Galactofuranosyltransferase 2 N-terminal. This is the N-terminal beta-barrel domain found in the polymerizing galactofuranosyltransferase GlfT2 (Rv3808c). This enzyme synthesizes the bulk of the galactan portion of the mycolyl-arabinogalactan complex, which is the largest component of the mycobacterial cell wall such as in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The N-terminal domain contains two short helices preceding a 10-stranded beta-sandwich with jelly roll topology.

Glycosyltransferase, GT2 family [Carbohydrate transport and metabolism].

Glycosyltransferase like family 2. Members of this family of prokaryotic proteins include putative glucosyltransferase, which are involved in bacterial capsule biosynthesis.

Subfamily of Glycosyltransferase Family GT2 of unknown function. GT-2 includes diverse families of glycosyltransferases with a common GT-A type structural fold, which has two tightly associated beta/alpha/beta domains that tend to form a continuous central sheet of at least eight beta-strands. These are enzymes that catalyze the transfer of sugar moieties from activated donor molecules to specific acceptor molecules, forming glycosidic bonds. Glycosyltransferases have been classified into more than 90 distinct sequence based families.

Glycosyltransferase family A (GT-A) includes diverse families of glycosyl transferases with a common GT-A type structural fold. Glycosyltransferases (GTs) are enzymes that synthesize oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, and glycoconjugates by transferring the sugar moiety from an activated nucleotide-sugar donor to an acceptor molecule, which may be a growing oligosaccharide, a lipid, or a protein. Based on the stereochemistry of the donor and acceptor molecules, GTs are classified as either retaining or inverting enzymes. To date, all GT structures adopt one of two possible folds, termed GT-A fold and GT-B fold. This hierarchy includes diverse families of glycosyl transferases with a common GT-A type structural fold, which has two tightly associated beta/alpha/beta domains that tend to form a continuous central sheet of at least eight beta-strands. The majority of the proteins in this superfamily are Glycosyltransferase family 2 (GT-2) proteins. But it also includes families GT-43, GT-6, GT-8, GT13 and GT-7; which are evolutionarily related to GT-2 and share structure similarities.

CrystalStructure of GlfT2 [Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv],4FIX_B Crystal Structure of GlfT2 [Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv],4FIY_A Crystal Structure of GlfT2 Complexed with UDP [Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv],4FIY_B Crystal Structure of GlfT2 Complexed with UDP [Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv]

Galactofuranosyltransferase GlfT2 OS=Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain ATCC 25618 / H37Rv) OX=83332 GN=glfT2 PE=1 SV=1

Galactofuranosyltransferase GlfT2 OS=Mycolicibacterium smegmatis (strain ATCC 700084 / mc(2)155) OX=246196 GN=glfT2 PE=3 SV=1