O-GlcNAc修饰与疾病病理学的联系

O -GlcNAcylation, a sweet link to the pathology of diseases O -GlcNAc修饰与疾病病理学的联系 first-author corresp ‡Corresponding Author ‡Corresponding Author †E-mail:wyi@zju.edu.cn †E-mail:wyi@zju.edu.cn wyi@zju.edu.cn MOE Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China MOE Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China O -linked N -acetylglucosamine ( O -GlcNAc) is a dynamic post-translational modification occurring on myriad proteins in the cell nucleus, cytoplasm, and mitochondria. The donor sugar for O -GlcNAcylation, uridine-diphosphate N -acetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc), is synthesized from glucose through the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway (HBP). The recycling of O -GlcNAc on proteins is mediated by two enzymes in cells— O -GlcNAc transferase (OGT) and O -GlcNAcase (OGA), which catalyze the addition and removal of O -GlcNAc, respectively. O -GlcNAcylation is involved in a number of important cell processes including transcription, translation, metabolism, signal transduction, and apoptosis. Deregulation of O -GlcNAcylation has been reported to be associated with various human diseases such as cancer, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, and cardiovascular diseases. A better understanding of the roles of O -GlcNAcylation in physiopathological processes would help to uncover novel avenues for therapeutic intervention. The aim of this review is to discuss the recent updates on the mechanisms and impacts of O -GlcNAcylation on these diseases, and its potential as a new clinical target. O- 连接的 N -乙酰葡萄糖胺( O -GlcNAc)修饰是一种发生于蛋白质丝氨酸或苏氨酸残基上的蛋白翻译后修饰,它能动态地发生在细胞的任何部位,如细胞质、线粒体、细胞核等. O -GlcNAc修饰的供体尿苷二磷酸- N -乙酰葡萄糖胺(UDP-GlcNAc)是己糖胺生物合成途径(HBP)的终产物.GlcNAc在蛋白上的添加和移除分别需要 O -GlcNAc转移酶(OGT)和 O -GlcNAc水解酶(OGA)的介导.被 O -GlcNAc修饰的蛋白包括转录因子、代谢酶、细胞信号传导因子等. O -GlcNAc通过调控这些蛋白的功能参与到许多重要的生物进程中,如转录、翻译、代谢、信号传导、自噬等.此外, O -GlcNAc修饰的失调还与许多重要疾病息息相关,包括癌症、糖尿病、神经退行性疾病和心血管疾病.更好地了解 O -GlcNAc修饰在这些疾病生理病理学进程中所起的作用将有助于开发新的治疗策略.本文介绍了 O -GlcNAc与疾病病理联系的最新研究,并揭示 O -GlcNAc可作为潜在的临床治疗靶点. O -GlcNAcylation Cancer Diabetes Neurodegenerative disease Cardiovascular disease O 连接的 N -乙酰葡萄糖胺( O -GlcNAc) 癌症 糖尿病 神经退行性疾病 心血管疾病 Introduction 1 O -GlcNAcylation was first described by Torres and Hart on a monocyte cell surface over 30 years ago (de Jesus et al., 2018 2018 ). Later studies demonstrated that, differing from traditional forms of protein glycosylation, which are stable and mostly restricted to endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi resident, O -GlcNAcylation is a dynamic and reversible modification, and mainly occurs in the cytoplasm, mitochondria, and nucleus (Issad et al., 2010 2010 ). O -GlcNAcylation exhibits similar features to phosphorylation, as the modification sites are serine and/or threonine, and the sugar can be attached or removed rapidly in response to different environmental stimuli. Moreover, O -GlcNAcylation has been shown to have extensive interplay with phosphorylation through regulating the phosphorylation of adjacent residues or competing for the same serine or threonine residue (Leney et al., 2017 2017 ). Uridine-diphosphate N -acetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc), the sugar nucleotide donor for O- GlcNAcylation, is synthesized as the final product by hexosamine biosynthetic pathway (HBP) (Fig. 1 1 ). HBP diverges from glycolysis, with approximately 2%–5% of all cellular glucose funneled into the HBP. Glutamine-fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase (GFAT), which converts fructose-6-phosphate to glucosamine-6-phosphate, is the first and rate-limiting enzyme of HBP (Teo et al., 2010 2010 ). The addition and removal of the UDP-GlcNAc are mediated by two highly conserved enzymes, O -linked N- acetylglucosamine ( O -GlcNAc) transferase (OGT) and O -GlcNAcase (OGA), respectively. OGT is a unique glycosyltransferase in metazoans and is expressed as three isoforms—the 116-kDa nucleocytoplasmic (ncOGT), the 103-kDa mitochondrial (mOGT), and the short 78-kDa isoform (sOGT). All OGT isoforms contain two distinct domains: an N-terminal domain containing tetraticopeptide repeat (TPR) motifs which are important for the