title: Sortase-mediated protein ligation: an emerging biotechnology tool for protein modification and immobilisation.
abstract: Sortases are transpeptidases produced by Gram-positive bacteria to anchor cell surface proteins covalently to the cell wall. The Staphylococcus aureus sortase A (SrtA) cleaves a short C-terminal recognition motif (LPXTG) on the target protein followed by the formation of an amide bond with the pentaglycine cross-bridge in the cell wall. Over recent years, several researchers have exploited this specific reaction for a range of biotechnology applications, including the incorporation of non-native peptides and non-peptidic molecules into proteins, the generation of nucleic acid-peptide conjugates and neoglycoconjugates, protein circularisation, and labelling of cell surface proteins on living cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand. t.proft@auckland.ac.nz
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Proft
mesh_terms: D019881:Aminoacyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006001:Glycoconjugates / Q000378:metabolism*; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000378:metabolism; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D006001:Glycoconjugates; D006020:Glycopeptides; D006023:Glycoproteins; D010455:Peptides; D011506:Proteins; D019881:Aminoacyltransferases; C120542:sortase A; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases