FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Pathway: CHONDROITIN SULFATE PROTEOGLYCAN CATABOLISM
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General Information
Name
CHONDROITIN SULFATE PROTEOGLYCAN CATABOLISM
Species
D. melanogaster
Symbol
GACSC
FlyBase ID
FBgg0002061
Date last reviewed
2024-12-18
Number of members
3
Description
Description
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) are glycoconjugates that consist of a core protein linked to one or more linear chondroitin sulfate (CS) chains. The chains are composed of alternating glucuronic acid and N-acetylgalactosamine that can be variably O-sulfated. The degradation of CSPGs occurs in the lysosome. The CS chain is initially fragmented into oligosaccharides by an endo-N-acetyl-D-hexosaminidase. These oligosaccharides are then degraded sequentially from the nonreducing end by exo-type glycosidases and sulfatases to release the monosaccharide units. (Adapted from PMID:33425887.)
Notes

In D. melanogaster, the enzyme(s) involved in either the cleavage of chondroitin sulfate into oligosaccharides or the removal of the 4-O sulfate group from N-acetylgalactosamine are not known. CG15117 is a paralog of βGlu and is predominantly expressed in the male accessory gland. Although it has glucuronidase activity, it is not clear if it is involved in chondroitin sulfate catabolism, therefore CG15117 is not included in the gene list. fdl is a paralog of Hexo1 and Hexo2. Although it has N-acetyl-glucosaminidase activity towards N-glycans, there is no experimental evidence that it has N-acetylgalactosamine activity, therefore fdl is not included in the gene list.

Source Material
The CHONDROITIN SULFATE PROTEOGLYCAN CATABOLISM Gene Group has been compiled using the following publication(s): Bar et al., 2018 .
Key Gene Ontology (GO) terms
Cellular Component
Related Gene Groups
GO Causal Activity Model (GO-CAM)
Members (3)
For all members:
GO ribbon stack
 molecular functionbiological processcellular component
External Data
Note: The Drosophila pathways shown at external resources are computed and may therefore differ from the manually curated and verified pathway shown above.
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Synonyms and Secondary IDs
Synonym(s)
GACSC
CS catabolism
CSPG catabolism
CHONDROITIN SULFATE PROTEOGLYCAN CATABOLISM
Secondary FlyBase ID(s)
References (3)