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Journal of Bacteriology, May 2008, p. 3140-3146, Vol. 190, No. 9
0021-9193/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.00056-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Identification of AglE, a Second Glycosyltransferase Involved in N Glycosylation of the Haloferax volcanii S-Layer Glycoprotein{triangledown}

Mehtap Abu-Qarn,1 Assunta Giordano,2 Francesca Battaglia,3 Andrej Trauner,3 Paul G. Hitchen,3 Howard R. Morris,3,4 Anne Dell,3 and Jerry Eichler1*

Department of Life Sciences, Ben Gurion University, Beersheva 84105, Israel,1 Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pozzuoli (NA) 80078, Italy,2 Division of Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom,3 M-SCAN, Ltd., Wokingham, Berks RG41 2TZ, United Kingdom4

Received 11 January 2008/ Accepted 16 February 2008

Archaea, like Eukarya and Bacteria, are able to N glycosylate select protein targets. However, in contrast to relatively advanced understanding of the eukaryal N glycosylation process and the information being amassed on the bacterial process, little is known of this posttranslational modification in Archaea. Toward remedying this situation, the present report continues ongoing efforts to identify components involved in the N glycosylation of the Haloferax volcanii S-layer glycoprotein. By combining gene deletion together with mass spectrometry, AglE, originally identified as a homologue of murine Dpm1, was shown to play a role in the addition of the 190-Da sugar subunit of the novel pentasaccharide decorating the S-layer glycoprotein. Topological analysis of an AglE-based chimeric reporter assigns AglE as an integral membrane protein, with its N terminus and putative active site facing the cytoplasm. These finding, therefore, contribute to the developing picture of the N glycosylation pathway in Archaea.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Life Sciences, Ben Gurion University, P.O. Box 653, Beersheva 84105, Israel. Phone: (972) 8646-1343. Fax: (972) 8647-9175. E-mail: jeichler{at}bgu.ac.il

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 29 February 2008.

Journal of Bacteriology, May 2008, p. 3140-3146, Vol. 190, No. 9
0021-9193/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.00056-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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