Part:BBa_K5246024

HB HfsL Glycosyltransferase

Usage and Biology

This HfsK gene from Hirschia baltica codes a 329 amino acid protein. It catalyzes the transfer of sugar moieties from activated donor molecules to specific acceptor molecules, formic glycosidic bonds. It is predicted that this is an intracellular protein.

This part also has a non his-tagged variant BBa_K5246034.

Sequence and Features

Assembly Compatibility:

• 10
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
• 12
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
• 21
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
• 23
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
• 25
  INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]

  Illegal NgoMIV site found at 145
  
• 1000
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]

Experimental characterization

Bioinformatic analysis

CDD analysis showed specific hits in glycosyl transferase family 2. This diverse family transfers sugar from UDP-glucose, UDP-N-acetyl-galactosamine, GDP-mannose, or CDP-abequose to a range of substrates. Protein BLAST further supports these findings and suggests that HfsL is most likely a family 2 glycosyltransferase, which has a domain very similar to the poly-beta-1,6-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine synthase domain of biofilm PGA synthase.

DeepTMHMM analysis suggests that the protein is likely globular and positioned on the inner side of the cell membrane. The AlphaFold 3 structure provides additional evidence supporting its globular shape. A pTM score above 0.5 suggests that the predicted overall structure may closely resemble the true protein fold, while ipTM indicates the accuracy of the subunit positioning within the complex. Values higher than 0.8 represent confident, high-quality predictions.

To sum up, HfsL is most probably a globular family 2 glycosyltransferase, responsible for N-acetyl-D-glucosamine transfer to the acceptor molecule, as is further verified by existing research. [1][2][3]

References

1. Hershey, D.M., Fiebig, A. and Crosson, S. (2019) ‘A genome-wide analysis of adhesion in Caulobacter crescentus identifies new regulatory and biosynthetic components for holdfast assembly’, mBio, 10(1). doi:10.1128/mbio.02273-18.
2. Chepkwony, N.K., Hardy, G.G. and Brun, Y.V. (2022) ‘HFAE is a component of the holdfast anchor complex that tethers the holdfast adhesin to the cell envelope’, Journal of Bacteriology, 204(11). doi:10.1128/jb.00273-22.
3. Chepkwony, N.K., Berne, C. and Brun, Y.V. (2019) ‘Comparative analysis of ionic strength tolerance between freshwater and marine Caulobacterales adhesins’, Journal of Bacteriology, 201(18). doi:10.1128/jb.00061-19.