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    Glycobiology. 1991 Sep;1(4):357-65.

    Complete nucleotide and deduced protein sequence of CMP-NeuAc: poly-alpha-2,8 sialosyl sialyltransferase of Escherichia coli K1.

    Weisgerber C, Hansen A, Frosch M.

    Institute für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, FRG.

    Poly-alpha-2,8 N-acetylneuraminic acid (polySia) is an important virulence factor in infections caused by Escherichia coli K1 and Neisseria meningitidis B. In E. coli K1 a membranous CMP-NeuAc: poly-alpha-2,8 sialosyl sialyltransferase (polysialyltransferase) complex catalyses the synthesis of linear polySia chains. The complex also elongates sialyl oligomers that serve as exogenous acceptors. The gene encoding a polysialyltransferase of E. coli has been identified by subcloning and DNA sequence analysis. The subcloned DNA fragment codes for a polypeptide with a molecular mass of 47 kDa catalysing the in vitro synthesis of polySia by elongation of exogenous acceptors.

    PMID: 1820197 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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