Bacterial surface layer glycoproteins.
Crystalline cell surface layers (S-layers) are ubiquitously present in bacterial species from almost all phylogenetic branches. Recent investigations have shown that the S-layer proteins of many archaebacteria and eubacteria contain covalently linked carbohydrate chains. This evidence clearly shows that the ability for protein glycosylation is present as a common biosynthetic pathway in prokaryotic organisms.
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Zentrum für Ultrastrukturforschung, Universität für Bodenkultur, Wien, Austria.
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D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins