Glycosyltransferase [Cell envelope biogenesis, outer membrane]

This family is most closely related to the GT1 family of glycosyltransferases. ALG2, a 1,3-mannosyltransferase, in yeast catalyzes the mannosylation of Man(2)GlcNAc(2)-dolichol diphosphate and Man(1)GlcNAc(2)-dolichol diphosphate to form Man(3)GlcNAc(2)-dolichol diphosphate. A deficiency of this enzyme causes an abnormal accumulation of Man1GlcNAc2-PP-dolichol and Man2GlcNAc2-PP-dolichol, which is associated with a type of congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG), designated CDG-Ii, in humans.

Glycosyl transferases group 1. Mutations in this domain of human PIGA lead to disease (Paroxysmal Nocturnal haemoglobinuria). Members of this family transfer activated sugars to a variety of substrates, including glycogen, Fructose-6-phosphate and lipopolysaccharides. Members of this family transfer UDP, ADP, GDP or CMP linked sugars. The eukaryotic glycogen synthases may be distant members of this family.

This family is most closely related to the GT1 family of glycosyltransferases. ALG11 in yeast is involved in adding the final 1,2-linked Man to the Man5GlcNAc2-PP-Dol synthesized on the cytosolic face of the ER. The deletion analysis of ALG11 was shown to block the early steps of core biosynthesis that takes place on the cytoplasmic face of the ER and lead to a defect in the assembly of lipid-linked oligosaccharides.

transferase, transferring glycosyl groups