Entry
Name
D-Man-alpha-(1->3)-D-Glc-beta-(1->4)-D-Glc-alpha-1-diphosphoundecaprenol 2-beta-glucuronosyltransferase;
GumK;
UDP-glucuronate:D-Man-alpha-(1->3)-D-Glc-beta-(1->4)-D-Glc-alpha-1-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol beta-1,2-glucuronyltransferase;
D-Man-alpha-(1->3)-D-Glc-beta-(1->4)-D-Glc-alpha-1-diphosphoundecaprenol 2-beta-glucuronyltransferase
Class
Transferases;
Glycosyltransferases;
Hexosyltransferases
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
UDP-alpha-D-glucuronate:alpha-D-Man-(1->3)-beta-D-Glc-(1->4)-alpha-D-Glc-1-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol beta-1,2-glucuronosyltransferase (configuration-inverting)
Reaction(IUBMB)
UDP-alpha-D-glucuronate + alpha-D-Man-(1->3)-beta-D-Glc-(1->4)-alpha-D-Glc-1-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol = UDP + beta-D-GlcA-(1->2)-alpha-D-Man-(1->3)-beta-D-Glc-(1->4)-alpha-D-Glc-1-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol [RN:
R09732 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
UDP-alpha-D-glucuronate [CPD:
C00167 ];
alpha-D-Man-(1->3)-beta-D-Glc-(1->4)-alpha-D-Glc-1-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol
Product
UDP [CPD:
C00015 ];
beta-D-GlcA-(1->2)-alpha-D-Man-(1->3)-beta-D-Glc-(1->4)-alpha-D-Glc-1-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol
Comment
The enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of the exopolysaccharides xanthan (in the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris) and acetan (in the bacterium Gluconacetobacter xylinus).
History
EC 2.4.1.264 created 2011, modified 2016
Orthology
K13659 2-beta-glucuronyltransferase
Genes
XFU : XFF4834R_chr26130(gumK)
XPH : XppCFBP6546_19515(XppCFBP6546P_19515)
XHD : LMG31886_17120(gumK)
PWI : MWN52_13240 MWN52_14780
GLC : JQN73_13840 JQN73_17615
PDES : FE840_000810 FE840_001985
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Katzen F, Ferreiro DU, Oddo CG, Ielmini MV, Becker A, Puhler A, Ielpi L
Title
Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris gum mutants: effects on xanthan biosynthesis and plant virulence.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Ielpi L, Couso RO, Dankert MA
Title
Sequential assembly and polymerization of the polyprenol-linked pentasaccharide repeating unit of the xanthan polysaccharide in Xanthomonas campestris.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Kim SY, Kim JG, Lee BM, Cho JY
Title
Mutational analysis of the gum gene cluster required for xanthan biosynthesis in Xanthomonas oryzae pv oryzae.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Barreras M, Bianchet MA, Ielpi L
Title
Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic characterization of GumK, a membrane-associated glucuronosyltransferase from Xanthomonas campestris required for xanthan polysaccharide synthesis.
Journal
Sequence
Reference
Authors
Barreras M, Salinas SR, Abdian PL, Kampel MA, Ielpi L
Title
Structure and mechanism of GumK, a membrane-associated glucuronosyltransferase.
Journal
Sequence
Reference
Authors
Vojnov AA, Bassi DE, Daniels MJ, Dankert MA
Title
Biosynthesis of a substituted cellulose from a mutant strain of Xanthomonas campestris.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Barreras M, Abdian PL, Ielpi L
Title
Functional characterization of GumK, a membrane-associated beta-glucuronosyltransferase from Xanthomonas campestris required for xanthan polysaccharide synthesis.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.4.1.264