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Protein N-glycosylation and O-mannosylation are catalyzed by two evolutionarily related GT-C glycosyltransferases.

ABSTRACT: The structural folds of glycosyltransferases are categorized into three superfamilies: GT-A, GT-B, and GT-C. Few structures of GT-C fold existed in the Protein Data Bank prior to the recent advent of high-resolution cryo-EM, because the glycosyltransferases are large membrane proteins that are difficult to crystallize. The use of cryo-EM has resulted in the structures of several key GT-C glycosyltransferases. Here we summarize the latest structural features of and mechanistic insights into these membrane enzyme complexes.

SUBMITTER: Bai L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8222153 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Protein N-glycosylation and O-mannosylation are catalyzed by two evolutionarily related GT-C glycosyltransferases.

Bai Lin L Li Huilin H

Current opinion in structural biology 20210111

The structural folds of glycosyltransferases are categorized into three superfamilies: GT-A, GT-B, and GT-C. Few structures of GT-C fold existed in the Protein Data Bank prior to the recent advent of high-resolution cryo-EM, because the glycosyltransferases are large membrane proteins that are difficult to crystallize. The use of cryo-EM has resulted in the structures of several key GT-C glycosyltransferases. Here we summarize the latest structural features of and mechanistic insights into these ...[more]

PMID: 33445129

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Protein N-glycosylation and O-mannosylation are catalyzed by two evolutionarily related GT-C glycosyltransferases.

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Protein N-glycosylation and O-mannosylation are catalyzed by two evolutionarily related GT-C glycosyltransferases.

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