MAN1B1

UniProt ID: Q9UKM7
Organism: Homo sapiens
Review Status: COMPLETE
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Gene Description

MAN1B1 (ER alpha-1,2-mannosidase I, ERManI, ERMan1) is a calcium-dependent, type II single-pass endoplasmic reticulum membrane glycosidase of glycoside hydrolase family 47 (GH47, EC 3.2.1.113) that trims terminal alpha-1,2-linked mannose residues from N-linked oligosaccharides. At low enzyme concentration it removes a single mannose from Man9GlcNAc2 to generate Man8GlcNAc2 isomer B, the first committed mannose-trimming step of N-glycan maturation; at the high local concentrations found in the ER-derived quality control compartment (ERQC) it excises additional alpha-1,2-mannoses to yield Man5-6GlcNAc2. This trimming removes misfolded glycoproteins from the calnexin/reglucosylation folding cycle and generates the demannosylated signal that commits them to ER-associated degradation (ERAD), where the trimmed glycan is recognized by downstream lectins (e.g. OS-9/XTP3-B) and delivered to the HRD1 ubiquitin-ligase machinery. ERManI thus functions as a key "mannose timer" in glycoprotein quality control. It is widely expressed, resides in the ER membrane and concentrates in mobile ER-like quality control vesicles that converge on the pericentriolar ERQC. Biallelic loss-of-function variants cause an autosomal-recessive congenital disorder of glycosylation with intellectual disability (Rafiq syndrome / MAN1B1-CDG).

Existing Annotations Review

GO Term Evidence Action Reason
GO:0016020 membrane
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: Generic membrane localization inferred phylogenetically. MAN1B1 is a single-pass type II ER membrane protein, but the more specific endoplasmic reticulum membrane term captures the location informatively.
Reason: Bare "membrane" is uninformative relative to the specific ER membrane annotation; MAN1B1 is anchored in the ER membrane, not membranes generally.
Proposed replacements: endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: MAN1B1 is an ER-resident enzyme; phylogenetic assignment of ER localization is consistent with experimental evidence.
Reason: Correct site of action; MAN1B1 acts in the endoplasmic reticulum on nascent and misfolded glycoproteins.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: The defining molecular function of MAN1B1; phylogenetic assignment of GH47 alpha-1,2-mannosidase activity is well supported.
Reason: Core molecular function; corroborated by direct enzymatic assays, crystal structures, EC 3.2.1.113, and CAZy GH47 membership.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
Endoplasmic reticulum mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase
GO:0036503 ERAD pathway
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: MAN1B1 generates the trimmed-mannose ERAD signal that commits misfolded glycoproteins to degradation; phylogenetic assignment is well supported.
Reason: Core biological process; mannose trimming by ERManI is required for ERAD of misfolded glycoproteins.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
Involved in glycoprotein quality control targeting of misfolded glycoproteins for degradation
GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: Electronic assignment of the core GH47 alpha-1,2-mannosidase activity, consistent with experimental evidence.
Reason: Correct core molecular function; redundant with IDA/EXP evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
EC=3.2.1.113
GO:0005509 calcium ion binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: GH47 mannosidases require a Ca2+ ion in the active site for catalysis; MAN1B1 binds calcium as a structural/catalytic cofactor. This is a real attribute but subsidiary to the mannosidase activity, not an independent calcium-signaling function.
Reason: Accurate structural cofactor requirement of the GH47 fold but not a standalone core function; the catalytic mannosidase activity is the informative function.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
Name=Ca(2+)
PMID:10409699
The mannose cleavage reaction required divalent cations as indicated by inhibition with EDTA or EGTA and reversal of the inhibition by the addition of Ca(2+)
GO:0005789 endoplasmic reticulum membrane
IEA
GO_REF:0000044
ACCEPT
Summary: Electronic transfer of ER membrane localization from the UniProt subcellular location; MAN1B1 is a single-pass type II ER membrane protein.
Reason: Correct compartment; redundant with experimental IDA/EXP ER membrane annotations.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
Single-pass type II membrane protein
GO:0005975 carbohydrate metabolic process
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: Generic carbohydrate metabolic process from InterPro; far less informative than the specific N-glycan/mannose trimming and ERAD processes MAN1B1 participates in.
Reason: Over-general; the specific ER mannose trimming (GO:1904380) and ER N-glycan trimming (GO:0140277) terms better capture the biology.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
Endoplasmic reticulum mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase
GO:0009100 glycoprotein metabolic process
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: Generic glycoprotein metabolic process from ARBA; correct in essence but far less informative than the specific N-glycan trimming and ERAD annotations.
Reason: Over-general parent process; the specific glycan-trimming/ERAD terms are preferred.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
Involved in glycoprotein quality control targeting of misfolded glycoproteins for degradation
GO:0016020 membrane
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: Generic membrane localization from InterPro, superseded by the specific ER membrane annotation.
Reason: Uninformative parent; MAN1B1 is specifically an ER membrane protein.
Proposed replacements: endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
GO:0036503 ERAD pathway
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
ACCEPT
Summary: Electronic (ARBA) assignment of the ERAD pathway, consistent with experimental evidence that ERManI mannose trimming is required for ERAD.
Reason: Correct core biological process; redundant with IMP/IDA evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18003979
required for trimming to Man 5–6 GlcNAc 2 and for ERAD in cells in vivo
GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-4793949
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of MAN1B1 mannosidase activity (defective-MAN1B1 reaction context).
Reason: Correct core molecular function; redundant with experimental evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
EC=3.2.1.113
GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-901024
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of MAN1B1 hydrolysis of a 1,2-linked mannose (a branch).
Reason: Correct core molecular function; redundant with experimental evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
EC=3.2.1.113
GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-901036
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of MAN1B1 hydrolysis of a second 1,2-linked mannose (a branch).
Reason: Correct core molecular function; redundant with experimental evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
EC=3.2.1.113
GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-901039
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of MAN1B1 hydrolysis of a 1,2-linked mannose (c branch).
Reason: Correct core molecular function; redundant with experimental evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
EC=3.2.1.113
GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-901074
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of MAN1B1/EDEM2 hydrolysis of a 1,2-linked mannose (b branch).
Reason: Correct core molecular function; redundant with experimental evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
EC=3.2.1.113
GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9036008
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of MAN1B1 mannosidase activity (defective-MAN1B1 reaction context).
Reason: Correct core molecular function; redundant with experimental evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
EC=3.2.1.113
GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9036011
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of MAN1B1 mannosidase activity (defective-MAN1B1 reaction context).
Reason: Correct core molecular function; redundant with experimental evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
EC=3.2.1.113
GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9036012
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of MAN1B1 mannosidase activity (defective-MAN1B1 reaction context).
Reason: Correct core molecular function; redundant with experimental evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
EC=3.2.1.113
GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9696807
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of MAN1B1 mannosidase activity in the context of N-glycan mannose trimming of viral (SARS-CoV-2) spike.
Reason: Correct core molecular function acting on a viral glycoprotein substrate; redundant with experimental evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
EC=3.2.1.113
GO:0140277 endoplasmic reticulum N-glycan trimming
IMP
PMID:18003979
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) mannosidase I is compartmentalize...
ACCEPT
Summary: Knockdown/inhibition of ERManI blocks N-glycan trimming in the ER, directly demonstrating its role in ER N-glycan trimming.
Reason: Core biological process with direct experimental (IMP) support.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18003979
required for trimming to Man 5–6 GlcNAc 2 and for ERAD in cells in vivo
GO:0036503 ERAD pathway
IDA
PMID:10521544
Cloning and expression of a specific human alpha 1,2-mannosi...
ACCEPT
Summary: MAN1B1 generates the trimmed Man8B glycan that initiates the ERAD-targeting signal during N-glycan maturation.
Reason: Core biological process; ERManI mannose trimming commits misfolded glycoproteins to ERAD.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
Involved in glycoprotein quality control targeting of misfolded glycoproteins for degradation
GO:1904380 endoplasmic reticulum mannose trimming
IDA
PMID:10521544
Cloning and expression of a specific human alpha 1,2-mannosi...
ACCEPT
Summary: The recombinant enzyme directly removes a single alpha-1,2-mannose from Man9GlcNAc to produce Man8GlcNAc isomer B, the first ER mannose-trimming step.
Reason: Core biological process with direct enzymatic (IDA) demonstration of ER mannose trimming.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:10409699
the enzyme that catalyzes the first mannose trimming step in mammalian Asn-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis
GO:1904380 endoplasmic reticulum mannose trimming
IMP
PMID:18003979
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) mannosidase I is compartmentalize...
ACCEPT
Summary: ERManI knockdown impairs ER mannose trimming to Man5-6GlcNAc2 in cells, confirming its role in ER mannose trimming.
Reason: Core biological process with direct experimental (IMP) support.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18003979
required for trimming to Man 5–6 GlcNAc 2 and for ERAD in cells in vivo
GO:0005789 endoplasmic reticulum membrane
IDA
PMID:18003979
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) mannosidase I is compartmentalize...
ACCEPT
Summary: ERManI is localized to the ER membrane and concentrates in the ER-derived quality control compartment.
Reason: Correct compartment with direct experimental support.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18003979
ERManI is strikingly concentrated together with the ERAD substrate in the pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
GO:1904380 endoplasmic reticulum mannose trimming
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-901032
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of ER mannose trimming in the ER Quality Control Compartment pathway.
Reason: Correct core biological process; redundant with experimental evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18003979
required for trimming to Man 5–6 GlcNAc 2 and for ERAD in cells in vivo
GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
EXP
PMID:15713668
Mechanism of class 1 (glycosylhydrolase family 47) alpha-man...
ACCEPT
Summary: Structural and kinetic study of the GH47 catalytic mechanism with active-site mutagenesis directly demonstrating the alpha-1,2-mannosidase activity.
Reason: Core molecular function with direct experimental (EXP) and structural support.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
EC=3.2.1.113
GO:0005789 endoplasmic reticulum membrane
EXP
PMID:10409699
Identification, expression, and characterization of a cDNA e...
ACCEPT
Summary: Epitope-tagged ERManI displays an ER pattern of localization in cells, supporting ER membrane localization.
Reason: Correct compartment with experimental support.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
IMP
PMID:18003979
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) mannosidase I is compartmentalize...
ACCEPT
Summary: Functional knockdown/inhibition experiments tie loss of mannosidase activity to impaired N-glycan trimming, supporting the enables annotation.
Reason: Core molecular function consistent with direct enzymatic assays.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
EC=3.2.1.113
GO:0036503 ERAD pathway
IMP
PMID:18003979
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) mannosidase I is compartmentalize...
ACCEPT
Summary: ERManI is required for ERAD of a model misfolded glycoprotein in cells; loss leads to accumulation of untrimmed glycans.
Reason: Core biological process with direct experimental (IMP) support.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18003979
required for trimming to Man 5–6 GlcNAc 2 and for ERAD in cells in vivo
GO:0036503 ERAD pathway
IMP
PMID:21062743
Mannose trimming is required for delivery of a glycoprotein ...
ACCEPT
Summary: Mannose trimming by ERManI is required for handoff of a substrate glycoprotein from EDEM1 to the late ERAD lectin XTP3-B and the downstream HRD1/SCF(Fbs2) ligases.
Reason: Core biological process; experimentally links ERManI trimming to downstream ERAD steps.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:21062743
Mannose trimming is required for delivery of a glycoprotein from EDEM1 to XTP3-B
GO:0019082 viral protein processing
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9694548
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Reactome annotation of MAN1B1 in N-glycan mannose trimming of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein. This is the generic mannosidase activity acting on a viral glycoprotein substrate, not a distinct viral function.
Reason: Real but peripheral; reflects the core mannosidase activity applied to a viral substrate rather than a dedicated viral-processing role.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
EC=3.2.1.113
GO:0036510 trimming of terminal mannose on C branch
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-901039
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of the specific sub-step in which ERManI trims the terminal C-branch mannose; an accurate refinement of its trimming activity.
Reason: Correct specific sub-process of N-glycan mannose trimming.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
Endoplasmic reticulum mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase
GO:0031410 cytoplasmic vesicle
IDA
PMID:25411339
Mammalian ER mannosidase I resides in quality control vesicl...
ACCEPT
Summary: At steady state ERManI resides in mobile ER-like quality control vesicles (QCVs) to which ERAD substrates are delivered, supporting a cytoplasmic vesicle localization.
Reason: Genuine localization with direct experimental support (QCVs).
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:25411339
quality control vesicles (QCVs) with ER-like density, to which ERAD substrates are delivered
GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
IDA
PMID:10521544
Cloning and expression of a specific human alpha 1,2-mannosi...
ACCEPT
Summary: The recombinant human enzyme directly removes a single alpha-1,2-mannose from Man9GlcNAc to give Man8GlcNAc isomer B, directly demonstrating its mannosidase activity.
Reason: Core molecular function with direct enzymatic (IDA) support.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:10409699
the enzyme that catalyzes the first mannose trimming step in mammalian Asn-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis
GO:0044322 endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
IDA
PMID:18003979
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) mannosidase I is compartmentalize...
ACCEPT
Summary: ERManI is strikingly concentrated with ERAD substrate in the pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment (ERQC), where its high local concentration enables extensive trimming.
Reason: Genuine, functionally important localization with direct experimental support.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18003979
ERManI is strikingly concentrated together with the ERAD substrate in the pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
GO:0044322 endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
TAS
PMID:21062743
Mannose trimming is required for delivery of a glycoprotein ...
ACCEPT
Summary: ERQC localization asserted in the context of ERManI-dependent ERAD substrate delivery.
Reason: Consistent with direct IDA evidence for ERQC localization.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18003979
pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
IDA
PMID:22160784
In vitro mannose trimming property of human ER alpha-1,2 man...
ACCEPT
Summary: In vitro assays show recombinant hERManI generates Man6GlcNAc2 and Man5GlcNAc2 and preferentially trims misfolded glycoproteins, directly demonstrating its mannosidase activity and conformational selectivity.
Reason: Core molecular function with direct in vitro enzymatic (IDA) support.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22160784
generated Man(6)GlcNAc(2)-PA and Man(5)GlcNAc(2)-PA from 100 ΞΌM
GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
TAS
PMID:22160784
In vitro mannose trimming property of human ER alpha-1,2 man...
ACCEPT
Summary: ER localization asserted in an in vitro mannose-trimming study; consistent with the established ER residence of ERManI.
Reason: Correct compartment; redundant with experimental ER membrane annotations.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
GO:0005794 Golgi apparatus
TAS
PMID:22160784
In vitro mannose trimming property of human ER alpha-1,2 man...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: A Golgi localization has been reported for ERManI, but later work attributes the apparent Golgi pattern to membrane disturbance during immunofluorescence; ERManI functions in the ER/ERQC, not the Golgi.
Reason: Disputed/likely fixation artifact; not a genuine site of action. Retained as non-core rather than removed because a TAS source asserts it.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:25411339
Golgi pattern
GO:1903561 extracellular vesicle
HDA
PMID:24769233
Proteomic analysis of cerebrospinal fluid extracellular vesi...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: High-throughput proteomic detection of MAN1B1 in cerebrospinal fluid extracellular vesicles; a real but peripheral detection unrelated to its ER catalytic function.
Reason: Large-scale proteomics detection; not a functional site of action.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:24769233
cerebrospinal fluid
GO:0044322 endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-4793949
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of ERQC localization (defective-MAN1B1 reaction context).
Reason: Correct compartment; redundant with IDA ERQC evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18003979
pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
GO:0044322 endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9036008
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of ERQC localization (defective-MAN1B1 reaction context).
Reason: Correct compartment; redundant with IDA ERQC evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18003979
pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
GO:0044322 endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9036011
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of ERQC localization (defective-MAN1B1 reaction context).
Reason: Correct compartment; redundant with IDA ERQC evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18003979
pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
GO:0044322 endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9036012
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of ERQC localization (defective-MAN1B1 reaction context).
Reason: Correct compartment; redundant with IDA ERQC evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18003979
pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
GO:0016020 membrane
HDA
PMID:19946888
Defining the membrane proteome of NK cells.
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: High-throughput membrane proteome detection of MAN1B1; consistent with its membrane anchoring but uninformative relative to the specific ER membrane term.
Reason: Generic membrane term from proteomics; MAN1B1 is specifically an ER membrane protein.
Proposed replacements: endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:19946888
membrane proteome
GO:0044322 endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-901024
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of ERQC localization.
Reason: Correct compartment; redundant with IDA ERQC evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18003979
pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
GO:0044322 endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-901036
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of ERQC localization.
Reason: Correct compartment; redundant with IDA ERQC evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18003979
pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
GO:0044322 endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-901039
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of ERQC localization.
Reason: Correct compartment; redundant with IDA ERQC evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18003979
pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
GO:0044322 endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-901074
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of ERQC localization.
Reason: Correct compartment; redundant with IDA ERQC evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18003979
pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
GO:0044322 endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9696807
ACCEPT
Summary: Reactome curation of ERQC localization in the spike N-glycan trimming pathway.
Reason: Correct compartment; redundant with IDA ERQC evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18003979
pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
IDA
PMID:12090241
The specificity of the yeast and human class I ER alpha 1,2-...
ACCEPT
Summary: Demonstrates that the human class I ER alpha-1,2-mannosidase can trim beyond a single mannose, refining the specificity of the mannosidase activity.
Reason: Core molecular function with direct experimental support; informs the broader-than-single-residue specificity underlying the mannose timer.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
at high enzyme concentrations, as found in the ER
GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
IDA
PMID:18003979
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) mannosidase I is compartmentalize...
ACCEPT
Summary: Direct evidence for ER localization of ERManI.
Reason: Correct site of action with direct experimental support.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18003979
pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
GO:0016020 membrane
IDA
PMID:18003979
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) mannosidase I is compartmentalize...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: Generic membrane localization; superseded by the specific ER membrane annotation from the same evidence.
Reason: Uninformative parent of the specific ER membrane localization.
Proposed replacements: endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
TAS
PMID:10409699
Identification, expression, and characterization of a cDNA e...
ACCEPT
Summary: Identification and characterization of human ER mannosidase I as the enzyme catalyzing the first mannose-trimming step.
Reason: Core molecular function with strong experimental basis.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:10409699
the enzyme that catalyzes the first mannose trimming step in mammalian Asn-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis
GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
TAS
PMID:10409699
Identification, expression, and characterization of a cDNA e...
ACCEPT
Summary: ER localization asserted from the original characterization of ER mannosidase I.
Reason: Correct site of action; consistent with experimental ER membrane evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
GO:0009311 oligosaccharide metabolic process
TAS
PMID:10409699
Identification, expression, and characterization of a cDNA e...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: Generic oligosaccharide metabolic process; correct but far less informative than the specific N-glycan/mannose trimming terms.
Reason: Over-general parent process; the specific ER mannose trimming term is preferred.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:10409699
Asn-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis
GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
TAS
PMID:10521544
Cloning and expression of a specific human alpha 1,2-mannosi...
ACCEPT
Summary: Original cloning/characterization establishing the specific human alpha-1,2-mannosidase activity producing Man8GlcNAc2 isomer B.
Reason: Core molecular function with strong experimental basis.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
Endoplasmic reticulum mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase
GO:0005509 calcium ion binding
TAS
PMID:10521544
Cloning and expression of a specific human alpha 1,2-mannosi...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Calcium is required for ERManI activity; this is a structural/catalytic cofactor requirement of the GH47 fold rather than an independent calcium-signaling function.
Reason: Real cofactor requirement but subsidiary to the catalytic mannosidase activity.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:10521544
Calcium is required for enzyme activity
GO:0016020 membrane
TAS
PMID:10521544
Cloning and expression of a specific human alpha 1,2-mannosi...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: Generic membrane localization; superseded by the specific ER membrane annotation.
Reason: Uninformative parent; MAN1B1 is specifically an ER membrane protein.
Proposed replacements: endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane

