Asparagine-linked glycosylation is a post-translational modification of proteins containing the conserved sequence motif Asn-X-Ser/Thr. The attachment of oligosaccharides is implicated in diverse processes such as protein folding and quality control, ...
Asparagine-linked glycosylation is a post-translational modification of proteins containing the conserved sequence motif Asn-X-Ser/Thr. The attachment of oligosaccharides is implicated in diverse processes such as protein folding and quality control, organism development or host-pathogen interactions. The reaction is catalysed by oligosaccharyltransferase (OST), a membrane protein complex located in the endoplasmic reticulum. The central, catalytic enzyme of OST is the STT3 subunit, which has homologues in bacteria and archaea. Structural analysis of a bacterial OST, undecaprenyl-diphosphooligosaccharide protein glycotransferase EC:2.4.99.19 (PglB) protein, revealed two domains: a transmembrane domain and a periplasmic domain. This entry represents the C-terminal periplasmic beta-barrel domain [1].