recognition of different protein substrates, and a C-terminal domain that possesses glycosyltransferase activity (Liu et al., 2015 2015 ; Joiner et al., 2019 2019 ). OGA, the single enzyme responsible for removing O -GlcNAc, contains two domains—a hexosaminidase domain at the N-terminal and a histone acetyltransferase domain at the C-terminal of the protein. Two isoforms of OGA have been identified—a long one (OGA-L) of 102 kDa found in the nucleocytoplasm, and a shorter one (OGA-S) of 76 kDa mainly present in the nucleus (Liu et al., 2015 2015 ; Wani et al., 2017 2017 ). Glucose is converted to UDP-GlcNAc (the sugar nucleotide donor for O -GlcNAcylation) through the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway (HBP). The rate-limiting step of the HBP is catalyzed by the GFAT (glutamine fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase), which uses glutamine to convert fructose-6-phosphate into glucosamine-6-phosphate. Protein O -GlcNAcylation is catalyzed by O -GlcNAc transferase (OGT) and O-GlcNAcase (OGA) for the addition to and removal from the serine and threonine residues, respectively A number of small molecule probes have been developed to modulate cellular levels of O- GlcNAcylation. Alloxan, the first reported OGT inhibitor, completely blocks the activity of recombinant OGT in vitro at the concentration of 1 mmol/L. However, alloxan is not a specific OGT inhibitor as it also inhibits other critical enzymes, such as glucokinase and OGA (Lee et al., 2006 2006 ). Benzoxazolinone (BZX), a small molecule that contains a five-heteroatom dicarbamate core, inactivates OGT by forming a carbonyl crosslink in the OGT active site. This inhibition process is irreversible, and thus BZX cannot be adopted widely due to its potential cytotoxicity (Jiang et al., 2011 2011 ). Ac-5SGlcNAc, an OGT inhibitor reported recently, is taken up by cells and converted to UDP-5SGlcNAc, which binds to OGT and inhibits its activity (Cecioni and Vocadlo, 2013 2013 ). On the other hand, inhibiting OGA is an effective way to increase cellular O -GlcNAcylation. PUGNAc, a 2-acetamido-2-deoxy- D -glucono-1,5-lactone (GDL) derivative, has been frequently used as an OGA inhibitor for about a decade, but it is not specific and reacts with other hexosaminidases (Macauley and Vocadlo, 2010 2010 ). NButGT was originally shown to act in Cos-7 cells to increase O -GlcNAc levels dramatically. Notably, no apparent cellular toxicity was observed (Macauley and Vocadlo, 2010 2010 ). Thiamet-G, another OGA inhibitor developed several years ago, showed better stability and selectivity than NButGT. It was reported as a promising agent for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in a few studies (Yuzwa et al., 2008 2008 ). With the development of sensitive analytical techniques, O -GlcNAcylation has been detected on more than 1000 proteins, including but not limited to transcription factors, metabolic enzymes, and signaling proteins. A growing body of evidence reveals that O -GlcNAcylation plays a key role in many critical biological processes including transcription, translation, metabolism, signal transduction, and autophagy (Butkinaree et al., 2010 2010 ; Ferron et al., 2018 2018 ). On the other hand, deregulation of O -GlcNAcylation has been closely associated with numerous human diseases such as cancer, diabetes, neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases (Darley-Usmar et al., 2012 2012 ; Banerjee et al., 2016 2016 ; Pinho et al., 2018 2018 ). However, the detailed molecular mechanisms by which O -GlcNAc signaling contributes to these diseases remain largely elusive, and have just begun to receive attention. Here we provide a brief summary on how this post-translational modification functions as a critical factor involving physiological and pathological processes. This might become a novel avenue for possible therapeutic intervention. Cancer and O -GlcNAc 1 Cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide (Bray et al., 2018 2018 ). Cancer cells rewire their metabolism and signaling networks to promote growth, survival, proliferation, and long-term maintenance. Rapidly proliferating cancer cells tend to produce ATP via glycolysis