Core Functions

Endoplasmic reticulum membrane-anchored alpha-1,2-mannosidase that hydrolyzes terminal alpha-1,2-linked mannose residues from N-linked oligosaccharides, generating Man8GlcNAc2 isomer B and, at high local concentration, Man5-6GlcNAc2.

Supporting Evidence:
  • PMID:10409699
    the enzyme that catalyzes the first mannose trimming step in mammalian Asn-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis
  • file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
    Endoplasmic reticulum mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase

Quality-control "mannose timer" that, by trimming N-glycans on misfolded glycoproteins in the ER/ERQC, removes them from the calnexin folding cycle and generates the demannosylated signal that commits them to ER-associated degradation.

Supporting Evidence:
  • PMID:18003979
    required for trimming to Man 5–6 GlcNAc 2 and for ERAD in cells in vivo
  • PMID:21062743
    Mannose trimming is required for delivery of a glycoprotein from EDEM1 to XTP3-B

References

Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms
Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
Gene Ontology annotation based on UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Subcellular Location vocabulary mapping
Electronic Gene Ontology annotations created by ARBA machine learning models
Combined Automated Annotation using Multiple IEA Methods
Identification, expression, and characterization of a cDNA encoding human endoplasmic reticulum mannosidase I, the enzyme that catalyzes the first mannose trimming step in mammalian Asn-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis.
  • Human ER mannosidase I is the enzyme catalyzing the first mannose-trimming step of Asn-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis; the reaction requires divalent cations (Ca2+).
Cloning and expression of a specific human alpha 1,2-mannosidase that trims Man9GlcNAc2 to Man8GlcNAc2 isomer B during N-glycan biosynthesis.
  • The recombinant human enzyme removes a single alpha-1,2-mannose from Man9GlcNAc to produce Man8GlcNAc isomer B; calcium is required and dMNJ and kifunensine inhibit activity.
The specificity of the yeast and human class I ER alpha 1,2-mannosidases involved in ER quality control is not as strict previously reported.
  • The human class I ER alpha-1,2-mannosidase can trim more than a single mannose, revising the strict single-residue specificity model.
Mechanism of class 1 (glycosylhydrolase family 47) alpha-mannosidases involved in N-glycan processing and endoplasmic reticulum quality control.
  • Structural and mutagenesis study of the GH47 inverting hydrolytic mechanism, mapping catalytic residues of human ERManI.
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) mannosidase I is compartmentalized and required for N-glycan trimming to Man5-6GlcNAc2 in glycoprotein ER-associated degradation.
  • ERManI is concentrated in the pericentriolar ER quality control compartment and is required for trimming to Man5-6GlcNAc2 and for ERAD in cells.
Defining the membrane proteome of NK cells.
Mannose trimming is required for delivery of a glycoprotein from EDEM1 to XTP3-B and to late endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation steps.
  • ERManI-dependent mannose trimming is required to hand off substrate from EDEM1 to the late ERAD lectin XTP3-B and downstream HRD1/SCF(Fbs2) ligases.
In vitro mannose trimming property of human ER alpha-1,2 mannosidase I.
  • Recombinant hERManI generates Man6GlcNAc2 and Man5GlcNAc2 in vitro and preferentially removes mannoses from misfolded glycoproteins, indicating conformational selectivity.
Proteomic analysis of cerebrospinal fluid extracellular vesicles: a comprehensive dataset.
The cytoplasmic tail of human mannosidase Man1b1 contributes to catalysis-independent quality control of misfolded alpha1-antitrypsin.
  • Beyond its luminal catalytic alpha-1,2-mannosidase activity, MAN1B1/ERManI contributes to ERAD of misfolded glycoproteins (NHK and Z variants of alpha1-antitrypsin) through an unconventional, catalysis-independent pathway controlled by its evolutionarily extended N-terminal cytoplasmic tail; this tail-dependent degradation does not require the substrate's N-glycans and drives proteasomal degradation.
Mammalian ER mannosidase I resides in quality control vesicles, where it encounters its glycoprotein substrates.
  • ERManI resides at steady state in mobile ER-like quality control vesicles (QCVs) that deliver ERAD substrates and converge on the ERQC; the apparent Golgi pattern is a fixation artifact.
Reactome:R-HSA-4793949
Defective MAN1B1 does not hydrolyse 1,2-linked mannose (a branch)
Reactome:R-HSA-901024
MAN1B1 hydrolyses 1,2-linked mannose (a branch)
Reactome:R-HSA-901032
ER Quality Control Compartment (ERQC)
Reactome:R-HSA-901036
MAN1B1 hydrolyses a second 1,2-linked mannose (a branch)
Reactome:R-HSA-901039
MAN1B1 hydrolyses 1,2-linked mannose (c branch)
Reactome:R-HSA-901074
MAN1B1,EDEM2 hydrolyse 1,2-linked mannose (b branch)
Reactome:R-HSA-9036008
Defective MAN1B1 does not hydrolyse a second 1,2-linked mannose (a branch)
Reactome:R-HSA-9036011
Defective MAN1B1 does not hydrolyse 1,2-linked mannose (b branch)
Reactome:R-HSA-9036012
Defective MAN1B1 does not hydrolyse 1,2-linked mannose (c branch)
Reactome:R-HSA-9694548
Maturation of spike protein
Reactome:R-HSA-9696807
N-glycan mannose trimming of Spike
file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
UniProt entry Q9UKM7 (MA1B1_HUMAN), Endoplasmic reticulum mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase
  • Calcium-dependent GH47 alpha-1,2-mannosidase (EC 3.2.1.113) of the ER membrane (type II single-pass) that trims Man9GlcNAc2 to Man8GlcNAc2 isomer B and, at high concentration, to Man5-6GlcNAc2, targeting misfolded glycoproteins for ERAD; biallelic variants cause Rafiq syndrome/MAN1B1-CDG.

