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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 26, Issue 5, Pages 345-358Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000447091
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Glycobiology; Glycoproteins; Gram-positive bacteria; Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG; Probiotics; Proteomics
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- Institute for the Promotion of Innovation through Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT Vlaanderen)
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek-Vlaanderen (FWO) [28960]
- University of Leuven [PF3M100234]
- UAntwerp via BOF
- UAntwerp via IOF-SBO
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Glycoproteins form an interesting class of macromolecules involved in bacterial-host interactions, but they are not yet widely explored in Gram-positive and beneficial species. Here, an integrated and widely applicable approach was followed to identify putative bacterial glycoproteins, combining proteome fractionation with 2D protein and glycostained gels and lectin blots. This approach was validated for the microbiota isolate Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. The approach resulted in a list of putative glycosylated proteins receiving a 'glycosylation score'. Ultimately, we could identify 41 unique glycosylated proteins in L. rhamnosus GG (6 top-confidence, 10 high-confidence and 25 putative hits; classification based on glycosylation score). Most glycoproteins are associated with the cell wall and membrane. Identified glycoproteins include proteins involved in transport, translation, and sugar metabolism processes. A robust screening resulted in a comprehensive mapping of glycoproteins in L. rhamnosus GG. Our results reflect the glycosylation of sugar metabolism enzymes, transporters, and other proteins crucial for cell physiology. We hypothesize that protein glycosylation can confer an extra level of regulation, for example by affecting enzyme functions. This is the first systematic study of the glycoproteome of a probiotic and beneficial gut isolate. (C) 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel
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