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A membrane-located glycosyltransferase complex required for biosynthesis of the D-galactan I lipopolysaccharide O antigen in Klebsiella pneumoniae.

ABSTRACT: D-galactan I is a polysaccharide with the disaccharide repeat unit structure [-->3-beta-D-Galf-(1-->3)-alpha-D-Galp-(1-->]. This glycan represents the lipopolysaccharide O antigen found in many Gram-negative bacteria, including several Klebsiella pneumoniae O serotypes. The polysaccharide is synthesized in the cytoplasm prior to its export via an ATP-binding cassette transporter. Sequence analysis predicts three galactosyltransferases in the D-galactan I genetic locus. They are WbbO (belonging to glycosyltransferase (GT) family 4), WbbM (GT-family 8), and WbbN (GT-family 2). The WbbO and WbbM proteins are each predicted to contain two domains, with the GT modules located toward their C termini. The N-terminal domains of WbbO and WbbM exhibit no similarity to proteins with known function. In vivo complementation assays suggest that all three glycosyltransferases are required for D-galactan I biosynthesis. Using a bacterial two-hybrid system and confirmatory co-purification strategies, evidence is provided for protein-protein interactions among the glycosyltransferases, creating a membrane-located enzyme complex dedicated to d-galactan I biosynthesis.

SUBMITTER: Kos V

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2885245 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A membrane-located glycosyltransferase complex required for biosynthesis of the D-galactan I lipopolysaccharide O antigen in Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Kos Veronica V Whitfield Chris C

The Journal of biological chemistry 20100421 25

D-galactan I is a polysaccharide with the disaccharide repeat unit structure [-->3-beta-D-Galf-(1-->3)-alpha-D-Galp-(1-->]. This glycan represents the lipopolysaccharide O antigen found in many Gram-negative bacteria, including several Klebsiella pneumoniae O serotypes. The polysaccharide is synthesized in the cytoplasm prior to its export via an ATP-binding cassette transporter. Sequence analysis predicts three galactosyltransferases in the D-galactan I genetic locus. They are WbbO (belonging t ...[more]

PMID: 20410291

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Project description:Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative, ubiquitous bacterium capable of causing severe nosocomial infections in individuals with impaired immune system. Emerging multi-drug resistant strains of this species and particularly carbapenem-resistant strains pose an urgent threat to public health. The lipopolysaccharide (LPS) O-antigen is the main surface antigen. It contributes to the virulence of this species and determines the O-serotype of K. pneumoniae isolates. Among the nine main O-serotypes of K. pneumoniae, O1-and O2-type pathogens are causative agents of over 50% of all infections. Serotype O1, the most common O-serotype, expresses complex LPS consisting of d-galactan-I (a polymer built of → 3)-β-d-Galf-(1 → 3)-α-d-Galp-(1 → repeating units) capped by d-galactan-II (built of [ → 3)-α-d-Galp-(1 → 3)-β-d-Galp-(1 →] repeating units). Galactan-I is present as the sole polymer in O2 serotype. Recently, in case of serotype O2, conversion of galactan-I to galactan-III (→ 3)-β-d-Galf-(1 → 3)-[α-d-Galp-(1 → 4)]-α-d-Galp-(1 →) was reported. Substitution of → 3)-α-d-Galp by a branching terminal α-d-Galp was dependent on the presence of the gmlABC operon and had a major impact on the antigenicity of the galactan polymer. Genetic analysis indicated that 40% of the O1 clinical isolates also carry the gmlABC locus; therefore we aimed to characterize the corresponding phenotype of LPS O-antigens. The presence of galactan-III among O1 strains was proven using galactan-III-specific monoclonal antibodies and confirmed by structural analyses performed using sugar and methylation analysis as well as classical and high-resolution magic angle spinning NMR spectroscopy. By using an isogenic mutant pair, we demonstrated that galactan-III expression was dependent on the presence of glycosyltransferases encoded by gmlABC, as was shown previously for the O2 serotype. Furthermore, the galactan-II structures in O1gml+ strains remained unaffected corroborating no functional interactions between the biosynthesis of galactan-III and galactan-II polymers.

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A membrane-located glycosyltransferase complex required for biosynthesis of the D-galactan I lipopolysaccharide O antigen in Klebsiella pneumoniae.

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A membrane-located glycosyltransferase complex required for biosynthesis of the D-galactan I lipopolysaccharide O antigen in Klebsiella pneumoniae.

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