Suggested Questions for Experts

Q: What determines the conformational selectivity by which ERManI preferentially trims mannoses from misfolded versus correctly folded glycoproteins, and is this intrinsic to the enzyme or dependent on ERQC cofactors?

Q: How is the high local concentration of ERManI in quality control vesicles/ERQC regulated to tune the kinetics of the mannose timer?

Suggested Experiments

Experiment: Reconstitute ERManI trimming on defined folded versus misfolded glycoprotein substrates at controlled enzyme concentrations to quantify how local concentration and substrate conformation set the rate of progression from Man9 to Man5-6.

Experiment: Live-cell imaging of QCV/ERQC dynamics in cells expressing wild-type versus Rafiq-syndrome (R334C, E397K) MAN1B1 variants to test how disease mutations affect localization, vesicle trafficking, and ERAD substrate clearance.

Deep Research

Falcon

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Comprehensive Research Report: Human **MAN1B1** (UniProt: **Q9UKM7**) Functional Annotation Falcon Edison Scientific Literature 36 citations 2 artifacts 2026-06-12T03:51:32.046351

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Comprehensive Research Report: Human MAN1B1 (UniProt: Q9UKM7) Functional Annotation

0. Target verification (critical identity check)

The target gene/protein in this report is human MAN1B1, encoding endoplasmic reticulum Ξ±-1,2-mannosidase I (ERManI), a type II membrane class I Ξ±1,2-mannosidase of the glycosyl hydrolase 47 (GH47) family. This identity (MAN1B1 ⇔ ERManI) and architecture (N-terminal cytosolic tail, TM helix, luminal catalytic domain) are explicitly described in mechanistic studies on human Man1b1/ERManI. (pan2011golgilocalizationof pages 1-2, sun2020thecytoplasmictail pages 1-3)

Key canonical references used for gene/protein verification and function:
- Pan et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell (2011-08). https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e11-02-0118 (pan2011golgilocalizationof pages 1-2)
- Benyair et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell (2015-01). https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e14-06-1152 (benyair2015mammalianermannosidase pages 1-2)
- Sun et al., PNAS (2020-09). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1919013117 (sun2020thecytoplasmictail pages 1-1)
- Rymen et al., PLoS Genetics (2013-12). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1003989 (rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan pages 1-2)

1. Key concepts and definitions (current understanding)

1.1 What MAN1B1 does (enzyme definition)

MAN1B1/ERManI is a class I Ξ±1,2-mannosidase that cleaves Ξ±1,2-linked mannose residues from high-mannose N-glycans. In the context of N-glycan processing and quality control, it is widely implicated in generating demannosylated glycan structures that can serve as sorting signals for misfolded glycoprotein disposal. (pan2011golgilocalizationof pages 2-3, benyair2015mammalianermannosidase pages 1-2)

1.2 Canonical biochemical reaction and substrate specificity

A central and clinically relevant activity attributed to MAN1B1 is trimming Man9GlcNAc2 β†’ Man8GlcNAc2 isomer B by removing the terminal mannose on the middle (B) branch, which has been described as a recognized degradation-related signal. (rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan pages 1-2, benyair2015mammalianermannosidase pages 1-2)

Benyair et al. further report that ERManI trims Ξ±1,2-linked mannose residues with preference for the B-branch terminal mannose, supporting a branch preference relevant to ER quality control timing. (benyair2015mammalianermannosidase pages 1-2, benyair2015mammalianermannosidase pages 2-4)

1.3 MAN1B1 in ER glycoprotein quality control and ER-associated degradation (ERAD)

MAN1B1 is mechanistically linked to N-glycan-dependent ER quality control (ERQC) and ERAD. In this model, progressive demannosylation helps drive misfolded glycoproteins away from productive folding cycles and toward degradative pathways. Pan et al. describe ERManI as being capable of cleaving Ξ±1,2-mannose residues from Man9GlcNAc2 and show that wild-type ERManI can accelerate degradation of a model misfolded substrate (NHK), supporting its ERAD role. (pan2011golgilocalizationof pages 2-3, pan2011golgilocalizationof pages 9-10)

2. Subcellular localization and where MAN1B1 acts

2.1 A debated and dynamic localization: Golgi vs ER-derived quality control vesicles

A key area of expert discussion is where MAN1B1 resides at steady state and where it encounters substrates.

Golgi/cis-Golgi model: Pan et al. report endogenous ERManI as predominantly Golgi-localized, proposing spatial separation between folding/retention steps and later quality control tagging steps. In this view, Golgi localization is apparently important for its functional impact on ERAD, and forced redistribution can change trimming without necessarily increasing degradation. (pan2011golgilocalizationof pages 1-2, pan2011golgilocalizationof pages 9-10)

ER-derived QCV/ERQC model: Benyair et al. provide evidence that ERManI resides in quality control vesicles (QCVs) with ER-like density, separated from Golgi fractions, and localizes to a perinuclear ERQC region under stress. They note that fixation/immunofluorescence artifacts can make ERManI appear Golgi-localized, arguing that QCV/ERQC localization better explains substrate encounter. (benyair2015mammalianermannosidase pages 1-2, benyair2015mammalianermannosidase pages 2-4)

2.2 Implication

Taken together, these studies support a trafficking- and stress-sensitive compartmentalization model: MAN1B1 likely operates at the interface of ER and early secretory compartments, with localization influenced by cycling/vesicular organization, and its functional coupling to ERAD can depend on that compartmentalization. (pan2011golgilocalizationof pages 9-10, benyair2015mammalianermannosidase pages 2-4)

3. Mechanistic depth: catalysis-dependent and catalysis-independent functions

3.1 Catalysis-dependent (glycan trimming) ERAD contribution

The classical role is that the luminal catalytic domain trims mannose residues on N-glycans to create or promote degradative glycan signatures. Pan et al. show that ERManI expression can accelerate NHK degradation, consistent with a catalytic contribution to ERAD. (pan2011golgilocalizationof pages 2-3, pan2011golgilocalizationof pages 9-10)

3.2 Catalysis-independent (cytoplasmic tail) quality-control function

Sun et al. (PNAS, 2020-09-29) provide strong evidence that MAN1B1 has a second separable role: an unconventional, catalysis-independent pathway controlled by the evolutionarily extended N-terminal cytoplasmic tail.

Key experimental findings include:
- Tail involvement: deletion of residues 1–54 impairs Man1b1’s ability to accelerate degradation of misfolded AAT variants. (sun2020thecytoplasmictail pages 1-3, sun2020thecytoplasmictail pages 5-7)
- Independence from catalytic activity: the catalytic-dead mutant D463N still supports aspects of the unconventional clearance pathway, and combined tail deletion + catalytic inactivation strongly reduces clearance, consistent with two partially independent contributions. (sun2020thecytoplasmictail pages 3-4)
- Independence from substrate N-glycans: tail-mediated elimination of misfolded AAT was reported to be independent of the client’s glycosylation status, indicating this pathway does not require glycan trimming on the substrate. (sun2020thecytoplasmictail pages 1-1, sun2020thecytoplasmictail pages 5-7)
- Endpoint: proteasomal degradation is a key endpoint for Man1b1-promoted NHK degradation, supported by proteasome inhibitor effects. (sun2020thecytoplasmictail pages 5-7)

This tail-mediated function is an important modern refinement of MAN1B1 functional annotation because it implies MAN1B1 can contribute to proteostasis beyond direct substrate demannosylation. (sun2020thecytoplasmictail pages 9-11, sun2020thecytoplasmictail pages 1-1)

4. Disease relevance: MAN1B1-CDG (Rafiq syndrome)

4.1 Genetic disease association and phenotype

Rymen et al. (PLoS Genetics, 2013-12-05) identified biallelic MAN1B1 mutations causing a CDG-II phenotype (often referred to as MAN1B1-CDG and clinically associated with Rafiq syndrome). The phenotype described includes developmental delay/psychomotor retardation, facial dysmorphism, and truncal obesity, and patient fibroblasts showed markedly dilated and fragmented Golgi morphology, supporting secretory-pathway involvement. (rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan pages 1-2, rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan pages 2-3)

4.2 Biochemical signature / biomarkers (glycan phenotypes)

Rymen et al. provide quantitative and structural biomarker evidence:
- Transferrin pattern: serum transferrin isoelectrofocusing showed a type 2 pattern with markedly increased trisialotransferrin (31–41%) versus normal (1–8%). (rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan pages 3-4)
- Hybrid N-glycans: N-glycan mass spectrometry revealed accumulation of hybrid-type glycans, including NeuAc1Hex6HexNAc3 (m/z 2390) and NeuAc1Hex5HexNAc3 (m/z 2186), often with fucosylated counterparts; these species were reported absent in controls. (rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan pages 3-4)
- Processing delay: metabolic labeling/pulse-chase in patient fibroblasts showed delayed trimming of Man9GlcNAc2 to Man8GlcNAc2 with accumulation of Man9GlcNAc2 and Glc1Man9GlcNAc2 species. (rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan pages 4-7)

Visual evidence supporting these diagnostic findings (transferrin profiles and MALDI-TOF N-glycan profiles) was retrieved from the paper’s figures. (rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan media f357a49a, rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan media 50a6e23d, rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan media 194a2f89)

A later diagnostic review emphasizes that the presence of hybrid glycans on transferrin may be indicative of MAN1B1-CDG, underscoring that this remains a clinically actionable glycan signature. (Wada, 2025-02-14; https://doi.org/10.5702/massspectrometry.a0169) (wada2025massspectrometryas pages 5-6)

