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ReviewTrends in biochemical sciences2025

A tale of two sugars: O-GlcNAc and O-fucose orchestrate growth, development, and acclimation in plants.

Yalikunjiang Aizezi, Yizhong Yuan, Shou-Ling Xu, Zhi-Yong Wang

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Review in Trends in biochemical sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Glycan-related genes and genetic disorders.Journal of human genetics · 2026
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  7. Frontiers in immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Yalikunjiang AizeziDepartment of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA, USA; Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Yizhong YuanDepartment of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA, USA.
Shou-Ling XuDepartment of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA, USA.
Zhi-Yong WangDepartment of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA, USA. Electronic address: zywang24@stanford.edu.

Funding

Genetic Biochemical Studies of Signaling in Growth and AcclimationR01GM066258 · NIGMS · CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON, D.C. · PI ZHIYONG WANG · 2002 to 2026
$10.5M
Nutrient regulation of Alternative splicing and transcription by O-GlcNAcylationR01GM135706 · NIGMS · CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON, D.C. · PI XU, SHOULING · 2020 to 2024
$1.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM066258NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM135706
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Post-translational modifications of nucleocytoplasmic proteins by O-linked beta-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) and O-linked fucose (O-fucose) are emerging as key signaling mechanisms in plants. O-fucosylation and O-GlcNAcylation are catalyzed by SPINDLY (SPY) and SECRET AGENT (SEC), respectively, which are redundantly essential for viability and growth yet function antagonistically or independently in specific developmental contexts. Proteomic studies have identified hundreds of O-GlcNAcylated and O-fucosylated nucleocytoplasmic proteins, revealing their regulatory roles and intersections with phosphorylation pathways that mediate nutrient and hormone signaling. Functional studies on O-glycosylated proteins demonstrate diverse impacts on protein activity and biological processes. Together, O-fucosylation, O-GlcNAcylation, and phosphorylation form a regulatory network that controls plant growth, development, and acclimation. This review highlights recent progress and outlines future directions in studying O-fucosylation and O-GlcNAcylation in plants.

Indexed as

AcclimatizationAcetylglucosamineFucosePlant DevelopmentPlantsGlycosylationPlant ProteinsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalAcetylglucosamineFucosePlant ProteinsGSK3O-fucosylationO-GlcNAcOGTpost-translational modificationSPINDLY

Identifiers

PMID39934053
PMCPMC11972145

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