microglycodb_gene_00091

Gene Number Cj1294
Gene Name pseC    
UniProt ID Q0P8W3
NOTES - phase variation etc C4 aminotransferase specific for PseB product
Sugar/modification added
Reviewed true
Biosynthesis Flagellin O-glycan biosynthesis
Organism Campylobacter jejuni
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 Catalyzes the second step in the biosynthesis of pseudaminic acid, a sialic-acid-like sugar that is used to modify flagellin. Uses UDP-2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-beta-L-arabino-4-hexulose as substrate producing UDP-4-amino-4,6-dideoxy-beta-L-AltNAc.

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MLTYSHQNID QSDIDTLTKA LKDEILTGGK KVNEFEEALC EYMGVKHACV 

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LNSATSALHL AYTALGVQEK IVLTTPLTFA ATANAALMAG AKVEFIDIKN 

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DGNIDEKKLE ARLLKESENI GAISVVDFAG NSVEMDEISN LTKKYNIPLI 

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DDASHALGAL YKSEKVGKKA DLSIFSFHPV KPITTFEGGA VVSDNEELID 

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KIKLLRSHGI VKKRLWDSDM VELGYNYRLS DVACALGINQ LKKLDHNLEK 

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REEIANFYDK EFEKNPYFST IKIKDYKKSS RHLYPILLFP EFYCQKEELF 

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ESLLHAGIGV QVHYKPTYEF SFYKKLLGEI KLQNADNFYK AELSIPCHQE 

       360        370        380

MNLKDAKFVK DTLFSILEKV KKGYCG




1. The genome sequence of the food-borne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni reveals hypervariable sequences.

PubMed: 10688204

doi:10.1038/35001088


2. Functional characterization of dehydratase/aminotransferase pairs from Helicobacter and Campylobacter: enzymes distinguishing the pseudaminic acid and bacillosamine biosynthetic pathways.

PubMed: 16286454

doi:10.1074/jbc.m511021200


3. Cj1121c, a novel UDP-4-keto-6-deoxy-GlcNAc C-4 aminotransferase essential for protein glycosylation and virulence in Campylobacter jejuni.

PubMed: 16690622

doi:10.1074/jbc.m511714200