5. Recent developments (prioritizing 2023–2024)

5.1 2023: Modern glycoproteomics to map class I mannosidase–sensitive secretory cargo

A 2023 study developed a targeted glyco/deglycoproteomics workflow using kifunensine (a class I mannosidase inhibitor) to delineate oligomannosidic glycoproteins and glycosites in the early secretory pathway. Although not MAN1B1-specific, this work operationalizes how MAN1B1-class trimming is perturbed and quantified at scale (lectin enrichment + Endo H digestion + high-resolution MS), enabling identification of class I mannosidase-dependent substrate candidates relevant to ERQC/ERAD biology. (Munteanu et al., 2023-01-10; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2022.1064868) (munteanu2023definingthealtered pages 1-2, munteanu2023definingthealtered pages 2-3)

This paper also explicitly states that class I mannosidases cleave only Ξ±1,2-linked mannose residues and that kifunensine leads to accumulation of unprocessed oligomannose (e.g., Man9) glycoformsβ€”important experimental context for functional studies of MAN1B1. (munteanu2023definingthealtered pages 7-8)

5.2 2024: Real-world clinical implementationβ€”clinical exome sequencing identifies Rafiq syndrome and yields actionable diagnoses

Baz et al. (Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2024-04-25) provide real-world evidence that clinical exome sequencing ordered by general pediatricians can identify MAN1B1-related disease. They report a patient homozygous for MAN1B1 NM_016219.5:c.2072A>G p.(His691Arg) diagnosed with Rafiq syndrome (OMIM #614202) (in a dual molecular diagnosis). (https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2024.1392444) (baz2024clinicalexomesequencing pages 5-6, baz2024clinicalexomesequencing pages 4-5)

Quantitatively, their cohort (n=30) had:
- Diagnostic yield: 11/30 (36.7%) positive; 3/30 (10%) VUS; 16/30 (53%) negative. (baz2024clinicalexomesequencing pages 1-2, baz2024clinicalexomesequencing pages 2-3)
- Reported clinical utility in all 11/11 positive cases (100%), with several downstream impacts (e.g., subsequent testing, targeted therapy). (baz2024clinicalexomesequencing pages 1-2, baz2024clinicalexomesequencing pages 2-3)

These 2024 data primarily advance MAN1B1’s clinical implementation context (diagnostic workflows and utility), rather than revising its enzymology.

6. Current applications and real-world implementations

6.1 Clinical diagnostics (MAN1B1-CDG / Rafiq syndrome)

Current diagnostic practice supported by the cited literature combines:
1) Genetic diagnosis (exome sequencing) for suspected syndromic neurodevelopmental phenotypes (e.g., Rafiq syndrome diagnosis via homozygous MAN1B1 variant). (baz2024clinicalexomesequencing pages 5-6, yalcintepe2023clinicalexomesequencing pages 5-8)
2) Biochemical confirmation / pathway localization using:
- Transferrin isoelectrofocusing/capillary zone electrophoresis to detect CDG-II patterns and quantify abnormal trisialotransferrin. (rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan pages 3-4)
- Serum N-glycan MS (e.g., MALDI-TOF of permethylated N-glycans) identifying hybrid glycan accumulation, including specific m/z species. (rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan pages 3-4)

6.2 Research/biotechnology applications

  • Kifunensine is a practical tool compound to inhibit class I mannosidases (including MAN1B1-class activity) and interrogate effects on glycoprotein maturation versus ERAD targeting in cells. (munteanu2023definingthealtered pages 1-2, munteanu2023definingthealtered pages 7-8)
  • Glycoproteomics workflows can quantify glycosite-level macro- and microheterogeneity under mannosidase inhibition, enabling identification of endogenous candidate substrates and mechanistic inference about early secretory pathway clients. (munteanu2023definingthealtered pages 2-3)

7. Expert opinions, analysis, and unresolved questions

7.1 Compartmentalization controversy: how to reconcile Golgi vs ER/QCV evidence

Primary papers provide conflicting steady-state localizations (Golgi vs ER-derived QCV/ERQC). Pan et al. propose a Golgi-localized ERManI model linked to ERAD regulation, whereas Benyair et al. argue Golgi appearance can be artifactual and support QCV localization using fractionation and optimized imaging. (pan2011golgilocalizationof pages 1-2, benyair2015mammalianermannosidase pages 1-2)

A reasonable synthesis of these authoritative sources is that MAN1B1 is part of a distributed quality-control network whose functional output depends on dynamic trafficking and compartment convergence under stress, rather than being restricted to a single static organelle address. (pan2011golgilocalizationof pages 9-10, benyair2015mammalianermannosidase pages 2-4)

7.2 Functional dichotomy: trimming enzyme versus tail-mediated proteostasis factor

Sun et al. add a conceptually important refinement: MAN1B1 is not solely a glycan-trimming timer but can also participate in catalysis-independent, glycan-independent degradation promotion via its cytosolic tail. This creates a framework where pathogenic MAN1B1 variants could impair one or both functional axes (enzymatic trimming and/or trafficking/recruitment functions), potentially contributing to variable phenotypes. (sun2020thecytoplasmictail pages 1-1, sun2020thecytoplasmictail pages 3-4)

8. Summary evidence map

The following table consolidates the major functional and clinical claims with supporting evidence.

Topic Key points Representative evidence/source Citation IDs
Identity/domains β€’ Human MAN1B1 encodes ERManI/ER Ξ±1,2-mannosidase I linked to UniProt Q9UKM7.
β€’ It is a type II membrane glycosidase in the GH47/class I Ξ±1,2-mannosidase family.
β€’ Protein architecture includes an N-terminal cytosolic tail, TM segment, and luminal catalytic domain.
Pan 2011; Sun 2020 (pan2011golgilocalizationof pages 1-2, sun2020thecytoplasmictail pages 1-3)
Catalytic reaction β€’ Catalyzes removal of Ξ±1,2-linked mannose residues from high-mannose N-glycans.
β€’ Canonical reaction highlighted for MAN1B1 is Man9GlcNAc2 β†’ Man8GlcNAc2 isomer B.
β€’ Overexpression studies also support further trimming toward Man5-7GlcNAc2 in cells.
Rymen 2013; Pan 2011; Zhang 2021 review (rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan pages 1-2, pan2011golgilocalizationof pages 2-3, zhang2021thecrucialrole pages 14-15)
Substrate specificity β€’ Shows preference for the B-branch terminal mannose of Man9GlcNAc2.
β€’ Substrates are mainly N-glycosylated secretory pathway glycoproteins, especially misfolded ERAD clients.
β€’ Class I mannosidases cleave only Ξ±1,2-linked mannose residues; kifunensine blocks this processing and causes Man9 accumulation.
Benyair 2015; Munteanu 2023 (benyair2015mammalianermannosidase pages 1-2, benyair2015mammalianermannosidase pages 2-4, munteanu2023definingthealtered pages 7-8)
Localization β€’ Localization is debated/dynamic: endogenous MAN1B1 was reported in the Golgi/cis-Golgi by some studies.
β€’ Other work places it in ER-derived quality control vesicles (QCVs) and the ER quality control compartment (ERQC), distinct from Golgi under optimized imaging/fractionation.
β€’ Trafficking/localization may be stress-sensitive and influenced by COPI/COPII-related cycling.
Pan 2011; Rymen 2013; Benyair 2015 (pan2011golgilocalizationof pages 1-2, rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan pages 2-3, benyair2015mammalianermannosidase pages 1-2, benyair2015mammalianermannosidase pages 2-4)
ERAD roles β€’ Mannose trimming by MAN1B1 helps generate the glycan timer/sorting signal that routes terminally misfolded glycoproteins from folding cycles to ER-associated degradation (ERAD).
β€’ WT MAN1B1 accelerates degradation of model ERAD substrates such as NHK and influences degradation of ATZ/PIZ-related clients.
β€’ Inhibition or knockdown of class I mannosidase activity impairs ERAD, supporting a causal role.
Pan 2011; Zhang 2021 review; Munteanu 2023 (pan2011golgilocalizationof pages 9-10, pan2011golgilocalizationof pages 2-3, zhang2021thecrucialrole pages 14-15, munteanu2023definingthealtered pages 1-2)
Catalysis-independent role β€’ MAN1B1 has a second, catalysis-independent quality-control activity mediated by the N-terminal cytoplasmic tail (aa 1-54).
β€’ This pathway can promote proteasomal degradation of misfolded AAT variants even when MAN1B1 catalytic activity is disabled.
β€’ Tail-dependent activity is independent of N-glycans on the client substrate, implying a noncanonical recruitment/sorting role.
Sun 2020 (sun2020thecytoplasmictail pages 9-11, sun2020thecytoplasmictail pages 1-1, sun2020thecytoplasmictail pages 5-7, sun2020thecytoplasmictail pages 3-4)
Disease association β€’ Biallelic MAN1B1 variants cause MAN1B1-CDG / Rafiq syndrome, a CDG-II processing defect.
β€’ Core phenotype includes developmental delay/intellectual disability, facial dysmorphism, and often truncal obesity.
β€’ Patient cells also show Golgi fragmentation/dilatation, linking enzyme deficiency to secretory-pathway dysfunction.
Rymen 2013; Baz 2024; Yalcintepe 2023 (rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan pages 1-2, rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan pages 2-3, baz2024clinicalexomesequencing pages 5-6, yalcintepe2023clinicalexomesequencing pages 5-8)
Diagnostic biomarkers β€’ Serum transferrin testing shows a type II pattern with markedly increased trisialotransferrin.
β€’ Serum N-glycan MS reveals distinctive hybrid glycans, including NeuAc1Hex6HexNAc3 and NeuAc1Hex5HexNAc3, often with fucosylated counterparts.
β€’ A 2025 diagnostic review highlights hybrid glycans on transferrin as a characteristic clue for MAN1B1-CDG.
Rymen 2013; Wada 2025 (rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan pages 3-4, rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan pages 4-7, wada2025massspectrometryas pages 5-6)
Experimental tools/applications β€’ Kifunensine is a widely used class I mannosidase inhibitor to probe MAN1B1-class trimming and ERQC/ERAD function.
β€’ Modern workflows combine lectin enrichment, Endo H digestion, and LC-MS/MS glycoproteomics to identify class I mannosidase-dependent substrates.
β€’ Clinical implementation includes exome sequencing plus transferrin glycoform/MS glycan profiling for diagnosis.
Munteanu 2023; Wada 2025; Baz 2024 (munteanu2023definingthealtered pages 2-3, munteanu2023definingthealtered pages 1-2, munteanu2023definingthealtered pages 7-8, wada2025massspectrometryas pages 5-6, baz2024clinicalexomesequencing pages 1-2)
Recent (2023-2024) developments β€’ 2023 glycoproteomics work expanded practical mapping of class I mannosidase-sensitive glycoproteins and early secretory pathway cargo under kifunensine perturbation.
β€’ 2024 clinical exome data show real-world diagnostic utility, including a patient diagnosed with Rafiq syndrome due to homozygous MAN1B1 p.His691Arg.
β€’ Recent disease-focused literature emphasizes improved molecular diagnostics and phenotypic recognition of glycosylation disorders, including MAN1B1-CDG.
Munteanu 2023; Baz 2024 (munteanu2023definingthealtered pages 2-3, munteanu2023definingthealtered pages 1-2, baz2024clinicalexomesequencing pages 5-6, baz2024clinicalexomesequencing pages 4-5)

Table: This table summarizes the core functional annotation of human MAN1B1/ERManI, including catalytic activity, localization, ERAD roles, disease links, and recent diagnostic/experimental developments. It is useful as a compact evidence map for interpreting the gene’s molecular function and clinical relevance.

