Abstract
As a step forward to achieve the generation of human complex-
type N-glycans in the methylotrophic yeast Hansenula
polymorpha, we here report the modification of the yeast
glycosylation pathway by heterologous expression of the
human gene encoding β-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
I (GnTI). For the optimal expression of human GnTI in
the yeast Golgi compartment, the catalytic domain of the
GnTI was fused to various N-terminal leader sequences derived
from the yeast type II membrane proteins. The vectors
containing GnTI fusion constructs were introduced into
the H. polymorpha och1Δ single and och1Δalg3Δ double
mutant strains expressing the ER-targeted Aspergillus saitoi
α-1,2 mannosidase, respectively. Both of the glycoengineered
Hpoch1Δ and Hpoch1ΔHpalg3Δ strains were shown to produce
successfully the hybrid-type glycans with a monoantennary
N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc1Man5GlcNAc2 and
GlcNAc1Man3GlcNAc2, respectively) by N-glycan profile
analysis of cell wall proteins. Furthermore, by comparative
analysis of byproduct formation and the glycosylation site
occupancy, we propose that the Hpoch1Δ strain would be
more suitable than the Hpoch1ΔHpalg3Δ strain as a host
for the production of recombinant proteins with humanized
glycans.
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