Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Structure and mechanism of the human TMEM260 O-mannosyltransferase
doi: 10.64898/2026.03.17.711096
Figure Lengend Snippet: a , Cryo-EM density map of TMEM260 in complex with the native donor Dol-P-Man and a PLXNB2-IPT1-derived acceptor peptide, determined at 3.1 Å resolution. Major structural regions are indicated and colored consistently throughout the figure. The top-right panel shows a view from the ER lumen, perpendicular to the membrane, with the acceptor peptide shown as a ribbon, the T822 glycosylation site highlighted and Dol-P-Man shown as sticks. This orientation emphasizes insertion of the N terminus into the finger region and positioning of the glycosylation site within the catalytic pocket. b , Front view of the corresponding atomic model in ribbon representation. Close-up (dashed circle) highlights the Dol-P-Man density and fitted model. c , Close-up of the ER-luminal region of TMEM260 shown in surface representation and colored by electrostatic potential, with the bound peptide as a ribbon and side chains as sticks. Dol-P-Man is shown as sticks and the T822 glycosylation site is indicated. d , Same view as in c , shown in ribbon representation to highlight specific interactions between TMEM260 residues and the acceptor peptide. The T822 glycosylation site is indicated. e , Sequence alignment of the PLXNB2-IPT1 peptide with reported O-mannosylated IPT domains from plexin, cMET and RON receptors, highlighting conserved residues proposed to define a TMEM260-specific acceptor sequon. f , Close-up of the active-site environment showing superposition of Dol-P-Man in the binary complex (all in grey including Dol-P-Man) and in the ternary complex (all in color with acceptor peptide in yellow and Dol-P-Man in black) with the PLXNB2-IPT1 peptide. In the ternary complex, the β-mannose moiety undergoes an approximately 60° rotation, indicating a peptide-induced reorientation of the donor sugar.
Article Snippet: The coding region for PLXNB2 (803-837) was amplified from pENTR223-PLXNB2 (Addgene plasmid #86236; gift from Roland Friedel; RRID:Addgene_86236) and RON (684-715) from pDONR223-MST1R (Addgene plasmid #23942; gift from William Hahn & David Root; RRID:Addgene_23942).
Techniques: Cryo-EM Sample Prep, Derivative Assay, Membrane, Glycoproteomics, Sequencing