9. Key figures (diagnostic glycan phenotype)

  • Transferrin IEF and serum N-glycan MALDI-TOF profiles illustrating MAN1B1-CDG signatures (type II pattern; hybrid glycan accumulation) are shown in cropped figures from Rymen et al. (2013). (rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan media f357a49a, rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan media 50a6e23d, rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan media 194a2f89)

10. Limitations of this evidence set

  • The retrieved corpus contains relatively few 2023–2024 MAN1B1-specific mechanistic studies; recent advances captured here are primarily methodological (glycoproteomics) and clinical-implementation (exome sequencing) rather than new enzyme mechanism. (munteanu2023definingthealtered pages 1-2, baz2024clinicalexomesequencing pages 5-6)
  • Prevalence estimates and comprehensive variant-count statistics for MAN1B1-CDG were not available in the retrieved documents; therefore, this report does not provide prevalence rates beyond the cited cohort-level diagnostic yields and biomarker frequencies. (baz2024clinicalexomesequencing pages 1-2, rymen2013man1b1deficiencyan pages 3-4)

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πŸ“š Additional Documentation

Notes

(MAN1B1-notes.md)

MAN1B1 (ER alpha-1,2-mannosidase I / ERManI) research notes

UniProt: Q9UKM7 (MA1B1_HUMAN). HGNC:6823. EC 3.2.1.113. Glycoside hydrolase family 47 (GH47).
699 aa, type II single-pass ER membrane protein (signal-anchor).

Identity / catalytic activity

MAN1B1 encodes the human Endoplasmic reticulum mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase
(ER alpha-1,2-mannosidase I, ERManI, ERMan1, Man9-mannosidase). It is a true, active glycosidase.

  • [file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt "EC=3.2.1.113"] and CAZy GH47 family membership.
  • It "catalyzes the first mannose trimming step in mammalian Asn-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis"
    PMID:10409699.
  • Cleaves a single specific alpha-1,2-mannose at low concentration: the recombinant enzyme "removes a
    single mannose residue from Man9GlcNAc and [1H]-NMR analysis indicates that the only product is
    Man8GlcNAc isomer B, the form lacking the middle-arm terminal alpha 1,2-mannose"
    PMID:10521544.
    Thus product = Man8GlcNAc2 isomer B (M8b), lacking the B-branch (middle-arm) terminal mannose.

Calcium dependence / inhibitor profile (GH47 mechanism)

  • "Calcium is required for enzyme activity and both 1-deoxymannojirimycin and kifunensine inhibit the
    human alpha 1,2-mannosidase" PMID:10521544.
  • "The mannose cleavage reaction required divalent cations as indicated by inhibition with EDTA or EGTA
    and reversal of the inhibition by the addition of Ca(2+)"
    PMID:10409699.
  • UniProt: COFACTOR Ca(2+); BINDING 688 Ca(2+). The Ca2+ is structural/catalytic in the GH47 fold; it is
    not an independent "calcium signaling" function. Hence GO:0005509 calcium ion binding is a real but
    subsidiary/structural attribute (KEEP_AS_NON_CORE).
  • Inverting hydrolytic mechanism with novel sugar conformations resolved structurally
    PMID:15713668;
    catalytic residues mapped by mutagenesis (E330, D463, H524, E599) β€” UniProt ACT_SITE 330/463/570/599.

Broader specificity at high concentration (mannose timer beyond M8b)

The earlier view (strict single-mannose trimming) was revised:
- PMID:12090241 (title-only cached; UniProt cites it for FUNCTION, CATALYTIC ACTIVITY, SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY).
- At high enzyme concentration ERManI excises additional residues: "at very high concentrations it can
excise up to four alpha1,2-linked mannose residues" and "ERManI is required for trimming to
Man(5-6)GlcNAc(2) and for ERAD in cells in vivo"
PMID:18003979
PMID:18003979.
- In vitro it can generate Man6/Man5 and trims misfolded glycoproteins more extensively:
PMID:22160784
PMID:22160784.
This explains the conformational/misfolding selectivity underlying the ERAD "mannose timer".

Role in ERAD / glycoprotein quality control ("mannose timer")

  • UniProt FUNCTION: "Involved in glycoprotein quality control targeting of misfolded glycoproteins for
    degradation" [file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt "Involved in glycoprotein quality control targeting of misfolded glycoproteins for degradation"].
  • Trimming removes the glycoprotein from the calnexin/reglucosylation cycle and commits it to ERAD:
    PMID:18003979.
  • Acts as a timer enzyme PMID:25411339.
  • Mannose trimming by ERManI is required for handoff to downstream ERAD lectins/E3 ligases:
    PMID:21062743; inhibition (kifunensine) or ERManI knockdown blocks
    substrate association with XTP3-B and the E3 ligases HRD1 and SCF(Fbs2).

Localization

  • ER membrane, type II single-pass: [file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt "Endoplasmic reticulum membrane"]
    and "Single-pass type II membrane protein"; ER pattern on expression
    PMID:10409699.
  • Concentrated in the pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment (ERQC):
    PMID:18003979.
    The high local concentration there enables extensive trimming (timer).
  • At steady state, resides in mobile quality-control vesicles (QCVs) of ER-like density that converge to
    the ERQC under stress: PMID:25411339. Supports cytoplasmic vesicle (GO:0031410) annotation.
  • IMPORTANT for Golgi annotation: PMID:25411339 concludes the Golgi sighting is an artifact:
    PMID:25411339. So the Golgi apparatus (GO:0005794, TAS PMID:22160784) annotation
    is disputed/likely artifactual; keep as non-core rather than core, and do not treat as a genuine site of
    action. (Note PMID:22160784 abstract is an in vitro study and does not itself assert Golgi localization;
    the TAS Golgi annotation traces to the broader controversy.)
  • extracellular vesicle (GO:1903561, HDA PMID:24769233, CSF EVs) and membrane (GO:0016020, HDA
    PMID:19946888, NK membrane proteome) are large-scale proteomics detections; real but peripheral.

Disease

  • Biallelic MAN1B1 variants cause autosomal-recessive intellectual disability (Rafiq syndrome / RAFQS;
    MIM:614202), a congenital disorder of glycosylation (MAN1B1-CDG):
    [file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt "Rafiq syndrome (RAFQS) [MIM:614202]: An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by variably impaired intellectual and motor development"].
    Variant R334C causes ~1300-fold loss of activity; E397K disrupts stable expression (UniProt VARIANTs).
    Serum transferrin isoelectric focusing shows a CDG type 2 pattern.

Curation reasoning summary

  • Core MF: GO:0004571 mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity (IDA/EXP/IMP/IBA/TAS) β€” ACCEPT.
  • Core BP: GO:0036503 ERAD pathway; GO:1904380 ER mannose trimming; GO:0140277 ER N-glycan trimming β€” ACCEPT.
  • Core CC: GO:0005789 ER membrane, GO:0005783 ER, GO:0044322 ERQC β€” ACCEPT.
  • GO:0031410 cytoplasmic vesicle (QCV) β€” ACCEPT (genuine, PMID:25411339).
  • GO:0005509 calcium ion binding β€” KEEP_AS_NON_CORE (structural cofactor of GH47, not independent function).
  • Generic IEA terms membrane (GO:0016020), carbohydrate metabolic process (GO:0005975), glycoprotein
    metabolic process (GO:0009100), oligosaccharide metabolic process (GO:0009311) β€” too general vs the
    specific terms; MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED / KEEP_AS_NON_CORE.
  • GO:0005794 Golgi apparatus (TAS) β€” KEEP_AS_NON_CORE; likely fixation artifact per PMID:25411339.
  • GO:1903561 extracellular vesicle (HDA) β€” KEEP_AS_NON_CORE (proteomics).
  • GO:0019082 viral protein processing (Reactome, SARS-CoV-2 spike N-glycan trimming) β€” KEEP_AS_NON_CORE;
    it is the generic mannosidase activity acting on a viral glycoprotein, not a distinct function.
  • GO:0036510 trimming of terminal mannose on C branch (Reactome TAS) β€” ACCEPT (specific correct sub-step).
  • Many redundant Reactome TAS GO:0004571 and GO:0044322 entries β€” ACCEPT (correct, redundant).

Falcon deep-research findings (incorporated 2026-06)

  • MAN1B1/ERManI has a second, catalysis-independent quality-control function mediated by its evolutionarily extended N-terminal cytoplasmic tail (residues 1-54): deleting the tail impairs accelerated degradation of misfolded alpha1-antitrypsin variants (NHK, ATZ), and this tail-dependent clearance is independent of the substrate's N-glycans PMID:32958677.
  • The catalytic-dead active-site mutant still supports the unconventional clearance pathway, and both conventional (luminal, catalytic) and unconventional (cytosolic tail) systems converge on proteasomal degradation PMID:32958677. This refines the annotation: MAN1B1 is not solely a glycan-trimming "mannose timer" but also a proteostasis-network component acting via its cytosolic tail (added as a HIGH-relevance reference; PMID:32958677, DOI 10.1073/pnas.1919013117).
  • Localization controversy reaffirmed by Falcon: Pan et al. 2011 (Golgi/cis-Golgi model) vs Benyair/Lederkremer 2015 (ER-derived quality-control vesicles, QCVs; Golgi appearance attributed to fixation/IF artifact). The existing review already captures this via PMID:25411339 (QCV, ACCEPT) and the KEEP_AS_NON_CORE Golgi TAS call; no annotation change.
  • Diagnostic context (Falcon, no new gene-function content): MAN1B1-CDG/Rafiq syndrome diagnosed by serum transferrin type-II IEF pattern with elevated trisialotransferrin and accumulation of hybrid N-glycans; recent (2024-2025) clinical-exome and MS-glycan diagnostic reviews (Baz 2024 Front Pediatr; Wada 2025 Mass Spectrom) β€” clinical-implementation, not enzymology; notes-only, not added to YAML.
  • Kifunensine remains the standard class I (GH47) mannosidase inhibitor tool compound; 2023 glycoproteomics (Munteanu) maps class I mannosidase-sensitive cargo but is not MAN1B1-specific; notes-only.

Pn Notes

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MAN1B1 PN Consistency Notes

  • Generated: 2026-06-18
  • Project: PROTEOSTASIS
  • Scope: PN consistency rereview against local AIGR review and available deep-research artifacts
  • UniProt: Q9UKM7
  • AIGR review status: COMPLETE
  • Review batch: proteostasis-batch-2026-06-11
  • Batch change status: added

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  • Description: MAN1B1 (ER alpha-1,2-mannosidase I, ERManI, ERMan1) is a calcium-dependent, type II single-pass endoplasmic reticulum membrane glycosidase of glycoside hydrolase family 47 (GH47, EC 3.2.1.113) that trims terminal alpha-1,2-linked mannose residues from N-linked oligosaccharides. At low enzyme concentration it removes a single mannose from Man9GlcNAc2 to generate Man8GlcNAc2 isomer B, the first committed mannose-trimming step of N-glycan maturation; at the high local concentrations found in the ER-derived quality control compartment (ERQC) it excises additional alpha-1,2-mannoses to yield Man5-6GlcNAc2. This trimming removes misfolded glycoproteins from the calnexin/reglucosylation folding cycle and generates the demannosylated signal that commits them to ER-associated degradation (ERAD), where the trimmed glycan is recognized by downstream lectins (e.g. OS-9/XTP3-B) and delivered to the HRD1 ubiquitin-ligase machinery. ERManI thus functions as a key "mannose timer" in glycoprotein quality control. It is widely expressed, resides in the ER membrane and concentrates in mobile ER-like quality control vesicles that converge on the pericentriolar ERQC. Biallelic loss-of-function variants cause an autosomal-recessive congenital disorder of glycosylation with intellectual disability (Rafiq syndrome / MAN1B1-CDG).
  • Existing/core annotation action counts: ACCEPT: 47; KEEP_AS_NON_CORE: 5; MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED: 8

PN Consistency Summary

  • Consistency: Deep research ↔ review ↔ PN annotation are fully consistent. MAN1B1 is correctly framed as a catalytic GH47 alpha-1,2-mannosidase (EC 3.2.1.113), not a lectin β€” matching the PN "Mannose trimming" subtype. The PN subtypeβ†’GO:1904382 is well aligned with the review's accepted GO:1904380 (ER mannose trimming) + GO:0036503 (ERAD).
  • PN story / NEW pressure: No NEW pressure for the catalytic role β€” already richly captured. One genuinely under-annotated function surfaced by Falcon and incorporated into the review (PMID:32958677): a catalysis-independent, cytoplasmic-tail-dependent ERAD function of misfolded alpha1-antitrypsin, glycan-independent. This is not represented by any existing GO term and is the only defensible NEW direction, but it is single-paper and the review correctly left it as a finding rather than a new term. Conclude: catalytic role already captured; tail-dependent role = future candidate, not yet actionable.
  • Evidence alignment: PN dossier carries no reference titles (mapping-only); review evidence is extensive and PubMed-verified (PMID:10409699, 10521544, 18003979, 21062743, 22160784, 25411339, 15713668). No divergence.
  • Verdict: Review excellent and PN-consistent; subtype mapping correct. Flag the group-level GO:0006487 projection as a closure error (catalytic trimmer β‰  N-glycosylation installer).