rather than the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, even in the presence of ample oxygen. This metabolic phenomenon, discovered by Otto Warburg in the last century, is now widely observed across a wide range of cancers (Ferrer et al., 2016 2016 ; Liberti and Locasale, 2016 2016 ). In addition, cancer cells exhibit increased flux through HBP, and hence enhanced cellular O -GlcNAcylation (Bond and Hanover, 2015 2015 ). A large number of metabolic enzymes are found to possess O -GlcNAcylation in several proteomic studies, suggesting a critical role of O -GlcNAcylation in regulating cellular metabolism (Fig. 2 2 ). The underlying mechanisms have just begun to be elucidated. Phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK1), a key regulatory glycolytic enzyme catalyzing the conversion of fructose-6-phosphate to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate, is dynamically modified by O -GlcNAc at Ser529. O -GlcNAcylation inhibits PFK1 activity and redirects glucose flux through the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), thereby promoting cancer cell survival and proliferation (Yi et al., 2012 2012 ). Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is the rate-limiting enzyme of the PPP. O -GlcNAcylation at Ser84 activates G6PD activity and increases glucose flux through the PPP, leading to increased precursor accumulation for nucleotide and lipid biosynthesis in human lung cancer cells (Rao et al., 2015 2015 ). Pyruvate kinases (PKs) are the final rate-limiting enzymes of glycolysis. The O -GlcNAc modification of pyruvate kinase M2 isoform (PKM2) destabilizes its active tetrameric structure, and leads to nuclear translocation of PKM2, resulting in increased glucose consumption and lactate production and enhanced level of lipid and DNA synthesis in cancer cells (Wang et al., 2017 2017 ). Taken together, O -GlcNAcylation plays an important role in reprogramming the metabolic network of cancer cells to promote tumor growth. Phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK1), a critical regulatory glycolytic enzyme catalyzing the conversion of fructose-6-phosphate to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate, is modified by O -GlcNAc at Ser529. O -GlcNAcylation inhibits PFK1 activity and redirects glucose flux through the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), thereby promoting cancer cell survival and proliferation. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), the rate-limiting enzyme of the PPP, is O -GlcNAcylated at Ser84. O -GlcNAcylation activates G6PD activity and increases glucose flux through the PPP, leading to increased precursor accumulation for nucleotide and lipid biosynthesis. Pyruvate kinases (PKs) are the final rate-limiting enzymes of glycolysis. The O -GlcNAcylation of pyruvate kinase M2 isoform (PKM2) at Thr405 and Ser406 destabilizes its active tetrameric structure, resulting in increased glucose consumption and lactate production and enhanced level of lipid and DNA synthesis in cancer cells Cancer cells are exposed to various environmental stresses including endoplasmic reticulum stress, oxidative stress, nutrient stress, and hypoxia. However, deregulation of signal transduction in cancer cells provides characteristic approaches to respond to these stresses, thereby promoting tumorigenesis (Buono and Longo, 2018 2018 ). Nuclear factor κB (NF-κB), an important transcription factor, plays a key role in cancer-related processes such as cell proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, and metastasis and has been regarded as a potential therapeutic target in numerous types of cancers (Patel et al., 2018 2018 ). High activation of NF-κB has been reported as an important survival mechanism of cancer and requires posttranslational modifications, such as phosphorylation and acetylation. In addition, both Thr322 and Thr352 of the NF-κB p65 unit can be modified by O -GlcNAc. O -GlcNAcylation on Thr352, but not Thr322, is critical for increased transcriptional activity of NF-κB by blocking its binding to inhibitor of NF-κB α (IκBα) under hyperglycemic conditions (Yang et al., 2008a 2008a ). Another study confirmed