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.

colanic acid biosynthesis glycosyltransferase WcaA.

Glycosyl transferase family 2. Diverse family, transferring sugar from UDP-glucose, UDP-N-acetyl- galactosamine, GDP-mannose or CDP-abequose, to a range of substrates including cellulose, dolichol phosphate and teichoic acids.

Glycosyltransferase involved in cell wall bisynthesis [Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis].

WfgS and WfeV are involved in O-antigen biosynthesis. Escherichia coli WfgS and Shigella dysenteriae WfeV are glycosyltransferase 2 family enzymes involved in O-antigen biosynthesis. GT-2 enzymes have 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.

Putative colanic acid biosynthesis glycosyl transferase WcaA OS=Escherichia coli (strain K12) OX=83333 GN=wcaA PE=4 SV=1

Uncharacterized glycosyltransferase RBE_0706 OS=Rickettsia bellii (strain RML369-C) OX=336407 GN=RBE_0706 PE=3 SV=1

GalNAc(5)-diNAcBac-PP-undecaprenol beta-1,3-glucosyltransferase OS=Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni serotype O:2 (strain ATCC 700819 / NCTC 11168) OX=192222 GN=pglI PE=1 SV=1

Uncharacterized glycosyltransferase RF_0543 OS=Rickettsia felis (strain ATCC VR-1525 / URRWXCal2) OX=315456 GN=RF_0543 PE=3 SV=1

Uncharacterized protein MT1568 OS=Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain CDC 1551 / Oshkosh) OX=83331 GN=MT1568 PE=4 SV=1