Full Consistency Review

  • UniProt: Q9UKM7 (ER alpha-1,2-mannosidase I / ERManI) Β· batch: proteostasis-batch-2026-06-11 Β· review status: COMPLETE, very thorough (60+ annotations reviewed; rich notes + Falcon).
  • PN placement: ER proteostasis|Glycoproteostasis|N-glycosylation system|N-glycan processing|Mannose trimming ; PN-node mapping: subtype mappedβ†’GO:1904382 (mannose trimming in glycoprotein ERAD, ok_for_propagation, more_specific_than_existing_goa); group "N-glycosylation system" mappedβ†’GO:0006487 (protein N-linked glycosylation, entailed_by_goa_closure); type/class/branch no_mapping.
  • Consistency: Deep research ↔ review ↔ PN annotation are fully consistent. MAN1B1 is correctly framed as a catalytic GH47 alpha-1,2-mannosidase (EC 3.2.1.113), not a lectin β€” matching the PN "Mannose trimming" subtype. The PN subtypeβ†’GO:1904382 is well aligned with the review's accepted GO:1904380 (ER mannose trimming) + GO:0036503 (ERAD).
  • PN story / NEW pressure: No NEW pressure for the catalytic role β€” already richly captured. One genuinely under-annotated function surfaced by Falcon and incorporated into the review (PMID:32958677): a catalysis-independent, cytoplasmic-tail-dependent ERAD function of misfolded alpha1-antitrypsin, glycan-independent. This is not represented by any existing GO term and is the only defensible NEW direction, but it is single-paper and the review correctly left it as a finding rather than a new term. Conclude: catalytic role already captured; tail-dependent role = future candidate, not yet actionable.
  • Mapping strategy: Subtypeβ†’GO:1904382 is sound (correctly narrower/specific). Groupβ†’GO:0006487 (protein N-linked glycosylation) is mis-entailed for MAN1B1. Verified via OLS: MAN1B1's GO:0140277 (ER N-glycan trimming) ancestors run through GO:0006491 "N-glycan processing" β†’ glycoprotein biosynthetic process β€” GO:0006487 (the glycan attachment step) is a sibling, NOT an ancestor. So the entailed_by_goa_closure flag is wrong; MAN1B1 processes/trims N-glycans, it does not install them.
  • Evidence alignment: PN dossier carries no reference titles (mapping-only); review evidence is extensive and PubMed-verified (PMID:10409699, 10521544, 18003979, 21062743, 22160784, 25411339, 15713668). No divergence.
  • Verdict: Review excellent and PN-consistent; subtype mapping correct. Flag the group-level GO:0006487 projection as a closure error (catalytic trimmer β‰  N-glycosylation installer).
    Recommended edits: [MAP] Correct MAN1B1's group projection of GO:0006487 β€” mark goa_status as NOT entailed_by_goa_closure (GO:0140277/GO:1904380 do not subsume GO:0006487); MAN1B1 is an N-glycan-processing enzyme, not an N-linked-glycosylation (attachment) enzyme.

PN Dossier Context

  • review_batch: proteostasis-batch-2026-06-11
  • review_yaml: genes/human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-ai-review.yaml
  • PN workbook rows: 1

PN row 1: ER proteostasis | Glycoproteostasis | N-glycosylation system | N-glycan processing | Mannose trimming

  • UniProt: Q9UKM7
  • In branches: ER
  • PN-node mapping records (path + ancestors):
    • [subtype] ER proteostasis|Glycoproteostasis|N-glycosylation system|N-glycan processing|Mannose trimming
      status=mapped scope=ok_for_propagation_to_go GO=[GO:1904382 mannose trimming involved in glycoprotein ERAD pathway]
      rationale: Within the ER proteostasis branch, this PN subtype denotes mannose trimming used in glycoprotein quality control and ERAD triage. That is close enough for propagation to the GO mannose-trimming-in-ERAD process, but the PN subtype is framed as a proteostasis step rather than a formal GO process class.
    • [type] ER proteostasis|Glycoproteostasis|N-glycosylation system|N-glycan processing
      status=no_mapping scope= GO=[]
      rationale: Reviewed as a broad PN category rather than a single GO class. The member genes span multiple activities, complexes, or contexts, so direct propagation from this node would overstate the shared biology.
    • [group] ER proteostasis|Glycoproteostasis|N-glycosylation system
      status=mapped scope=ok_for_propagation_to_go GO=[GO:0006487 protein N-linked glycosylation]
      rationale: This PN group captures the ER N-glycosylation machinery that installs and processes N-linked glycans during proteostasis. GO protein N-linked glycosylation is the best current propagation target in the local cache.
    • [class] ER proteostasis|Glycoproteostasis
      status=no_mapping scope= GO=[]
      rationale: Reviewed as a broad PN category rather than a single GO class. The member genes span multiple activities, complexes, or contexts, so direct propagation from this node would overstate the shared biology.
    • [branch] ER proteostasis
      status=no_mapping scope= GO=[]
      rationale: Reviewed as a top-level PN branch. This is a systems/taxonomy umbrella, not a direct GO assertion; narrower child curations carry any propagating GO mappings.

Projected GO annotations (2)

  • GO:0006487 protein N-linked glycosylation | scope=ok_for_propagation_to_go | goa_status=entailed_by_goa_closure | from=ER proteostasis|Glycoproteostasis|N-glycosylation system
  • GO:1904382 mannose trimming involved in glycoprotein ERAD pathway | scope=ok_for_propagation_to_go | goa_status=more_specific_than_existing_goa | from=ER proteostasis|Glycoproteostasis|N-glycosylation system|N-glycan processing|Mannose trimming

Note

This file is generated from the current PROTEOSTASIS phase-1 dossier and local gene-review artifacts. Edit the source review, PN mapping, or dossier rather than this generated note when correcting the underlying curation.

