ProGlyProt IDBC139
Organism Information
Organism NameEscherichia coli 278
DomainBacteria
ClassificationFamily: Enterobacteriaceae
Order: "Enterobacteriales"
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Division or phylum: "Proteobacteria"
Taxonomic ID (NCBI)562
Genome Sequence (s)
EMBLGU810159
Gene Information
Gene NameaidA (plasmid encoded)
NCBI Gene ID
Protein Information
Protein NameDiffuse Adherence Adhesin (AIDA-I)
UniProtKB/SwissProt IDD7PPP4
NCBI RefSeq
EMBL-CDSADH10230.1
UniProtKB Sequence>tr|D7PPP4|D7PPP4_ECOLX Diffuse adherence adhesin OS=Escherichia coli GN=aidA PE=4 SV=1 MNKAYSIIWSHSRQAWIVASELARGHGFVLAKNTLLVLAVVSTIGNAFAVNISGTVSSGG TVSSGETQIVYSGGETSNATVNSGGTQIVNNGGKTTATTVNSSGSQNVGTSGATISTIVN SGGIQRVSSGGVASATNLSGGAQNIYNLGHASNTVIFSGGNQTIFSGGITDSTNISSGGQ QRVSSGGVASNTTINSSGAQNILSGGSAISTHISSGGNQYISAGANATETIVNSGGFQRV NSGAVATGTVLSGGTQNVSSGGSAISTSVYNSGVQTVFAGATVTDTTVNSGGNQNISSGG IVSETTVNVSGTQNIYSGGSALSANIKGSQIVNSEGTAINTLVSDGGYQHIRNGGIASGT IVNQSGYVNISSGGYAESTIINSGGTLRVLSDGYARGTILNNSGRENVSNGGVSYNAMIN TGGNQYIYSDGEATAAIVNTSGFQRINSGGTASGTKLSGGNQNVSSGGKAIDAEVYSGGK QTVYSGGEVSGTQIFNGGMVNVSGGTASGANVNLSGRLNAFAGNVVGTILNQEGRQYVYS GATATSTVGNNEGREYVLSGGITDGTVLNSGGLQAVSSGGKASATVINEGGAQFVYDGGQ VTGTNIKNGGTIRVDSGASALNIALSSGGNLFTSTGATVTGTNHYGSFSVSQNHASNIVL ENGGLLAVTSGGTATDTTVNSAGRLRIDDGGTINGTTTINADGIVAGTNIQNDGNFILNL AENYDFETELSGSGVLVKDNTGIMTYAGTLTQAQGVNVKNGGIIFDSAVVNADMAVNQNA YINISDQATINGSVNNNGSIVINNSIINGNITNDADLSFGTAKLLSATVNGSLVNNKNII LNPTKESAGNTLTVSNYTGTPGSVISLGGVLEGDNSLTDRLVVKGNTSGQSDIVYVNEDG SGGQTRDGINIISVEGNSDAEFSLKNRVVAGAYDYTLQKGNESGTDNKGWYLTSHLPTSD TRQYRPENGSYATNMALANSLFLMDLNERKQFRAMSDNTQPESASVWMKITGGRSSGKLN DGQNKTTTNQFINQLGGDIYKFHAEQLGDFTLGIMGGYANAKGKTINYTSNKAARNTLDG YSVGVYGTWYQNGENATGLFAETWMQYNWFNASVKGDGLEEEKYNLNGLTASAGGGYNLN VHTWTSPEGITGEFWLQPHLQAVWMGVTPDTHQEDNGTVVQGAGKNNIQTKAGIRASWKV KSTLDKDTGREFRPYIEANWIHNTHEFGVKMSDDSQLLSGSRNQGEIKTGIEGVITQNLS VNGGVAYQAGGHGSNAISGALGIKYSF
Sequence length1287 AA
Subcellular LocationPeriplasm (Extracellular membrane associated)
FunctionSelf-associating autotransporters (SAAT). Adhesin involved in diffuse adherence. Able to confer a pattern of diffuse adherence on the surface of cultured epithelial cells.
