Abstract:
The present invention provides, e.g., sialyltransferase proteins comprising conserved sequence motifs, including a-2,3-sialyltransferase proteins from C. jejuni strains O:36 and O:19. The invention also provides methods of making sialylated products using those sialyltransferases.
Abstract:
This invention provides prokaryotic glycosyltransferases, including a bifunctional sialyltransferase that has both an alpha 2,3- and an alpha 2,8-activity. A beta 1,4-GalNAc transferase and a beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase are also provided by the invention, as are other glycosyltransferases and enzymes involved in synthesis of lipooligosaccharide (LOS). The glycosyltransferases can be obtained from, for example, Campylobacter species, including C. jejuni. In additional embodiments, the invention provides nucleic acids that encode the glycosyltransferases, as well as expression vectors and host cells for expressing the glycosyltransferases.