πŸ“„ View Raw YAML

id: Q9UKM7
gene_symbol: MAN1B1
product_type: PROTEIN
status: COMPLETE
taxon:
  id: NCBITaxon:9606
  label: Homo sapiens
description: MAN1B1 (ER alpha-1,2-mannosidase I, ERManI, ERMan1) is a calcium-dependent, type II single-pass endoplasmic reticulum membrane glycosidase of glycoside hydrolase family 47 (GH47, EC 3.2.1.113) that trims terminal alpha-1,2-linked mannose residues from N-linked oligosaccharides. At low enzyme concentration it removes a single mannose from Man9GlcNAc2 to generate Man8GlcNAc2 isomer B, the first committed mannose-trimming step of N-glycan maturation; at the high local concentrations found in the ER-derived quality control compartment (ERQC) it excises additional alpha-1,2-mannoses to yield Man5-6GlcNAc2. This trimming removes misfolded glycoproteins from the calnexin/reglucosylation folding cycle and generates the demannosylated signal that commits them to ER-associated degradation (ERAD), where the trimmed glycan is recognized by downstream lectins (e.g. OS-9/XTP3-B) and delivered to the HRD1 ubiquitin-ligase machinery. ERManI thus functions as a key "mannose timer" in glycoprotein quality control. It is widely expressed, resides in the ER membrane and concentrates in mobile ER-like quality control vesicles that converge on the pericentriolar ERQC. Biallelic loss-of-function variants cause an autosomal-recessive congenital disorder of glycosylation with intellectual disability (Rafiq syndrome / MAN1B1-CDG).
existing_annotations:
- term:
    id: GO:0016020
    label: membrane
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: Generic membrane localization inferred phylogenetically. MAN1B1 is a single-pass type II ER membrane protein, but the more specific endoplasmic reticulum membrane term captures the location informatively.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: Bare "membrane" is uninformative relative to the specific ER membrane annotation; MAN1B1 is anchored in the ER membrane, not membranes generally.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0005789
      label: endoplasmic reticulum membrane
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane'
- term:
    id: GO:0005783
    label: endoplasmic reticulum
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: MAN1B1 is an ER-resident enzyme; phylogenetic assignment of ER localization is consistent with experimental evidence.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct site of action; MAN1B1 acts in the endoplasmic reticulum on nascent and misfolded glycoproteins.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane'
- term:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: The defining molecular function of MAN1B1; phylogenetic assignment of GH47 alpha-1,2-mannosidase activity is well supported.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core molecular function; corroborated by direct enzymatic assays, crystal structures, EC 3.2.1.113, and CAZy GH47 membership.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: Endoplasmic reticulum mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase
- term:
    id: GO:0036503
    label: ERAD pathway
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: MAN1B1 generates the trimmed-mannose ERAD signal that commits misfolded glycoproteins to degradation; phylogenetic assignment is well supported.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core biological process; mannose trimming by ERManI is required for ERAD of misfolded glycoproteins.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: Involved in glycoprotein quality control targeting of misfolded glycoproteins for degradation
- term:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Electronic assignment of the core GH47 alpha-1,2-mannosidase activity, consistent with experimental evidence.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct core molecular function; redundant with IDA/EXP evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: EC=3.2.1.113
- term:
    id: GO:0005509
    label: calcium ion binding
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: GH47 mannosidases require a Ca2+ ion in the active site for catalysis; MAN1B1 binds calcium as a structural/catalytic cofactor. This is a real attribute but subsidiary to the mannosidase activity, not an independent calcium-signaling function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Accurate structural cofactor requirement of the GH47 fold but not a standalone core function; the catalytic mannosidase activity is the informative function.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: Name=Ca(2+)
    - reference_id: PMID:10409699
      supporting_text: The mannose cleavage reaction required divalent cations as indicated by inhibition with EDTA or EGTA and reversal of the inhibition by the addition of Ca(2+)
- term:
    id: GO:0005789
    label: endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000044
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Electronic transfer of ER membrane localization from the UniProt subcellular location; MAN1B1 is a single-pass type II ER membrane protein.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct compartment; redundant with experimental IDA/EXP ER membrane annotations.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: Single-pass type II membrane protein
- term:
    id: GO:0005975
    label: carbohydrate metabolic process
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Generic carbohydrate metabolic process from InterPro; far less informative than the specific N-glycan/mannose trimming and ERAD processes MAN1B1 participates in.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: Over-general; the specific ER mannose trimming (GO:1904380) and ER N-glycan trimming (GO:0140277) terms better capture the biology.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: Endoplasmic reticulum mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase
- term:
    id: GO:0009100
    label: glycoprotein metabolic process
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Generic glycoprotein metabolic process from ARBA; correct in essence but far less informative than the specific N-glycan trimming and ERAD annotations.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: Over-general parent process; the specific glycan-trimming/ERAD terms are preferred.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: Involved in glycoprotein quality control targeting of misfolded glycoproteins for degradation
- term:
    id: GO:0016020
    label: membrane
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Generic membrane localization from InterPro, superseded by the specific ER membrane annotation.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: Uninformative parent; MAN1B1 is specifically an ER membrane protein.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0005789
      label: endoplasmic reticulum membrane
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane'
- term:
    id: GO:0036503
    label: ERAD pathway
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Electronic (ARBA) assignment of the ERAD pathway, consistent with experimental evidence that ERManI mannose trimming is required for ERAD.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct core biological process; redundant with IMP/IDA evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18003979
      supporting_text: required for trimming to Man 5–6 GlcNAc 2 and for ERAD in cells in vivo
- term:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-4793949
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of MAN1B1 mannosidase activity (defective-MAN1B1 reaction context).
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct core molecular function; redundant with experimental evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: EC=3.2.1.113
- term:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-901024
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of MAN1B1 hydrolysis of a 1,2-linked mannose (a branch).
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct core molecular function; redundant with experimental evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: EC=3.2.1.113
- term:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-901036
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of MAN1B1 hydrolysis of a second 1,2-linked mannose (a branch).
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct core molecular function; redundant with experimental evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: EC=3.2.1.113
- term:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-901039
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of MAN1B1 hydrolysis of a 1,2-linked mannose (c branch).
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct core molecular function; redundant with experimental evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: EC=3.2.1.113
- term:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-901074
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of MAN1B1/EDEM2 hydrolysis of a 1,2-linked mannose (b branch).
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct core molecular function; redundant with experimental evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: EC=3.2.1.113
- term:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9036008
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of MAN1B1 mannosidase activity (defective-MAN1B1 reaction context).
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct core molecular function; redundant with experimental evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: EC=3.2.1.113
- term:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9036011
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of MAN1B1 mannosidase activity (defective-MAN1B1 reaction context).
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct core molecular function; redundant with experimental evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: EC=3.2.1.113
- term:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9036012
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of MAN1B1 mannosidase activity (defective-MAN1B1 reaction context).
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct core molecular function; redundant with experimental evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: EC=3.2.1.113
- term:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9696807
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of MAN1B1 mannosidase activity in the context of N-glycan mannose trimming of viral (SARS-CoV-2) spike.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct core molecular function acting on a viral glycoprotein substrate; redundant with experimental evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: EC=3.2.1.113
- term:
    id: GO:0140277
    label: endoplasmic reticulum N-glycan trimming
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:18003979
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Knockdown/inhibition of ERManI blocks N-glycan trimming in the ER, directly demonstrating its role in ER N-glycan trimming.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core biological process with direct experimental (IMP) support.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18003979
      supporting_text: required for trimming to Man 5–6 GlcNAc 2 and for ERAD in cells in vivo
- term:
    id: GO:0036503
    label: ERAD pathway
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:10521544
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: MAN1B1 generates the trimmed Man8B glycan that initiates the ERAD-targeting signal during N-glycan maturation.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core biological process; ERManI mannose trimming commits misfolded glycoproteins to ERAD.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: Involved in glycoprotein quality control targeting of misfolded glycoproteins for degradation
- term:
    id: GO:1904380
    label: endoplasmic reticulum mannose trimming
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:10521544
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: The recombinant enzyme directly removes a single alpha-1,2-mannose from Man9GlcNAc to produce Man8GlcNAc isomer B, the first ER mannose-trimming step.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core biological process with direct enzymatic (IDA) demonstration of ER mannose trimming.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:10409699
      supporting_text: the enzyme that catalyzes the first mannose trimming step in mammalian Asn-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis
- term:
    id: GO:1904380
    label: endoplasmic reticulum mannose trimming
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:18003979
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: ERManI knockdown impairs ER mannose trimming to Man5-6GlcNAc2 in cells, confirming its role in ER mannose trimming.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core biological process with direct experimental (IMP) support.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18003979
      supporting_text: required for trimming to Man 5–6 GlcNAc 2 and for ERAD in cells in vivo
- term:
    id: GO:0005789
    label: endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:18003979
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: ERManI is localized to the ER membrane and concentrates in the ER-derived quality control compartment.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct compartment with direct experimental support.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18003979
      supporting_text: ERManI is strikingly concentrated together with the ERAD substrate in the pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
- term:
    id: GO:1904380
    label: endoplasmic reticulum mannose trimming
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-901032
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of ER mannose trimming in the ER Quality Control Compartment pathway.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct core biological process; redundant with experimental evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18003979
      supporting_text: required for trimming to Man 5–6 GlcNAc 2 and for ERAD in cells in vivo
- term:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  evidence_type: EXP
  original_reference_id: PMID:15713668
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Structural and kinetic study of the GH47 catalytic mechanism with active-site mutagenesis directly demonstrating the alpha-1,2-mannosidase activity.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core molecular function with direct experimental (EXP) and structural support.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: EC=3.2.1.113
- term:
    id: GO:0005789
    label: endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  evidence_type: EXP
  original_reference_id: PMID:10409699
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Epitope-tagged ERManI displays an ER pattern of localization in cells, supporting ER membrane localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct compartment with experimental support.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane'
- term:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:18003979
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Functional knockdown/inhibition experiments tie loss of mannosidase activity to impaired N-glycan trimming, supporting the enables annotation.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core molecular function consistent with direct enzymatic assays.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: EC=3.2.1.113
- term:
    id: GO:0036503
    label: ERAD pathway
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:18003979
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: ERManI is required for ERAD of a model misfolded glycoprotein in cells; loss leads to accumulation of untrimmed glycans.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core biological process with direct experimental (IMP) support.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18003979
      supporting_text: required for trimming to Man 5–6 GlcNAc 2 and for ERAD in cells in vivo
- term:
    id: GO:0036503
    label: ERAD pathway
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:21062743
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Mannose trimming by ERManI is required for handoff of a substrate glycoprotein from EDEM1 to the late ERAD lectin XTP3-B and the downstream HRD1/SCF(Fbs2) ligases.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core biological process; experimentally links ERManI trimming to downstream ERAD steps.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:21062743
      supporting_text: Mannose trimming is required for delivery of a glycoprotein from EDEM1 to XTP3-B
- term:
    id: GO:0019082
    label: viral protein processing
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9694548
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Reactome annotation of MAN1B1 in N-glycan mannose trimming of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein. This is the generic mannosidase activity acting on a viral glycoprotein substrate, not a distinct viral function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Real but peripheral; reflects the core mannosidase activity applied to a viral substrate rather than a dedicated viral-processing role.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: EC=3.2.1.113
- term:
    id: GO:0036510
    label: trimming of terminal mannose on C branch
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-901039
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of the specific sub-step in which ERManI trims the terminal C-branch mannose; an accurate refinement of its trimming activity.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct specific sub-process of N-glycan mannose trimming.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: Endoplasmic reticulum mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase
- term:
    id: GO:0031410
    label: cytoplasmic vesicle
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:25411339
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: At steady state ERManI resides in mobile ER-like quality control vesicles (QCVs) to which ERAD substrates are delivered, supporting a cytoplasmic vesicle localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Genuine localization with direct experimental support (QCVs).
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:25411339
      supporting_text: quality control vesicles (QCVs) with ER-like density, to which ERAD substrates are delivered
- term:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:10521544
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: The recombinant human enzyme directly removes a single alpha-1,2-mannose from Man9GlcNAc to give Man8GlcNAc isomer B, directly demonstrating its mannosidase activity.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core molecular function with direct enzymatic (IDA) support.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:10409699
      supporting_text: the enzyme that catalyzes the first mannose trimming step in mammalian Asn-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis
- term:
    id: GO:0044322
    label: endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:18003979
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: ERManI is strikingly concentrated with ERAD substrate in the pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment (ERQC), where its high local concentration enables extensive trimming.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Genuine, functionally important localization with direct experimental support.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18003979
      supporting_text: ERManI is strikingly concentrated together with the ERAD substrate in the pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
- term:
    id: GO:0044322
    label: endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:21062743
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: ERQC localization asserted in the context of ERManI-dependent ERAD substrate delivery.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Consistent with direct IDA evidence for ERQC localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18003979
      supporting_text: pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
- term:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:22160784
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: In vitro assays show recombinant hERManI generates Man6GlcNAc2 and Man5GlcNAc2 and preferentially trims misfolded glycoproteins, directly demonstrating its mannosidase activity and conformational selectivity.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core molecular function with direct in vitro enzymatic (IDA) support.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:22160784
      supporting_text: generated Man(6)GlcNAc(2)-PA and Man(5)GlcNAc(2)-PA from 100 ΞΌM
- term:
    id: GO:0005783
    label: endoplasmic reticulum
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:22160784
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: ER localization asserted in an in vitro mannose-trimming study; consistent with the established ER residence of ERManI.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct compartment; redundant with experimental ER membrane annotations.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane'