that hyper- O -GlcNAcylation contributes to NF-κB oncogenic activation and inhibits apoptosis in pancreatic cancer (Ma et al., 2013 2013 ). Recently, it has been reported that OGT promotes fatty liver-associated liver cancer through regulating palmitic acid metabolism and inducing ER stress, thereby activating the oncogenic NF-κB pathway (Xu et al., 2017 2017 ). These data suggest that in cancer cells regulation of the NF-κB pathway by O -GlcNAcylation might be multifaceted. c-Myc, another important transcription factor overexpressed in various cancers, mediates cancer cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis (Itkonen et al., 2013 2013 ). It was reported that c-Myc is O -GlcNAcylated at Thr58, a known site of phosphorylation and mutation hot spot in human lymphomas, suggesting that this region is associated with increased tumorigenicity (Chou et al., 1995 1995 ). In prostate cancer, OGT promotes cancer cell growth by maximizing c-Myc activity in cooperation with c-Myc copy number amplification (Itkonen et al., 2013 2013 ). β-Catenin plays a role in intracellular adhesion and is a transcriptional co-activator of the Wnt signaling pathway. Its nuclear accumulation in response to gene mutations is directly linked to the onset of typical cancers, through which it regulates cell proliferation and metastasis (Cui et al., 2018 2018 ). It has been demonstrated that β-catenin is O -GlcNAcylated at Ser23, and this modification inhibits β-catenin’s nuclear translocation and decreases its transcriptional activity, leading to a significant decrease of proliferation in prostate cancer and osteosarcoma cells (Ha et al., 2014 2014 ). A recent study also reported that in osteosarcoma cells, neurotrophin receptor-interacting MAGE (melanoma-associated antigen) homolog induces O -GlcNAcylation and nuclear localization of β-catenin. However, this nuclear β-catenin fails to recruit other co-activators, leading to inhibition of the Wnt signaling (Chen et al., 2017 2017 ). However, research from another lab showed that in NIH-3T3 murine fibroblasts, O -GlcNAcylation increases β-catenin expression and promotes its transcriptional activity, leading to enhanced tumor migration and development (Harosh-Davidovich and Khalaila, 2018 2018 ). This discrepancy may be due to the fact that different types of cell were used. Additionally, a number of other apoptosis-and cycle-related proteins, such as CREB (cAMP response element-binding protein), P53, HIF-1α (hypoxia-inducible factor 1 α,), Id2 (inhibitor of differentiation 2), FoxO1 (forkhead box O1) and AKT (protein kinase B), were found to be modified and regulated by O -GlcNAc, through which cancer cells may ultimately escape the fate of death and proliferate endlessly (Özcan et al., 2010 2010 ; Ferrer et al., 2016 2016 ). Collectively, these data suggest a positive regulatory role of O -GlcNAcylation in regulating cancer development and progression. In this regard, selective targeting of O -GlcNAcylation appears to be a promising therapeutic strategy for cancer in the future. Diabetes and O -GlcNAc 1 Clinically, diabetes can be classified into two main types. Type 1, formally known as insulin-dependent diabetes, relates to an overall decrease or loss in insulin production, affecting about 5%–10% of diabetic patients (Chetan et al., 2019 2019 ). Type 2 diabetes (T2D), found in greater than 90% of diabetic patients, is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and has risen markedly in developing countries. One of the major features of T2D is insulin resistance, defined as the inability of insulin to trigger appropriate glucose uptake (Carpenter et al., 2019 2019 ; Hurtado and Vella, 2019 2019 ). The potential involvement of HBP in the development of insulin resistance in primary cultured adipocytes was first demonstrated by using a GFAT inhibitor, azaserine (Teo et al., 2010 2010 ). In a subsequent study, overexpression of OGT in muscle and adipose tissues resulted in the T2D phenotype, suggesting that O -GlcNAcylation may play an important role in the development of insulin resistance (McClain et al., 2002 2002 ). In addition, elevation of cellular O -GlcNAcylation by PUGNAc attenuated insulin