Primary structure of glycans by NMR spectroscopy

C Fontana, G Widmalm - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Glycans, carbohydrate molecules in the realm of biology, are present as biomedically
important glycoconjugates and a characteristic aspect is that their structures in many …

Chemical reporters for bacterial glycans: development and applications

N Banahene, HW Kavunja, BM Swarts - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bacteria possess an extraordinary repertoire of cell envelope glycans that have critical
physiological functions. Pathogenic bacteria have glycans that are essential for growth and …

Exploration of the sialic acid world

R Schauer, JP Kamerling - Advances in carbohydrate chemistry and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Sialic acids are cytoprotectors, mainly localized on the surface of cell membranes with
multiple and outstanding cell biological functions. The history of their structural analysis …

Protein glycosylation: nature, distribution, enzymatic formation, and disease implications of glycopeptide bonds

RG Spiro - Glycobiology, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Formation of the sugar–amino acid linkage is a crucial event in the biosynthesis of the
carbohydrate units of glycoproteins. It sets into motion a complex series of posttranslational …

Type IV pilin proteins: versatile molecular modules

CL Giltner, Y Nguyen, LL Burrows - Microbiology and molecular …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY Type IV pili (T4P) are multifunctional protein fibers produced on the surfaces of a
wide variety of bacteria and archaea. The major subunit of T4P is the type IV pilin, and …

Type IV pili and twitching motility

JS Mattick - Annual Reviews in Microbiology, 2002 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Twitching motility is a flagella-independent form of bacterial translocation over
moist surfaces. It occurs by the extension, tethering, and then retraction of polar type IV pili …

Protein glycosylation in bacteria: sweeter than ever

H Nothaft, CM Szymanski - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2010 - nature.com
Investigations into bacterial protein glycosylation continue to progress rapidly. It is now
established that bacteria possess both N-linked and O-linked glycosylation pathways that …

Type IV pilus structure and bacterial pathogenicity

L Craig, ME Pique, JA Tainer - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2004 - nature.com
Type IV pili are remarkably strong, flexible filaments with varied roles in bacterial
pathogenicity. All Gram-negative bacterial surfaces have type IV pili, which are polymeric …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa lectin LecB is located in the outer membrane and is involved in biofilm formation

D Tielker, S Hacker, R Loris, M Strathmann… - …, 2005 - microbiologyresearch.org
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen which causes a variety of diseases,
including respiratory tract infections in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis. Therapeutic …

Asparagine-linked protein glycosylation: from eukaryotic to prokaryotic systems

E Weerapana, B Imperiali - Glycobiology, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Asparagine-linked protein glycosylation is a prevalent protein modification reaction in
eukaryotic systems. This process involves the co-translational transfer of a pre-assembled …