Protein
Initiation-specific alpha-1,6-mannosyltransferase
Organism
Candida albicans (strain SC5314 / ATCC MYA-2876)
Function
Mannosyltransferase involved in outer chain elongation of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides of the type Man(9)GlcNAc(2). Adds the first alpha-1,6-mannose to the Man(8)GlcNAc(2) and Man(9)GlcNAc(2), but not Man(5)GlcNAc(2), endoplasmic reticulum intermediates (By similarity). Represents the first enzymatic event required for synthesis of outer chain mannose linkages on yeast secretory proteins. N-glycan outer chain epitopes play a crucial role in the host-fungal interaction, virulence, and host immune response such as interleukin synthesis or phagocytosis by neutrophils.
Similarity
Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 32 family.
Sequence
MLQLREPQMVHKHLKLAVLGIVVIFTTYFIISSLSSPTSTHKTEYNSPKLQLAKELELNSNWKELGLNFQPNKKYSLPDESTLRQQLSYQFPYDESKPFPKNIWQTWKVGIDEKSFPKRYLKYQQTWEDKNPDYKHYVVPDKQCDLLIEQLYSQVPDVAKAYRIMPKSILKADFFRYLILFARGGVYTDIDTVGLKPVDEWISNSEMILEKKNRSGLVVGIEADPDRPDWADWYARRIQFCQWTIQSKRGHPMLRELIAKITDITLTRHKKGQLKKVLGKNEGGDIMNWTGPGIFTDTVFEYMNNILQSPEVFKNKKKWATIIDWKLFTGMEQPIAIDDVLVLPITSFSPDVNQMGAKDSHDPMAYAKHMFSGSWKDDGMPEMEQ