signaling in 3T3-L1 adipocytes, suggesting that O -GlcNAcylation is the link between the HBP and insulin resistance (Vosseller et al., 2002 2002 ). Insulin is secreted and stored by β-cells in the pancreas. The activity of the insulin gene ( Ins1 / 2 ) in isle β-cells is thought to be regulated by the synergistic action of the transcription factors pancreatic/duodenal homeobox-1 protein (PDX-1) and neurogenic differentiation factor 1 (NeuroD1) (Peterson and Hart, 2016 2016 ). Elevating cellular O -GlcNAcylation increased intracellular insulin levels and preserved glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in β-cells, partially because elevated O -GlcNAcylation increased the mRNA levels of Ins1 / 2 by elevating histone H3 transcriptional activation marks (Durning et al., 2016 2016 ). In addition, the localization of NeuroD1 is regulated by O -GlcNAcylation. Under low glucose conditions, NeuroD1 is mainly in the cytosol; however, treatment with OGA inhibitor induces NeuroD1 translocation into the nucleus, leading to enhanced expression of insulin genes (Andrali et al., 2007 2007 ). Two major O -GlcNAcylation sites on PDX-1 were identified in Min6 cells. Elevated glucose concentration increases PDX-1 O -GlcNAcylation, enhances DNA binding activity of PDX-1 and insulin expression (Gao et al., 2003 2003 ). Moreover, several important proteins in the insulin signaling pathway were shown to be O -GlcNAcylated (Fig. 3 3 ), including insulin receptor substrate (IRS) proteins IRS1 and IRS2, phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 (PDK1), phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase (PI3K), and AKT (Teo et al., 2010 2010 ). O -GlcNAcylation of IRS1 was first detected by immunological methods in insulin resistance adipocytes (Vosseller et al., 2002 2002 ). Mass spectrometry analysis further identified Ser1036 as the major O -GlcNAcylation site on IRS1 (Ball et al., 2006 2006 ). Increasing O -GlcNAcylation in 3T3-L1 cells inhibited Tyr608 phosphorylation on IRS1, hence down-regulating AKT activity, contributing to insulin resistance (Whelan et al., 2010 2010 ). In another study, after induction with insulin, OGT was shown to be recruited by phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate (PI(3,4,5)P3) from the nucleus to the plasma membrane. Where the enzyme was tyrosine phosphorylated and activated, resulting in O- GlcNAcylation of PDK1 and AKT and attenuation of the signaling pathway (Yang et al., 2008b 2008b ). In isle β-cells, O -GlcNAcylated PDX-1 and NeuroD1 promote transcription of the insulin gene. On binding to insulin, the auto-phosphorylated insulin receptor (IR) catalyzes tyrosine phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate (IRS) proteins, which results in the docking and activation of phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase (PI3K). PI3K produces phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-triphosphate (PIP3), which recruits phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 (PDK1) and protein kinase B (AKT) to the plasma membrane. AKT activated by PDK1 phosphorylates numerous substrates to mediate physiological functions. Subsequently, PIP3-binding OGT attenuates insulin signaling by O -GlcNAcylation of IRS, PDK1, and AKT Collectively, these data suggest a critical role of O -GlcNAcylation in the development of diabetes. However, one major question that needs to be resolved in future studies is whether O -GlcNAcylation causes diabetes or is just an effect of the overall dysfunction seen in this disease. Treatment of rats and mice with NButGT, an inhibitor of OGA, dramatically increased O -GlcNAcylation in all tissues but did not alter insulin sensitivity or glucohomeostasis, indicating that O -GlcNAc may not cause diabetes but may play a dynamic role in the progression of the disease (Macauley et al., 2010 2010 ). Thus, further investigations are required to elucidate the exact role of O -GlcNAcylation in diabetes. Neurodegenerative diseases and O -GlcNAc 1 Neurodegenerative diseases are among the most common disorders encountered by the aging population, characterized by the progressive loss of the structure and function of neurons. To