Different glycosyltransferases are involved in lipid glycosylation and protein N-glycosylation in the halophilic archaeon Haloferax volcanii

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 192, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 581-584

  Eichler, Jerry ^a   Naparstek, Shai ^a   Vinagradov, Evguenii ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archaea; Glycolipid; Glycoprotein; Glycosyltransferase; Haloferax volcanii; Nuclear magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

GLYCOLIPID; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN AGLB; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; DOLICHYL DIPHOSPHOOLIGOSACCHARIDE PROTEIN GLYCOTRANSFERASE; DOLICHYL-DIPHOSPHOOLIGOSACCHARIDE - PROTEIN GLYCOTRANSFERASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; GLYCOPROTEIN SYNTHESIS; GLYCOSYLATION; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; LIPOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; CELL MEMBRANE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; HALOFERAX VOLCANII;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; GLYCOLIPIDS; GLYCOPROTEINS; GLYCOSYLATION; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; LIPID METABOLISM; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS;

EID: 77954726634     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-010-0581-9     Document Type: Article

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