- term:
    id: GO:0005794
    label: Golgi apparatus
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:22160784
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: A Golgi localization has been reported for ERManI, but later work attributes the apparent Golgi pattern to membrane disturbance during immunofluorescence; ERManI functions in the ER/ERQC, not the Golgi.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Disputed/likely fixation artifact; not a genuine site of action. Retained as non-core rather than removed because a TAS source asserts it.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:25411339
      supporting_text: Golgi pattern
- term:
    id: GO:1903561
    label: extracellular vesicle
  evidence_type: HDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:24769233
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: High-throughput proteomic detection of MAN1B1 in cerebrospinal fluid extracellular vesicles; a real but peripheral detection unrelated to its ER catalytic function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Large-scale proteomics detection; not a functional site of action.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:24769233
      supporting_text: cerebrospinal fluid
- term:
    id: GO:0044322
    label: endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-4793949
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of ERQC localization (defective-MAN1B1 reaction context).
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct compartment; redundant with IDA ERQC evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18003979
      supporting_text: pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
- term:
    id: GO:0044322
    label: endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9036008
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of ERQC localization (defective-MAN1B1 reaction context).
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct compartment; redundant with IDA ERQC evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18003979
      supporting_text: pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
- term:
    id: GO:0044322
    label: endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9036011
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of ERQC localization (defective-MAN1B1 reaction context).
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct compartment; redundant with IDA ERQC evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18003979
      supporting_text: pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
- term:
    id: GO:0044322
    label: endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9036012
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of ERQC localization (defective-MAN1B1 reaction context).
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct compartment; redundant with IDA ERQC evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18003979
      supporting_text: pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
- term:
    id: GO:0016020
    label: membrane
  evidence_type: HDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:19946888
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: High-throughput membrane proteome detection of MAN1B1; consistent with its membrane anchoring but uninformative relative to the specific ER membrane term.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: Generic membrane term from proteomics; MAN1B1 is specifically an ER membrane protein.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0005789
      label: endoplasmic reticulum membrane
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:19946888
      supporting_text: membrane proteome
- term:
    id: GO:0044322
    label: endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-901024
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of ERQC localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct compartment; redundant with IDA ERQC evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18003979
      supporting_text: pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
- term:
    id: GO:0044322
    label: endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-901036
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of ERQC localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct compartment; redundant with IDA ERQC evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18003979
      supporting_text: pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
- term:
    id: GO:0044322
    label: endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-901039
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of ERQC localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct compartment; redundant with IDA ERQC evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18003979
      supporting_text: pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
- term:
    id: GO:0044322
    label: endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-901074
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of ERQC localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct compartment; redundant with IDA ERQC evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18003979
      supporting_text: pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
- term:
    id: GO:0044322
    label: endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9696807
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Reactome curation of ERQC localization in the spike N-glycan trimming pathway.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct compartment; redundant with IDA ERQC evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18003979
      supporting_text: pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
- term:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:12090241
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Demonstrates that the human class I ER alpha-1,2-mannosidase can trim beyond a single mannose, refining the specificity of the mannosidase activity.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core molecular function with direct experimental support; informs the broader-than-single-residue specificity underlying the mannose timer.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: at high enzyme concentrations, as found in the ER
- term:
    id: GO:0005783
    label: endoplasmic reticulum
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:18003979
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Direct evidence for ER localization of ERManI.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct site of action with direct experimental support.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18003979
      supporting_text: pericentriolar ER-derived quality control compartment
- term:
    id: GO:0016020
    label: membrane
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:18003979
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Generic membrane localization; superseded by the specific ER membrane annotation from the same evidence.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: Uninformative parent of the specific ER membrane localization.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0005789
      label: endoplasmic reticulum membrane
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane'
- term:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:10409699
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Identification and characterization of human ER mannosidase I as the enzyme catalyzing the first mannose-trimming step.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core molecular function with strong experimental basis.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:10409699
      supporting_text: the enzyme that catalyzes the first mannose trimming step in mammalian Asn-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis
- term:
    id: GO:0005783
    label: endoplasmic reticulum
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:10409699
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: ER localization asserted from the original characterization of ER mannosidase I.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Correct site of action; consistent with experimental ER membrane evidence.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane'
- term:
    id: GO:0009311
    label: oligosaccharide metabolic process
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:10409699
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Generic oligosaccharide metabolic process; correct but far less informative than the specific N-glycan/mannose trimming terms.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: Over-general parent process; the specific ER mannose trimming term is preferred.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:10409699
      supporting_text: Asn-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis
- term:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:10521544
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Original cloning/characterization establishing the specific human alpha-1,2-mannosidase activity producing Man8GlcNAc2 isomer B.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core molecular function with strong experimental basis.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: Endoplasmic reticulum mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase
- term:
    id: GO:0005509
    label: calcium ion binding
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:10521544
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Calcium is required for ERManI activity; this is a structural/catalytic cofactor requirement of the GH47 fold rather than an independent calcium-signaling function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Real cofactor requirement but subsidiary to the catalytic mannosidase activity.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:10521544
      supporting_text: Calcium is required for enzyme activity
- term:
    id: GO:0016020
    label: membrane
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:10521544
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Generic membrane localization; superseded by the specific ER membrane annotation.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: Uninformative parent; MAN1B1 is specifically an ER membrane protein.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0005789
      label: endoplasmic reticulum membrane
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane'
references:
- id: GO_REF:0000002
  title: Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000033
  title: Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000044
  title: Gene Ontology annotation based on UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Subcellular Location vocabulary mapping
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000117
  title: Electronic Gene Ontology annotations created by ARBA machine learning models
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000120
  title: Combined Automated Annotation using Multiple IEA Methods
  findings: []
- id: PMID:10409699
  title: Identification, expression, and characterization of a cDNA encoding human endoplasmic reticulum mannosidase I, the enzyme that catalyzes the first mannose trimming step in mammalian Asn-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis.
  findings:
  - statement: Human ER mannosidase I is the enzyme catalyzing the first mannose-trimming step of Asn-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis; the reaction requires divalent cations (Ca2+).
    reference_section_type: ABSTRACT
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: Foundational characterization of human ERManI; supports the mannosidase activity, ER localization, and calcium dependence.
- id: PMID:10521544
  title: Cloning and expression of a specific human alpha 1,2-mannosidase that trims Man9GlcNAc2 to Man8GlcNAc2 isomer B during N-glycan biosynthesis.
  findings:
  - statement: The recombinant human enzyme removes a single alpha-1,2-mannose from Man9GlcNAc to produce Man8GlcNAc isomer B; calcium is required and dMNJ and kifunensine inhibit activity.
    reference_section_type: ABSTRACT
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: Defines the specific product (Man8B) and the calcium/inhibitor profile of MAN1B1.
- id: PMID:12090241
  title: The specificity of the yeast and human class I ER alpha 1,2-mannosidases involved in ER quality control is not as strict previously reported.
  findings:
  - statement: The human class I ER alpha-1,2-mannosidase can trim more than a single mannose, revising the strict single-residue specificity model.
    reference_section_type: ABSTRACT
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: Establishes the broader (concentration-dependent) trimming specificity underlying the mannose timer.
- id: PMID:15713668
  title: Mechanism of class 1 (glycosylhydrolase family 47) alpha-mannosidases involved in N-glycan processing and endoplasmic reticulum quality control.
  findings:
  - statement: Structural and mutagenesis study of the GH47 inverting hydrolytic mechanism, mapping catalytic residues of human ERManI.
    reference_section_type: ABSTRACT
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: Mechanistic/structural basis of the GH47 mannosidase catalysis.
- id: PMID:18003979
  title: Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) mannosidase I is compartmentalized and required for N-glycan trimming to Man5-6GlcNAc2 in glycoprotein ER-associated degradation.
  findings:
  - statement: ERManI is concentrated in the pericentriolar ER quality control compartment and is required for trimming to Man5-6GlcNAc2 and for ERAD in cells.
    reference_section_type: ABSTRACT
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: Key in vivo evidence for ERQC localization and the ERAD/mannose-trimming requirement.
- id: PMID:19946888
  title: Defining the membrane proteome of NK cells.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: LOW
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: High-throughput membrane proteome; source of the generic membrane HDA annotation, peripheral to function.
- id: PMID:21062743
  title: Mannose trimming is required for delivery of a glycoprotein from EDEM1 to XTP3-B and to late endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation steps.
  findings:
  - statement: ERManI-dependent mannose trimming is required to hand off substrate from EDEM1 to the late ERAD lectin XTP3-B and downstream HRD1/SCF(Fbs2) ligases.
    reference_section_type: ABSTRACT
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: Links ERManI trimming to specific downstream ERAD machinery.
- id: PMID:22160784
  title: In vitro mannose trimming property of human ER alpha-1,2 mannosidase I.
  findings:
  - statement: Recombinant hERManI generates Man6GlcNAc2 and Man5GlcNAc2 in vitro and preferentially removes mannoses from misfolded glycoproteins, indicating conformational selectivity.
    reference_section_type: ABSTRACT
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: Demonstrates extended trimming and misfolding selectivity in vitro.
- id: PMID:24769233
  title: 'Proteomic analysis of cerebrospinal fluid extracellular vesicles: a comprehensive dataset.'
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: LOW
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: High-throughput CSF extracellular vesicle proteomics; source of the extracellular vesicle HDA annotation, peripheral to function.
- id: PMID:32958677
  title: The cytoplasmic tail of human mannosidase Man1b1 contributes to catalysis-independent quality control of misfolded alpha1-antitrypsin.
  findings:
  - statement: Beyond its luminal catalytic alpha-1,2-mannosidase activity, MAN1B1/ERManI contributes to ERAD of misfolded glycoproteins (NHK and Z variants of alpha1-antitrypsin) through an unconventional, catalysis-independent pathway controlled by its evolutionarily extended N-terminal cytoplasmic tail; this tail-dependent degradation does not require the substrate's N-glycans and drives proteasomal degradation.
    reference_section_type: ABSTRACT
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: PubMed-verified (PMID:32958677, DOI 10.1073/pnas.1919013117). Establishes a second, catalysis-independent quality-control function of MAN1B1 mediated by its N-terminal cytoplasmic tail, distinct from the luminal mannose-trimming activity. Not cached; supporting_text not added to supported_by. Identified via Falcon deep research.
- id: PMID:25411339
  title: Mammalian ER mannosidase I resides in quality control vesicles, where it encounters its glycoprotein substrates.
  findings:
  - statement: ERManI resides at steady state in mobile ER-like quality control vesicles (QCVs) that deliver ERAD substrates and converge on the ERQC; the apparent Golgi pattern is a fixation artifact.
    reference_section_type: ABSTRACT
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: Supports cytoplasmic vesicle (QCV) localization and argues the Golgi localization is artifactual.
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-4793949
  title: Defective MAN1B1 does not hydrolyse 1,2-linked mannose (a branch)
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-901024
  title: MAN1B1 hydrolyses 1,2-linked mannose (a branch)
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-901032
  title: ER Quality Control Compartment (ERQC)
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-901036
  title: MAN1B1 hydrolyses a second 1,2-linked mannose (a branch)
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-901039
  title: MAN1B1 hydrolyses 1,2-linked mannose (c branch)
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-901074
  title: MAN1B1,EDEM2 hydrolyse 1,2-linked mannose (b branch)
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9036008
  title: Defective MAN1B1 does not hydrolyse a second 1,2-linked mannose (a branch)
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9036011
  title: Defective MAN1B1 does not hydrolyse 1,2-linked mannose (b branch)
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9036012
  title: Defective MAN1B1 does not hydrolyse 1,2-linked mannose (c branch)
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9694548
  title: Maturation of spike protein
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9696807
  title: N-glycan mannose trimming of Spike
  findings: []
- id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
  title: UniProt entry Q9UKM7 (MA1B1_HUMAN), Endoplasmic reticulum mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase
  findings:
  - statement: Calcium-dependent GH47 alpha-1,2-mannosidase (EC 3.2.1.113) of the ER membrane (type II single-pass) that trims Man9GlcNAc2 to Man8GlcNAc2 isomer B and, at high concentration, to Man5-6GlcNAc2, targeting misfolded glycoproteins for ERAD; biallelic variants cause Rafiq syndrome/MAN1B1-CDG.
    reference_section_type: OTHER
core_functions:
- description: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane-anchored alpha-1,2-mannosidase that hydrolyzes terminal alpha-1,2-linked mannose residues from N-linked oligosaccharides, generating Man8GlcNAc2 isomer B and, at high local concentration, Man5-6GlcNAc2.
  molecular_function:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  locations:
  - id: GO:0005789
    label: endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  supported_by:
  - reference_id: PMID:10409699
    supporting_text: the enzyme that catalyzes the first mannose trimming step in mammalian Asn-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis
  - reference_id: file:human/MAN1B1/MAN1B1-uniprot.txt
    supporting_text: Endoplasmic reticulum mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase
- description: Quality-control "mannose timer" that, by trimming N-glycans on misfolded glycoproteins in the ER/ERQC, removes them from the calnexin folding cycle and generates the demannosylated signal that commits them to ER-associated degradation.
  molecular_function:
    id: GO:0004571
    label: mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,2-alpha-mannosidase activity
  locations:
  - id: GO:0044322
    label: endoplasmic reticulum quality control compartment
  supported_by:
  - reference_id: PMID:18003979
    supporting_text: required for trimming to Man 5–6 GlcNAc 2 and for ERAD in cells in vivo
  - reference_id: PMID:21062743
    supporting_text: Mannose trimming is required for delivery of a glycoprotein from EDEM1 to XTP3-B
  directly_involved_in:
  - id: GO:0036503
    label: ERAD pathway
  - id: GO:1904380
    label: endoplasmic reticulum mannose trimming
proposed_new_terms: []
suggested_questions:
- question: What determines the conformational selectivity by which ERManI preferentially trims mannoses from misfolded versus correctly folded glycoproteins, and is this intrinsic to the enzyme or dependent on ERQC cofactors?
- question: How is the high local concentration of ERManI in quality control vesicles/ERQC regulated to tune the kinetics of the mannose timer?
suggested_experiments:
- description: Reconstitute ERManI trimming on defined folded versus misfolded glycoprotein substrates at controlled enzyme concentrations to quantify how local concentration and substrate conformation set the rate of progression from Man9 to Man5-6.
- description: Live-cell imaging of QCV/ERQC dynamics in cells expressing wild-type versus Rafiq-syndrome (R334C, E397K) MAN1B1 variants to test how disease mutations affect localization, vesicle trafficking, and ERAD substrate clearance.