date, these diseases, including AD, Parkinson’s disease (PD), and Huntington’s disease (HD), are incurable despite the research effort that has gone into understanding the underlying mechanisms of the pathologies (Rowe et al., 2019 2019 ). Research has demonstrated that about 40% of all neuronal proteins and 19% of synaptosome proteins are O -GlcNAcylated, indicating the involvement of O -GlcNAcylation in neurodegeneration (Wani et al., 2017 2017 ). AD, the most common form of dementia, is described as a chronic neurodegenerative disease that affects memory and learning (van Giau et al., 2018 2018 ). Extracellular deposits of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques and intraneuronal neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are the central pathological hallmarks of AD. The involvement of glucose metabolism in AD patients has been implicated by the evidence that T2D constitutes a great risk factor for developing AD (Gudala et al., 2013 2013 ; Cooper et al., 2015 2015 ). However, the mechanisms by which glucose metabolism contributes to AD remain largely elusive. Aβ plaques are formed by oligomers of proteolytic fragments of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) by α-secretase. It was reported that enhancing O -GlcNAcylation activated the α-secretase process, leading to increased accumulation of soluble amyloid precursor protein α (sAPPα) fragment and inhibition of Aβ secretion and accumulation (Fig. 4a 4a ) (Borghgraef et al., 2013 2013 ; Kim et al., 2013 2013 ; Tan and Gleeson, 2019 2019 ). Tau is a microtubule-associated protein highly enriched in neurons, and plays a role in protecting microtubules from severing and regulates synaptic function. Tau isolated from normal brain has been found to be O -GlcNAcylated on multiple sites; however, O -GlcNAcylation failed to be detected on high-molecular weight and insoluble Tau, which is the species forming the pathological aggregates in AD (Fig. 4b 4b ) (Graham et al., 2014 2014 ; Zhu et al., 2014 2014 ). A number of phosphorylation sites of Tau have been identified. When hyperphosphorylated, Tau proteins lose the affinity for the microtubule and are aggregated into NFTs, a key factor in the development of cognitive deficits and a characteristic of AD (Hwang and Rhim, 2018 2018 ). After treatment with BZX2, an inhibitor of OGT, Tau phosphorylation increased 2-fold at Ser199 and 1.5-fold at Ser396, resulting in increased Tau aggregation. Moreover, Tau aggregation induced by BZX2 was significantly reduced by the treatment of Thiamet G, an inhibitor of OGA, suggesting an inhibitory role of O -GlcNAcylation in the aggregation of Tau (Lim et al., 2015 2015 ). Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and peptide analysis showed that O -GlcNAclation occurs at the Ser400 of Tau, which was blocked by the phosphorylation of neighboring residues Ser396 and Ser404. Moreover, Ser400 O -GlcNAcylation reduced Ser404 phosphorylation by cyclin-dependent protein kinase 2 (CDK2)/cyclin A3 and interrupted the glycogen synthase kinase 3b (GSK3b)-mediated sequential phosphorylation process (Smet-Nocca et al., 2011 2011 ). (a) Amyloid precursor protein (APP) can be cleaved by either α-secretase or β-secretase. When APP is cleaved by α-secretase, a soluble N-terminal fragment (sAPPα) and a C-terminal fragment (CTFα) are produced. This pathway is non-amyloidogenic. In contrast, when APP is cleaved by β-secretase, a soluble N-terminal fragment (sAPPβ) and a membrane-bound C-terminal fragment (CTFβ) are produced. CTFβ is then further processed by γ-secretase, producing a soluble N-terminal fragment (amyloid-β or Aβ). Accumulation of Aβ in the extracellular space results in its aggregation to produce amyloid plaques. Amyloid plaques interfere with normal neuronal and synaptic functions, ultimately leading to neuronal cell death. Increased O -GlcNAcylation has been shown to enhance the non-amyloidogenic pathway and inhibit the amyloidogenic pathway, thus providing neuroprotection. (b) Tau O -GlcNAcylation is decreased with concomitant increase in its phosphorylation. In the hyperphosphorylated state, Tau is prone to aggregation, leading to neuronal cell death. Hyper- O -GlcNAcylation decreases Tau phosphorylation, increases its glycosylation, and makes Tau less susceptible to aggregation, thereby providing neuroprotection. (c) O -GlcNAcylation of α-synuclein. O -GlcNAcylation Thr72 on α-synuclein decreases the aggregation of the protein and renders it less toxic to neuronal cells PD is a chronic, intensifying neurodegenerative disorder that mainly affects the motor system, characterized by dopaminergic neuronal cell death and the presence of ubiquitin and α-synuclein (α-Syn)-positive protein aggregates, known as Lewy bodies, in the substantial nigra pars compacta (Lin et al., 2019 2019 ). α-Syn is O -GlcNAcylated at Thr72. A peptide-based aggregation acceleration assay indicated that O -GlcNAcylation is critical for inhibiting α-Syn aggregation and potentially plays a protective role in synucleinopathies (Marotta et al., 2012 2012 ). More direct evidence showed that Thr72 O -GlcNAcylation on full-length α-Syn protein has a notable and substoichiometric inhibitory effect on α-Syn aggregation and blocks the toxicity of α-Syn to neurons (Fig. 4c 4c ) (Marotta et al., 2015 2015 ). Above all, these data indicate that deregulation of O -GlcNAc may contribute to the development and progression of neurodegenerative diseases. Much of the research in this area has focused on the regulation of aberrant protein aggregation by the interplay with phosphorylation. However, many other factors including kinase signaling, transcription, and proteasomal degradation are equally important. A comprehensive understanding of the underlying mechanisms by which O -GlcNAcylation regulates neurodegeneration would provide novel approaches for targeted intervention and therapies against neurodegenerative disorders. Cardiovascular diseases and O -GlcNAc 1 Cardiovascular diseases, including coronary heart disease, angina, cerebrovascular disease, and rheumatic heart disease, are disorders that involve the heart and blood vessels. Eighty percent of cardiovascular disease deaths are due to heart attacks and strokes. The cardiovascular system is uniquely sensitive to metabolic changes. Individuals at risk of cardiovascular diseases may demonstrate raised blood pressure, glucose, and lipids as well as being overweight and having obesity. In addition, diabetes presents a primary, independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, to date the underlying mechanisms which connect metabolic disorders with cardiac dysfunction are still underexplored. Recent studies indicate that O -GlcNAcylation might serve as a key player in the primary pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases (Dassanayaka and Jones, 2014 2014 ; Zachou et al., 2019 2019 ). The first evidence of the potential beneficial effect of O -GlcNAcylation is that glucosamine addition protected neonatal rat ventricular myocytes (NRVMs) against acute ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury (Champattanachai et al., 2007 2007 ). Treatment with alloxan (an OGT inhibitor) or azaserine (a GFAT inhibitor) significantly reduced intracellular O- GlcNAcylation levels and blocked the protective effect (Champattanachai et al., 2007 2007 ). Moreover, elevating O -GlcNAcylation by PUGNAc increased cell viability and reduced apoptosis and oxidative stress in response to I/R injury (Ngoh et al., 2009 2009 ). In addition to in vitro experiments, it has been reported that when mice hearts were subjected to ischemic preconditioning, pharmacological augmentation of O -GlcNAcylation was sufficient to reduce myocardial infarct size and improve cardiac myocyte survival (Jones et al., 2008 2008 ). Inhibition of mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) opening at reperfusion is critical for cell survival. The central element of mPTP, voltage-dependent anion channels (VDACs), possesses O- GlcNAcylation. Researchers hypothesized that O- GlcNAcylation of VDACs might affect the formation of mPTP and thus protect the cardiomyocytes (Mailleux et al., 2016 2016 ). Several studies have demonstrated a protective role of O -GlcNAcylation in the context of trauma hemorrhage. In the rat model, treatment with glucosamine or PUGNAc, which increased protein