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. 2021 May 18;11(5):756. doi: 10.3390/biom11050756

Table 1.

Overview of N- and O-glycosylation-related enzymes whose mutants display relevant phenotypes for plant development.

Enzyme Activity Role during
Glycosylation
Mutant Phenotype Sources
ALG10 α-1,2-glucosyltransferase N-glycan precursor synthesis alg10 Dwarfism [118]
ALG11 α-1,2-mannosyltransferase lew3 Aberrant distribution of glycans, reduced cellulose synthesis, abnormal cell walls, reduced fertility [119]
APTG1 mannosyltransferase aptg1 Pollen tube is unable to penetrate the style; embryo lethality [120]
CYT1 GTP:α-D-mannose-1-phosphate guanylyltransferase cyt1 Disrupted embryonal development [121]
DPMS1 dolichol phosphate mannose synthase 1 dpms1 Embryo lethality, wrinkled seed coats [122]
EVN dolichol kinase evn Pollen degeneration before pollen germination [123]
GlcNA.UT GlcNAc-phosphate UDP transferase glcna.ut1/2 Aberrant gametogenesis, reduced fertilization, shorter siliques [124]
DGL1 Subunit of OST complex En bloc transfer dgl1 Altered cell wall composition, embryo lethality, reduced growth of hypocotyls and roots, dense packed root hairs [125]
HAP6 hap6 Shorter pollen tube [126]
OST3/6 ost3/6 Enhanced salt sensitivity resulting in decreased root growth and root swelling [127,128,129]
STT3a stt3a
TUN UDP-glycosyltransferase tun Pollen defects, premature pollen rupture [123]
GCSI α-glucosidase I N-glycan processing in the ER gcs1 Embryo lethality, wrinkled seed coats [130,131]
GCSII α-glucosidase II gcs2, rsw3 Embryo lethality, radially swollen roots, modified seed set [132,133]
MOGS mannosyloligosaccharide glucosidase mogs Reduced growth of primary and lateral roots, abnormal root hair initiation and elongation [134]
UGGT UDP-glucose:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase ERAD - No mutant [135]
PNGase peptide-N4-(N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminyl) asparagine amidase - No mutant [78,136,137]
ENGase endo-N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase De-N-glycosylation - No mutant [78,136,137]
α-MAN α-mannosidase - No mutant [138,139]
β-NAHase β-D-N-acetylhexosaminidase - No mutant [138,139]
FucT α-1,3-fucosyltransferase N-glycan maturation in the Golgi apparatus fuct Reduced seed set [140]
FUCTc α-1,4-fucosyltransferase fuctc Increased root hair length, early root hair elongation [141]
GALT β-1,3-galactosyl-transferase galt Increased root hair length, early root hair elongation [141]
GnT1 N-acetylglucosaminyl transferase I gnt1 Cell wall shortcomings: reduced thickness and cellulose content; lethality [140,142]
Necrosis on fruits, incomplete fruit ripening, early fruit drop [143]
Increased root hair length, early root hair elongation, salt sensitivity resulting in altered root tip morphology [141,144]
MANII α-mannosidase II manII Increased root hair length, early root hair elongation, salt sensitivity resulting in altered root tip morphology [141]
MNS1 mannosidase I mns1 Reduced germination capacity [140]
MNS2 mns1, mns2, mns3 Shorter roots [145]
MNS3
XylT β-1,2-xylosyltransferase rcn11 Postponed seed germination [140,146,147]
GFAT1 Glutamine:fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase 1 Sugar delivery gfat1 Aberrant pollen cell wall [148]
USP UDP-sugar pyrophosphorylase usp Infertile pollen, improper pollen sac development [112]
ROCK1 UDP-GlcNAc transferase, UDP-GalNAc transferase rock1 Cytokinin shortage-like phenotype, increased organ formation rate, increased UPR [117]
GlcNAc.UT UDP-GlcNAc transferase glcna.ut1, glcna.ut2 Severe developmental shortcomings. Disturbed gametogenesis of male and female gametes. Embryonal problems, shorter siliques with fewer and shrunken seeds in double mutant [149]
OFT O-fucosyltransferase O-glycan modification oft Impaired pollen tube penetration ability [150]
SEC O-GlcNAc transferase sec Nonviable seeds, decreased number of leaves [90,151]
SPY O-fucosyltransferase spy Germination in presence of germination inhibitors [152]
Enhanced trichome branching, reduced leaf serration size and number of leaf serrations [153,154]
PSL β-1,6-GlcNAc-transferase psl Early leaf senescence, enhanced ethylene production [155]
BZ1 UDP-Gal/Glu epimerase bz1 Abnormal cell walls, abnormal chloroplast membranes [156]
P4H1 Prolyl-4-hydroxylase Hydroxyproline production p4h1 Lack of trichomes, large leaves [157,158]
P4H2 p4h2 Short root hairs [94,159,160]
P4H5 p4h5
P4H13 p4h13
P4H7 p4h7 Large leaves [158]
P4H9 p4h9
HPAT1 Hydroxyproline O-β-arabinosyltransferase O-arabinosylation of extensins hpat1 Decreased number of leaves, accelerated leaf senescence, short root hairs [161,162]
HPAT2 hpat2
HPAT3 hpat3
RRA1 β-1,2-arabinosyltransferase rra1 Short root hairs [95]
RRA2 rra2
RRA3 rra3
XEG113 β-1,2-arabinosyltransferase xeg113 Larger petioles, short root hairs [95,163]
ExAD α-1,3-arabinosyltransferase Short root hairs [164]
SGT1 Serine O-α-galactosyltransferase O-galactosylation of extensins sgt1 Larger leaf rosette, longer roots [91]
RAY1 β-arabinofuranosyltransferase O-arabinosylation of arabinogalactan proteins ray1 Short primary root, reduced leaf rosette size [165]
GALT2 Hydroxyproline-O-β-galactosyltransferase O-galactosylation of arabinogalactan proteins galt2 Reduced seed coat mucilage, reduced seed set; pleiotropic effects on roots, leaves and root hairs in different single or multiple mutants [162,166,167,168,169]
GALT3 galt3
GALT4 galt4
GALT5 galt5
GALT6 galt6
HPGT1 hpgt1
HPGT2 hpgt2
HPGT3 hpgt3
GLCAT14a β-1,6-glucuronosyltransferase O-glucuronidation of arabinogalactan proteins glcat14a Reduced trichome size, branching in double (glcat14a/glcat14b) and triple mutant [169]
GLCAT14b glcat14b
GLCAT14c glcat14c