control of N-linked glycosylation during ER stress
Phoomak C, Cui W, Hayman TJ, Yu SH, Zhao P, Wells L, Steet R, Contessa JN. The translocon-associated protein (TRAP) complex regulates quality control of N-linked glycosylation during ER stress. Science Advances 2021, 7: eabc6364. PMID: 33523898, PMCID: PMC7810369, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc6364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranslocon-associated proteinN-glycosylationER stressER glycoprotein quality controlTranslocon-associated protein complexEndoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasisAberrant N-glycosylationGlycoprotein quality controlER chaperone BiPFluorescence-based strategyProtein complexesPosttranslational modificationsChaperone BiPTRAP complexGlycosylation defectsConditions of stressRegulatory roleTranscriptional signatureIndividual cellsDownstream ERProtein levelsSubunitsSSR3GlycosylationCells