Protein
Xylosyltransferase sqv-6
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Function
Catalyzes the first step in biosynthesis of glycosaminoglycan. Transfers D-xylose from UDP-D-xylose to specific serine residues of the core protein. Initial enzyme in the biosynthesis of chondroitin sulfate and dermatan sulfate proteoglycans in fibroblasts and chondrocytes. Required for vulval morphogenesis and zygotic cytokinesis, suggesting that glycosaminoglycans play a central role in vulval morphogenesis.
Similarity
Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 14 family. XylT subfamily.
Sequence
MLFNGTTKYRDYAIVISLFFLLNVYLLYNTAQHTQVGNSKHISSDSGEKTSNPLPSCEITDDLAKSAISRAITPSCKAKLQLEACQLKNGTFTINFPENQCPNHDSRLIDQRIGCFLDKKEARVLTEFEYKLPKSNGKATCRKHCYKAGFLYFGLEFGHECFCGNDVSNATAVDDVECRAYKCPGNENSEEFCGGFNAVEIFRTGFRSKVNHRKPTYLPPSSDSIKNPVKILFLLQLNGRNERQVKRFLKSIYLPHHYYYIHVDARQNYMFSEMQKVADFLDNIHITERRFSTIWGGASLLQMFLQVIRDSMKIEKFKDWDYIINFSESDFPILPISDFERLITVNNGKSFLASHGYNTGKFIQKQGFEYVFSECDNRMFRIGKREFPQNLRIDGGSDWVGIHRNLAEFSISDEELPRKLRKTYESILLPLESFYHTLAFNSEFCDDLLMSNLRLTNWYRKQGCRCASLKPIVDWCGCSPLVFREETMKKFELQKAISKPTYFARKFDSMVDIDSIEAAEMQSISPEKLQLNHPTYHFAFANIFKTGIDEQKLHFESLANFALKSTETRAKFRKVLRIDALRAHHNALIEIVMKIETTDGATFEFLIHRLSHVNLTENEEKLVEHGYLLRAVSFGTKFEWKEELCREYMGFVTDNDTLHTRLQWHPTEHVKKVGDKTSPEMIFKYRKGDELIEQTVVKPYDSVFGGQFDSWNVGKKLSNLTTCSNFFVDIISPSSPDDAPPLATLHFPVYTDQNAHCHVDYLRQFFKIADFCTSGDACKEKIWSTSYPDPKSDIFVGYDEDTQTLI