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.

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].

CESA_like is the cellulose synthase superfamily. The cellulose synthase (CESA) superfamily includes a wide variety of glycosyltransferase family 2 enzymes that share the common characteristic of catalyzing the elongation of polysaccharide chains. The members include cellulose synthase catalytic subunit, chitin synthase, glucan biosynthesis protein and other families of CESA-like proteins. Cellulose synthase catalyzes the polymerization reaction of cellulose, an aggregate of unbranched polymers of beta-1,4-linked glucose residues in plants, most algae, some bacteria and fungi, and even some animals. In bacteria, algae and lower eukaryotes, there is a second unrelated type of cellulose synthase (Type II), which produces acylated cellulose, a derivative of cellulose. Chitin synthase catalyzes the incorporation of GlcNAc from substrate UDP-GlcNAc into chitin, which is a linear homopolymer of beta-(1,4)-linked GlcNAc residues and Glucan Biosynthesis protein catalyzes the elongation of beta-1,2 polyglucose chains of Glucan.

DPM_DPG-synthase_like is a member of the Glycosyltransferase 2 superfamily. DPM1 is the catalytic subunit of eukaryotic dolichol-phosphate mannose (DPM) synthase. DPM synthase is required for synthesis of the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor, N-glycan precursor, protein O-mannose, and C-mannose. In higher eukaryotes,the enzyme has three subunits, DPM1, DPM2 and DPM3. DPM is synthesized from dolichol phosphate and GDP-Man on the cytosolic surface of the ER membrane by DPM synthase and then is flipped onto the luminal side and used as a donor substrate. In lower eukaryotes, such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Trypanosoma brucei, DPM synthase consists of a single component (Dpm1p and TbDpm1, respectively) that possesses one predicted transmembrane region near the C terminus for anchoring to the ER membrane. In contrast, the Dpm1 homologues of higher eukaryotes, namely fission yeast, fungi, and animals, have no transmembrane region, suggesting the existence of adapter molecules for membrane anchoring. This family also includes bacteria and archaea DPM1_like enzymes. However, the enzyme structure and mechanism of function are not well understood. The UDP-glucose:dolichyl-phosphate glucosyltransferase (DPG_synthase) is a transmembrane-bound enzyme of the endoplasmic reticulum involved in protein N-linked glycosylation. This enzyme catalyzes the transfer of glucose from UDP-glucose to dolichyl phosphate. This protein family belongs to Glycosyltransferase 2 superfamily.

Crystalstructure of chondroitin polymerase from Escherichia coli strain K4 (K4CP) complexed with UDP-GlcUA and UDP [Escherichia coli],2Z86_B Crystal structure of chondroitin polymerase from Escherichia coli strain K4 (K4CP) complexed with UDP-GlcUA and UDP [Escherichia coli],2Z86_C Crystal structure of chondroitin polymerase from Escherichia coli strain K4 (K4CP) complexed with UDP-GlcUA and UDP [Escherichia coli],2Z86_D Crystal structure of chondroitin polymerase from Escherichia coli strain K4 (K4CP) complexed with UDP-GlcUA and UDP [Escherichia coli]

Crystalstructure of chondroitin polymerase from Escherichia coli strain K4 (K4CP) complexed with UDP-GalNAc and UDP [Escherichia coli],2Z87_B Crystal structure of chondroitin polymerase from Escherichia coli strain K4 (K4CP) complexed with UDP-GalNAc and UDP [Escherichia coli]

CgTstructure in hexamer [Streptococcus parasanguinis FW213],5HEA_B CgT structure in hexamer [Streptococcus parasanguinis FW213],5HEA_C CgT structure in hexamer [Streptococcus parasanguinis FW213],5HEC_A CgT structure in dimer [Streptococcus parasanguinis FW213],5HEC_B CgT structure in dimer [Streptococcus parasanguinis FW213]

Structureof the Wall Teichoic Acid Polymerase TagF [Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A],3L7I_B Structure of the Wall Teichoic Acid Polymerase TagF [Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A],3L7I_C Structure of the Wall Teichoic Acid Polymerase TagF [Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A],3L7I_D Structure of the Wall Teichoic Acid Polymerase TagF [Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A]

ChainA, Teichoic acid biosynthesis protein F [Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A],3L7J_B Chain B, Teichoic acid biosynthesis protein F [Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A],3L7J_C Chain C, Teichoic acid biosynthesis protein F [Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A],3L7J_D Chain D, Teichoic acid biosynthesis protein F [Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A],3L7K_A Chain A, Teichoic acid biosynthesis protein F [Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A],3L7K_B Chain B, Teichoic acid biosynthesis protein F [Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A],3L7K_C Chain C, Teichoic acid biosynthesis protein F [Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A],3L7K_D Chain D, Teichoic acid biosynthesis protein F [Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A],3L7L_A Chain A, Teichoic acid biosynthesis protein F [Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A],3L7L_B Chain B, Teichoic acid biosynthesis protein F [Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A],3L7L_C Chain C, Teichoic acid biosynthesis protein F [Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A],3L7L_D Chain D, Teichoic acid biosynthesis protein F [Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A]

Chondroitin synthase OS=Escherichia coli OX=562 GN=kfoC 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

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 RC0461 OS=Rickettsia conorii (strain ATCC VR-613 / Malish 7) OX=272944 GN=RC0461 PE=3 SV=1

Uncharacterized glycosyltransferase MG060 OS=Mycoplasma genitalium (strain ATCC 33530 / G-37 / NCTC 10195) OX=243273 GN=MG060 PE=3 SV=1