Protein
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine--peptide N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase GtfA subunit
Organism
Streptococcus parasanguinis
Function
Required for polymorphic O-glycosylation of serine-rich repeat protein Fap1. Catalyzes the first step in glycosylation by transfering N-acetylglucosamine from UDP-GlcNAc to serine residues in Fap1. Part of the accessory SecA2/SecY2 system specifically required to export Fap1, a serine-rich fimbrial adhesin encoded upstream in the same operon. The GtfA-GtfB (Gtf1-Gtf2 in this bacteria) complex adds GlcNAc from UDP-GlcNAc to Fap1, attaching the first sugar residue. Cannot use not UDP-Glc as substrate. This subunit has very low glycosyltransferase activity; the GtfB stabilizing protein enhances membrane association, protease resistance and glycosyltransferase activity.
Similarity
Belongs to the glycosyltransferase group 1 family. Glycosyltransferase 4 subfamily.
Sequence
MTIYNINLGIGWASSGVEYAQAYRAQILRSLGMPAKFIFTNMFQSENLEHFTKNIGFEDNEIIWLYGYFTDVKISGTTYKKDDLEATFSQCPTKKEASSDRKLIRYYFENQELYINASLYGENQEYVQRVEYVVKGKLIRKDYYSYTKVFSEFYSPGENGVQLCNRSFYNEDGSIAYEEILSNEKSTFVFSNKICYGLEELLEFMLEDLSLTKSDLILLDRATGIGQVVFENIGAAKLAVVIHAEHFNEKNTDEHNILWNNYYEYQFTNADKVNAFITSTERQKILLEEQFTQYTSLHPKIVAIPVGSLDQLKFPEQSRKSFSMMTGSRLAIEKHIDWLIEGVALAQKRLPELTFDIYGEGGERRKLTELLTKLHAGEFIELKGHKQLDEIYQNYELYLTASTSEGFGLTLMEAVGSGLPIIGFDVPYGNQTFVCSGENGLLIERPKGDDRSRIVQAFADSIYEYFTKFKMADAQQYSYNIAENYKHEKLVERWKDFIEEMLND