Structure of an O-Glcnac Transferase Homolog Provides Insight Into Intracellular Glycosylation.
Martinez-Fleites, C., Macauley, M.S., He, Y., Shen, D.L., Vocadlo, D.J., Davies, G.J.(2008) Nat Struct Mol Biol 15: 764
- PubMed: 18536723 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.1443
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2VSN - PubMed Abstract: 
N-Acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) modification of proteins provides a mechanism for the control of diverse cellular processes through a dynamic interplay with phosphorylation. UDP-GlcNAc:polypeptidyl transferase (OGT) catalyzes O-GlcNAc addition. The structure of an intact OGT homolog and kinetic analysis of human OGT variants reveal a contiguous superhelical groove that directs substrates to the active site.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, The University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5YW, UK.