Protein Structure
PDB ID
Glycosylation Status
Glycosylation TypeO (Ser) linked
Experimentally Validated Glycosite(s) in Full Length ProteinS102, S111, S116, S242, S252, S334, S391, S409, S540, S546, S559, S570, S577, S578, S583, T154
Experimentally Validated Glycosite(s ) in Mature ProteinS102, S111, S116, S242, S252, S334, S391, S409, S540, S546, S559, S570, S577, S578, S583, T154
Glycosite(s) Annotated Protein Sequence>tr|D7PPP4|D7PPP4_ECOLX Diffuse adherence adhesin OS=Escherichia coli GN=aidA PE=4 SV=1 MNKAYSIIWSHSRQAWIVASELARGHGFVLAKNTLLVLAVVSTIGNAFAVNISGTVSSGG TVSSGETQIVYSGGETSNATVNSGGTQIVNNGGKTTATTVNS*(102)SGSQNVGTS*(111)GATIS*(116)TIVN SGGIQRVSSGGVASATNLSGGAQNIYNLGHASNT*(154)VIFSGGNQTIFSGGITDSTNISSGGQ QRVSSGGVASNTTINSSGAQNILSGGSAISTHISSGGNQYISAGANATETIVNSGGFQRV NS*(242)GAVATGTVLS*(252)GGTQNVSSGGSAISTSVYNSGVQTVFAGATVTDTTVNSGGNQNISSGG IVSETTVNVSGTQNIYSGGSALSANIKGSQIVNS*(334)EGTAINTLVSDGGYQHIRNGGIASGT IVNQSGYVNISSGGYAESTIINSGGTLRVLS*(391)DGYARGTILNNSGRENVS*(409)NGGVSYNAMIN TGGNQYIYSDGEATAAIVNTSGFQRINSGGTASGTKLSGGNQNVSSGGKAIDAEVYSGGK QTVYSGGEVSGTQIFNGGMVNVSGGTASGANVNLSGRLNAFAGNVVGTILNQEGRQYVYS*(540)GATATS*(546)TVGNNEGREYVLS*(559)GGITDGTVLNS*(570) GGLQAVS*(577)S*(578) GGKAS*(583)ATVINEGGAQFVYDGGQ VTGTNIKNGGTIRVDSGASALNIALSSGGNLFTSTGATVTGTNHYGSFSVSQNHASNIVL ENGGLLAVTSGGTATDTTVNSAGRLRIDDGGTINGTTTINADGIVAGTNIQNDGNFILNL AENYDFETELSGSGVLVKDNTGIMTYAGTLTQAQGVNVKNGGIIFDSAVVNADMAVNQNA YINISDQATINGSVNNNGSIVINNSIINGNITNDADLSFGTAKLLSATVNGSLVNNKNII LNPTKESAGNTLTVSNYTGTPGSVISLGGVLEGDNSLTDRLVVKGNTSGQSDIVYVNEDG SGGQTRDGINIISVEGNSDAEFSLKNRVVAGAYDYTLQKGNESGTDNKGWYLTSHLPTSD TRQYRPENGSYATNMALANSLFLMDLNERKQFRAMSDNTQPESASVWMKITGGRSSGKLN DGQNKTTTNQFINQLGGDIYKFHAEQLGDFTLGIMGGYANAKGKTINYTSNKAARNTLDG YSVGVYGTWYQNGENATGLFAETWMQYNWFNASVKGDGLEEEKYNLNGLTASAGGGYNLN VHTWTSPEGITGEFWLQPHLQAVWMGVTPDTHQEDNGTVVQGAGKNNIQTKAGIRASWKV KSTLDKDTGREFRPYIEANWIHNTHEFGVKMSDDSQLLSGSRNQGEIKTGIEGVITQNLS VNGGVAYQAGGHGSNAISGALGIKYSF
Sequence Around Glycosites (21 AA)GGKTTATTVNSSGSQNVGTSG
NSSGSQNVGTSGATISTIVNS
QNVGTSGATISTIVNSGGIQR
VNSGGFQRVNSGAVATGTVLS
SGAVATGTVLSGGTQNVSSGG
ANIKGSQIVNSEGTAINTLVS
INSGGTLRVLSDGYARGTILN
ILNNSGRENVSNGGVSYNAMI
LNQEGRQYVYSGATATSTVGN
QYVYSGATATSTVGNNEGREY
GNNEGREYVLSGGITDGTVLN
GGITDGTVLNSGGLQAVSSGG
VLNSGGLQAVSSGGKASATVI
LNSGGLQAVSSGGKASATVIN
LQAVSSGGKASATVINEGGAQ
NIYNLGHASNTVIFSGGNQTI
Glycosite Sequence Logoseqlogo
Glycosite Sequence Logo
Technique(s) used for Glycosylation DetectionAberrant mobility on SDS-polyacrylamide gel, labelling with digoxigenin (DIG) hydrazide after periodate oxidation. The glycan was not detectable by common lectins and could not be deglycosylated by a broad spectrum of glycosidases.
