Engineering and dissecting the glycosylation pathway of a streptococcal serine-rich repeat adhesin
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Journal Article
Abstract
Serine-rich repeat glycoproteins (SRRPs) are conserved in Gram-positive bacteria. They are crucial for modulating biofilm formation and bacterial-host interactions. Glycosylation of SRRPs plays a pivotal role in the process; thus understanding the glycosyltransferases involved is key to identifying new therapeutic drug targets. The glycosylation of Fap1, an SRRP of Streptococcus parasanguinis, is mediated by a gene cluster consisting of six genes: gtf1, gtf2, gly, gtf3, dGT1, and galT2 Mature Fap1 glycan possesses the sequence of Rha1-3Glc1-(Glc1-3GlcNAc1)-2,6-Glc1-6GlcNAc. Gtf12, Gtf3, and dGT1 are responsible for the first four steps of the Fap1 glycosylation, catalyzing the transfer of GlcNAc, Glc, Glc, and GlcNAc residues to the protein backbone sequentially. The role of GalT2 and Gly in the Fap1 glycosylation is unknown. In the present study, we synthesized the fully modified Fap1 glycan in Escherichia coli by incorporating all six genes from the cluster. This study represents the first reconstitution of an exogenous stepwise O-glycosylation synthetic pathway in E. coli In addition, we have determined that GalT2 mediates the fifth step of the Fap1 glycosylation by adding a rhamnose residue, and Gly mediates the final glycosylation step by transferring glucosyl residues. Furthermore, inactivation of each glycosyltransferase gene resulted in differentially impaired biofilms of S. parasanguinis, demonstrating the importance of Fap1 glycosylation in the biofilm formation. The Fap1 glycosylation system offers an excellent model to engineer glycans using different permutations of glycosyltransferases and to investigate biosynthetic pathways of SRRPs because SRRP genetic loci are highly conserved.
Date Issued
2016-12-30
Date Acceptance
2016-11-14
ISSN
1083-351X
Publisher
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Start Page
27354
End Page
27363
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Volume
291
Copyright Statement
© 2016 The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Sponsor
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Identifier
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28039332
291/53/27354
Grant Number
BB/K016164/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
BACTERIAL PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION
PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA PAO1
FIMBRIA-ASSOCIATED ADHESIN
GDP-D-RHAMNOSE
BIOFILM FORMATION
ESCHERICHIA-COLI
STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS
UNKNOWN FUNCTION
FUNCTIONAL-CHARACTERIZATION
MOLECULAR CHAPERONE
Streptococcus parasanguinis
bacterial adhesion
glycoengineering
glycoprotein
glycoprotein biosynthesis
glycosylation
glycosyltransferase
rhamnosyltransferase
serine-rich repeat protein
Adhesins, Bacterial
Bacterial Proteins
Biofilms
Escherichia coli
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Genetic Complementation Test
Glycoproteins
Glycosylation
Serine
Streptococcus
06 Biological Sciences
11 Medical And Health Sciences
03 Chemical Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2016-11-14