O- GlcNAcylation, improved recovery of organ perfusion and function, and reduced the levels of circulating interleukin 6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) after trauma hemorrhage (Yang et al., 2006 2006 ; Zou et al., 2007 2007 ). A subsequent study revealed that the inflammatory process occurring during trauma hemorrhage was associated with an increase in NF-κB-DNA binding activity in the heart. Treatment with glucosamine attenuated the activation of the NF-κB pathway. This improved cardiac function following hemorrhagic shock (Zou et al., 2009 2009 ). Heart failure happens when the heart fails to pump sufficiently to supply blood flow to tissues, and is associated with symptoms of pulmonary edema, dyspnea, and fatigue (Snipelisky et al., 2019 2019 ). It has been confirmed that a failing heart is subject to elevated metabolic demands. In the mouse model, ablation of O -GlcNAcylation did not seem to be harmful for normal cardiac function. However, ablation significantly exacerbated cardiac dysfunction in samples with infarct-induced heart failure, leading to increased apoptosis and decreased survival rates (Watson et al., 2010 2010 ). Troponin T (TnT) is a subunit of the troponin complex, which binds to tropomyosin and helps contraction of skeletal and heart muscles. A recent report demonstrated that heart failure increased TnT O -GlcNAcylation at Ser190 through both increased OGT and decreased OGA activity. However, it is still unclear whether TnT O -GlcNAcylation is an adaptive or maladaptive mechanism in ischemic heart failure (Dubois-Deruy et al., 2015 2015 ). Diabetes is a major risk factor for ischemic heart disease. Chronically increased O -GlcNAcylation in the hearts of diabetic animals has been implicated in glucose toxicity and associated with multiple facets of diabetic cardiac dysfunction (Marsh et al., 2014 2014 ). Cardiac-type sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca 2+ -ATPase (SERCA2a) plays a major role in cardiac muscle contractility and is regulated by phospholamban (PLN). PLN is phosphorylated at Ser16 and this modification is critical for the SERCA2a regulation. It has been reported that PLN is also O- GlcNAcylated at Ser16. In diabetic conditions, O- GlcNAcylation inhibited PLN phosphorylation and decreased its association with SERCA2a, leading to the deterioration of cardiac function (Mailleux et al., 2016 2016 ). A recent study indicates that diabetic cardiac dysfunction may be partially due to the mis- localization of OGT and OGA. Delocalization of OGT and OGA might change O -GlcNAcylation patterns of substrate proteins, thereby altering calcium handling and other normal cardiac functions (Ramirez-Correa et al., 2015 2015 ). Collectively, O -GlcNAcylation might play different roles in the progression of the cardiovascular disease. O -GlcNAcylation seems to be protective against acute ischemia-reperfusion injury and trauma hemorrhage in the short term; however, this modification appears to potentiate the harmful effect for cardiac function within a chronic disease such as diabetic cardiomyopathy. Conclusions and perspectives 1 In the past 30 years, it has become increasingly clear that protein O -GlcNAcylation regulates a number of critical cellular processes. However, the potential importance of protein O -GlcNAcylation in mediating the pathological and physiological processes of many human diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases, has only been reported recently and remains largely unexplored. These chronic diseases present major alterations in cellular metabolism, which results in O -GlcNAcylation deregulation. The deregulation of O -GlcNAcylation further disrupts cellular signal transduction pathways and potentially promotes disease progression. Uncovering the molecular mechanisms of O -GlcNAc signaling involved in relevant human diseases will provide opportunities for improved treatment. In this regard, development of highly specific inhibitors of OGT and OGA, which are still insufficient, would lead to potential new approaches for further investigation of O -GlcNAcylation function and serve as potential drugs. 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