Galactosyltransferases: a structural overview of their function and reaction mechanisms

LN Gastinel - Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology, 2001 - jstage.jst.go.jp
抄録 ガラクトース転移酵素は糖転移酵素のファミリーの中で最も代表的なものである.
ガラクトース転移酵素は UDP-α-D-ガラクトースを供与体としてガラクトースを糖タンパク質 …

Investigations on β1, 4-galactosyltransferase I using 6-sulfo-GlcNAc as an acceptor sugar substrate

B Ramakrishnan, AJ Moncrief, TA Davis… - Glycoconjugate …, 2013 - Springer
sulfate modified N-acetylglucosamine (6-sulfo-GlcNAc) is often found as part of many
biologically important carbohydrate epitopes such as 6-sulfo-Le X. In these epitopes, the 6 …

Structural Snapshots of α‐1, 3‐Galactosyltransferase with Native Substrates: Insight into the Catalytic Mechanism of Retaining Glycosyltransferases

D Albesa‐Jové, MÁ Sainz‐Polo, A Marina… - Angewandte …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Glycosyltransferases (GTs) are a key family of enzymes that catalyze the synthesis of
glycosidic bonds in all living organisms. The reaction involves the transfer of a glycosyl …

Crystal structures of β-1, 4-galactosyltransferase 7 enzyme reveal conformational changes and substrate binding

Y Tsutsui, B Ramakrishnan, PK Qasba - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2013 - ASBMB
The β-1, 4-galactosyltransferase 7 (β4GalT7) enzyme is involved in proteoglycan synthesis.
In the presence of a manganese ion, it transfers galactose from UDP-galactose to xylose on …

[引用][C] Biology of galactosyltransferase: recent developments

EG BERGER, URS MÜLLER… - Biochemical Society …, 1987 - portlandpress.com
Abbreviations used: gal-T, galactosyltransferase; MEM. minimal essential medium; PBS,
phosphate-buffered saline; PMSF, phenylmethanesulphonylfluoride; SSEA, stage-specific …

Mutation of Arginine 228 to Lysine Enhances the Glucosyltransferase Activity of Bovine β-1,4-Galactosyltransferase I,,

B Ramakrishnan, E Boeggeman, PK Qasba - Biochemistry, 2005 - ACS Publications
β-1, 4-Galactosyltransferase I (β4Gal-T1) normally transfers Gal from UDP-Gal to GlcNAc in
the presence of Mn2+ ion (Gal-T activity) and also transfers Glc from UDP-Glc to GlcNAc (Glc …

Substrate-assisted and nucleophilically assisted catalysis in bovine α1, 3-galactosyltransferase. Mechanistic implications for retaining glycosyltransferases

H Gomez, JM Lluch, L Masgrau - Journal of the American …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Glycosyltransferases (GTs) are responsible for the biosynthesis of glycans, the most
abundant organic molecules in nature. Their biological relevance makes necessary the …

Active site studies of bovine α1→ 3-galactosyltransferase and its secondary structure prediction

PS Shah, F Bizik, RK Dukor, PK Qasba - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2000 - Elsevier
The catalytic domain of bovine α1→ 3-galactosyltransferase (α3GalT), residues 80–368,
have been cloned and expressed, in Escherichia coli. Using a sequential purification …

Crystal structure of β1, 4-galactosyltransferase complex with UDP-Gal reveals an oligosaccharide acceptor binding site

B Ramakrishnan, PV Balaji, PK Qasba - Journal of molecular biology, 2002 - Elsevier
The crystal structure of the catalytic domain of bovine β1, 4-galactosyltransferase (Gal-T1) co-
crystallized with UDP-Gal and MnCl2 has been solved at 2.8 Å resolution. The structure not …

Targeted mutations in β1, 4-galactosyltransferase I reveal its multiple cellular functions

C Rodeheffer, BD Shur - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General …, 2002 - Elsevier
β1, 4-Galactosyltransferase I (GalT I) is one of the most extensively studied
glycosyltransferases. It is localized in the trans-Golgi compartment of most eukaryotic cells …