CESA_like_1 is a member of the cellulose synthase (CESA) superfamily. This is a subfamily of cellulose synthase (CESA) superfamily. 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 of the superfamily include cellulose synthase catalytic subunit, chitin synthase, glucan biosynthesis protein and other families of CESA-like proteins.

Glycosyltransferase, catalytic subunit of cellulose synthase and poly-beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosamine synthase [Cell motility].

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.

Hyaluronan synthases catalyze polymerization of hyaluronan. Hyaluronan synthases (HASs) are bi-functional glycosyltransferases that catalyze polymerization of hyaluronan. HASs transfer both GlcUA and GlcNAc in beta-(1,3) and beta-(1,4) linkages, respectively to the hyaluronan chain using UDP-GlcNAc and UDP-GlcUA as substrates. HA is made as a free glycan, not attached to a protein or lipid. HASs do not need a primer for HA synthesis; they initiate HA biosynthesis de novo with only UDP-GlcNAc, UDP-GlcUA, and Mg2+. Hyaluronan (HA) is a linear heteropolysaccharide composed of (1-3)-linked beta-D-GlcUA-beta-D-GlcNAc disaccharide repeats. It can be found in vertebrates and a few microbes and is typically on the cell surface or in the extracellular space, but is also found inside mammalian cells. Hyaluronan has several physiochemical and biological functions such as space filling, lubrication, and providing a hydrated matrix through which cells can migrate.

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.

MannosyltransferasePcManGT from Pyrobaculum calidifontis [Pyrobaculum calidifontis JCM 11548],6YV8_B Mannosyltransferase PcManGT from Pyrobaculum calidifontis in complex with GDP and Mn2+ [Pyrobaculum calidifontis JCM 11548],6YV9_A Mannosyltransferase PcManGT from Pyrobaculum calidifontis in complex with GDP-Man and Mn2+ [Pyrobaculum calidifontis JCM 11548]

MannosyltransferasePcManGT from Pyrobaculum calidifontis [Pyrobaculum calidifontis JCM 11548],6YV8_A Mannosyltransferase PcManGT from Pyrobaculum calidifontis in complex with GDP and Mn2+ [Pyrobaculum calidifontis JCM 11548],6YV9_B Mannosyltransferase PcManGT from Pyrobaculum calidifontis in complex with GDP-Man and Mn2+ [Pyrobaculum calidifontis JCM 11548]

Poly-beta-1,6-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine synthase OS=Staphylococcus aureus (strain COL) OX=93062 GN=icaA PE=3 SV=1

Poly-beta-1,6-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine synthase OS=Staphylococcus aureus (strain MRSA252) OX=282458 GN=icaA PE=3 SV=1

Poly-beta-1,6-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine synthase OS=Staphylococcus aureus (strain N315) OX=158879 GN=icaA PE=3 SV=1

Poly-beta-1,6-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine synthase OS=Staphylococcus aureus (strain Mu50 / ATCC 700699) OX=158878 GN=icaA PE=3 SV=1

Poly-beta-1,6-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine synthase OS=Staphylococcus aureus (strain NCTC 8325 / PS 47) OX=93061 GN=icaA PE=3 SV=2