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6258b8f300000398 Heparan sulfate proteoglycan biosynthetic process Mouse

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Review of GO-CAM Model: gomodel:6258b8f300000398

Model Summary

  • Title: Heparan sulfate proteoglycan biosynthetic process (Mouse)
  • Taxon: Mouse (NCBITaxon:10090)
  • Status: Production
  • Comment: Sourced from gomodel:R-HSA-2022928

Overall Structure and Content Assessment

This GO-CAM model represents the heparan sulfate proteoglycan biosynthetic pathway in mouse. The model captures the sequential enzymatic activities involved in heparan sulfate synthesis, starting from nucleotide-sugar transport into the Golgi apparatus through various modification steps including N-deacetylation/N-sulfation, epimerization, and multiple O-sulfation steps.

Strengths of the Model:

  1. Comprehensive Representation: The model includes all major enzymatic steps in heparan sulfate biosynthesis, including:
  2. Nucleotide-sugar transport (Slc35d2)
  3. Initial polymerization (Ext1, Ext2)
  4. N-deacetylation/N-sulfation (Ndst1-4)
  5. Epimerization (Glce)

  6. Various sulfotransferase activities (Hs2st1, Hs3st1-6, Hs6st1-3)

  7. Proper Cellular Context: All activities are correctly annotated as occurring in the Golgi apparatus (GO:0005794), which is the known site of heparan sulfate biosynthesis.

  8. Causal Flow: The model correctly uses the "provides input for" (RO:0002413) causal relation to link the sequential enzymatic reactions in the biosynthetic pathway.

  9. Evidence Support: Each molecular function annotation has supporting evidence, predominantly from direct assays (ECO:0000314) or sequence orthology (ECO:0000266) with appropriate PMIDs.

  10. Process Integration: All activities are correctly integrated into the overall biological process of "heparan sulfate proteoglycan biosynthetic process" (GO:0015012).

Areas for Improvement

  1. Missing Evidence for Some Annotations:
  2. Some cellular location associations (occurs_in GO:0005794) don't have specific evidence codes or references.

  3. Some causal associations (RO:0002413) are stated without evidence codes.

  4. Potential Redundancy:

  5. There are multiple identical activities for some proteins (e.g., MGI:MGI:108050 Ext2 appears to have the same function annotated in multiple nodes with slightly different causal associations).

  6. Annotation Detail:

  7. For the Slc35d2 transporter (nodes gomodel:6258b8f300000398/6258b8f300000403 and gomodel:6258b8f300000398/6258b8f300000407), there's a minor issue with the evidence code for one "has_primary_input" annotation, where "UniPortKB:Q76EJ3" should be "UniProtKB:Q76EJ3".

  8. Completeness Check:

  9. While the model captures the major biosynthetic steps, it might be worth considering whether key regulatory aspects of this pathway should be included.

Recommendations

  1. Add Missing Evidence:

  2. Provide evidence for all "occurs_in" relations and causal associations where currently missing.

  3. Fix Typographical Error:

  4. Correct "UniPortKB:Q76EJ3" to "UniProtKB:Q76EJ3" in the evidence for Slc35d2's primary input.

  5. Consider Model Simplification:

  6. Review instances of multiple nodes for the same protein with identical functions to determine if they can be consolidated for clarity.

  7. Review Literature for Updates:

  8. This is a well-established pathway, but a check of recent literature might reveal updates to the heparan sulfate biosynthesis pathway that could be incorporated.

Literature Consistency

The model appears generally consistent with established knowledge of heparan sulfate biosynthesis. The enzymatic steps follow the accepted sequence, with the polymerization by EXT enzymes, followed by modification by NDSTs, epimerization by GLCE, and various sulfation steps.

Conclusion

Overall, this is a high-quality GO-CAM model that accurately represents the heparan sulfate proteoglycan biosynthetic process in mouse. The model follows GO-CAM best practices for representing biological pathways, with appropriate molecular functions, cellular locations, and causal relationships. The minor issues noted above could be addressed to further improve the model's quality and clarity.

The model structure is parsimonious while still capturing the complexity of this biosynthetic pathway, making it valuable for understanding the molecular details of heparan sulfate proteoglycan biosynthesis.