Technique(s) used for Glycosylated Residue(s) DetectionMS-MS (tandem mass spectrometry) and N-terminal sequencing of AIDA-I peptides
Protein Glycosylation- ImplicationGlycosylation is required to ensure a normal conformation of AIDA-I. Glycans could be involved in receptor recognition making it essential for adhesion but not for autoaggregation or biofilm formation. It also provides increased resistance to degradation. Only the glycosylated form binds to cultured epithelial cells. Further unglycosylated AIDA-I is expressed in smaller amounts than its relatively thermostable glycosylated form. Unglycosylated AIDA-I is more sensitive to proteases and induces im
Glycan Information
Glycan AnnotationHeterogenous multiple heptose residues (atleast 19 per protein molecule).
Technique(s) used for Glycan IdentificationGas chromatography and mass spectrometry after methanolysis and carbohydrate labelling.
Protein Glycosylation linked (PGL) gene(s)
OST Gene Nameaah (autotransporter-adhesin-heptosyltransferase), charcaterized based on gene deletion studies
OST NCBI Gene ID
OST GenBank Gene Sequence
OST Protein NameAah is the heptosyltransferase. Tib C (E. coli (ET
OST UniProtKB/ SwissProt ID
OST NCBI RefSeq
OST EMBL-CDS
OST UniProtKB Sequence
OST EC Number (BRENDA)
OST Genome Context
Characterized Accessory Gene(s)
PGL Additional LinksCAZy
Literatures
Reference(s)1) Charbonneau, M.E., Girard, V., Nikolakakis, A., Campos, M., Berthiaume, F., Dumas, F., Lepine, F. and Mourez, M. (2007) O-linked glycosylation ensures the normal conformation of the autotransporter adhesin involved in diffuse adherence. J Bacteriol, 189, 8880-8889. [PubMed: 17951390]
2) Sherlock, O., Schembri, M.A., Reisner, A. and Klemm, P. (2004) Novel roles for the AIDA adhesin from diarrheagenic Escherichia coli: cell aggregation and biofilm formation. J Bacteriol, 186, 8058-8065. [P
Additional CommentsAIDA- I is primarily associated with pathogenic E. coli strains involved in neonatal and postweaning diarrhea in piglets.
The glycosylated peptides were identified in a region of the protein composed of imperfect 19-amino-acid repeats.
Glycosylation by heptoses represents a novel protein modification in eubacteria.
Sequon features: The N-terminal repeats of AIDA-I that contain multiple copies of the consensus sequence VXNSGG, might serve as acceptor sites for the AAH heptosyltran
Year of Identification2001
Year of Validation2007