Reaction: 2 UDP-α-D-galactofuranose + α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→3)-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho-trans,octacis-decaprenol = 2 UDP + β-D-galactofuranosyl-(1→5)-β-D-galactofuranosyl-(1→4)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→3)-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho-trans,octacis-decaprenol (overall reaction)
(1a) UDP-α-D-galactofuranose + α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→3)-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho-trans-octacis-decaprenol = UDP + β-D-galactofuranosyl-(1→4)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→3)-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho-trans-octacis-decaprenol
(1b) UDP-α-D-galactofuranose + β-D-galactofuranosyl-(1→4)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→3)-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho-trans-octacis-decaprenol = UDP + β-D-galactofuranosyl-(1→5)-β-D-galactofuranosyl-(1→4)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→3)-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho-trans-octacis-decaprenol
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Other name(s): arabinogalactan galactofuranosyl transferase 1; GlfT1
Systematic name: UDP-α-D-galactofuranose:α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→3)-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho-trans,octacis-decaprenol 4-β/4-β-galactofuranosyltransferase (configuration-inverting)
Comments: Isolated from the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. smegmatis, the enzyme has dual β-(1→4) and β-(1→5) transferase action. Involved in the formation of the cell wall in mycobacteria.
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References:
1. Mikusová, K., Belánová, M., Korduláková, J., Honda, K., McNeil, M.R., Mahapatra, S., Crick, D.C. and Brennan, P.J. Identification of a novel galactosyl transferase involved in biosynthesis of the mycobacterial cell wall. J. Bacteriol. 188 (2006) 6592-6598. [PMID: 16952951]
2. Belánová, M., Dianisková, P., Brennan, P.J., Completo, G.C., Rose, N.L., Lowary, T.L. and Mikusová, K. Galactosyl transferases in mycobacterial cell wall synthesis. J. Bacteriol. 190 (2008) 1141-1145. [PMID: 18055597]