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SUBMITTER: Macauley MS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2954295 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Macauley Matthew S MS He Yuan Y Gloster Tracey M TM Stubbs Keith A KA Davies Gideon J GJ Vocadlo David J DJ
Chemistry & biology 20100901 9
To probe increased O-GlcNAc levels as an independent mechanism governing insulin resistance in 3T3-L1 adipocytes, a new class of O-GlcNAcase (OGA) inhibitor was studied. 6-Acetamido-6-deoxy-castanospermine (6-Ac-Cas) is a potent inhibitor of OGA. The structure of 6-Ac-Cas bound in the active site of an OGA homolog reveals structural features contributing to its potency. Treatment of 3T3-L1 adipocytes with 6-Ac-Cas increases O-GlcNAc levels in a dose-dependent manner. These increases in O-GlcNAc ...[more]