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Table 1. Partial Sequences of ThuA and SunA Mutant
Peptides (Residues 11−34)
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Notes
The authors declare no competing financial interest.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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This work was supported by the U.S. National Institutes of
Health (GM58822 to W.A.v.d.D.) and fellowships from the
NIGMS-NIH Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Grant
Program (5T32-GM070421 to C.G.D.G) and the Cellular and
Molecular Biology Training Program (T32 GM007283 to
T.J.O.). Mass spectra were recorded in part on an instrument
purchased with grant S10RR027109-01 from the U.S. National
Institutes of Health.
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Sequences of CREB and Syn replacements of the native loop
sequences in SunA and ThuA are in bold and underlined. Target Cys
residues are highlighted in red.
Since ThuS was able to glucosylate SunA despite the
significant differences in the sequences of SunA and ThuA, we
decided to investigated whether ThuS could modify ThuA and
SunA peptides with non-natural sequences inserted in the loop
between the internal disulfides. S-glycosidic linkages have been
shown to have significantly improved chemical and biological
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