期刊
BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS
卷 44, 期 -, 页码 166-175出版社
PORTLAND PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.1042/BST20150226
关键词
sialidase; gut bacteria; gut microbiota; glycoside hydrolase; sialic acid; mucin degradation
资金
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/J004529/1]
- BBSRC [BBS/E/F/00044452] Funding Source: UKRI
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BBS/E/F/00044452] Funding Source: researchfish
Sialidases are a large group of enzymes, the majority of which catalyses the cleavage of terminal sialic acids from complex carbohydrates on glycoproteins or glycolipids. In the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, sialic acid residues are mostly found in terminal location of mucins via alpha 2-3/6 glycosidic linkages. Many enteric commensal and pathogenic bacteria can utilize sialic acids as a nutrient source, but not all express the sialidases that are required to release free sialic acid. Sialidases encoded by gut bacteria vary in terms of their substrate specificity and their enzymatic reaction. Most are hydrolytic sialidases, which release free sialic acid from sialylated substrates. However, there are also examples with transglycosylation activities. Recently, a third class of sialidases, intramolecular trans-sialidase (IT-sialidase), has been discovered in gut microbiota, releasing (2,7-anhydro-Neu5Ac) 2,7-anydro-N-acetylneuraminic acid instead of sialic acid. Reaction specificity varies, with hydrolytic sialidases demonstrating broad activity against alpha 2,3-, alpha 2,6- and alpha 2,8-linked substrates, whereas IT-sialidases tend to be specific for alpha 2,3-linked substrates. In this mini-review, we summarize the current knowledge on the structural and biochemical properties of sialidases involved in the interaction between gut bacteria and epithelial surfaces.
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