Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, Structural Glycobiology Laboratory, Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
J Biol Chem. 2023 Aug;299(8):105006. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105006. Epub 2023 Jul 1.
Glycosyltransferases (GTs) attach sugar molecules to a broad range of acceptors, generating a remarkable amount of structural diversity in biological systems. GTs are classified as either "retaining" or "inverting" enzymes. Most retaining GTs typically use an Si mechanism. In a recent article in the JBC, Doyle et al. demonstrate a covalent intermediate in the dual-module KpsC GT (GT107) supporting a double displacement mechanism.
糖基转移酶(GTs)将糖分子连接到广泛的受体上,在生物系统中产生了大量的结构多样性。GTs 分为“保留”或“反转”酶。大多数保留 GTs 通常使用 Si 机制。在最近发表在 JBC 的一篇文章中,Doyle 等人证明了双模块 KpsC GT(GT107)中的一个共价中间体支持双置换机制。