Molecular cloning and expression of a novel glycolipid sulfotransferase in

The GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the sequence (gene ) reported in this paper is Z81011.

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Sulfated trehalose glycolipids are among the most characteristic cell wall molecules of virulent strains of . They comprise a family of trehalose-2-sulfate esters with an array of acyl fatty acids at various positions of the trehalose moiety. Although their structure has been well characterized, most of the enzymes involved in their biosynthesis, such as sulfotransferases, are unknown. It is demonstrated here by metabolic labelling with S abundant incorporation into sulfolipids of strains, in comparison to , BCG and . The most abundant sulfolipid, sulfolipid I, is present in virulent strains H37Rv and Erdman, but absent in attenuated H37Ra. Sulfotransferase assays with the donor substrate 3′-phosphoadenosine-5′-[S]phosphosulfonate and whole cell lysates of H37Ra resulted in the synthesis of four major sulfolipids (I, II, IV and VI). A search for sulfotransferase gene sequences in yielded gene , a 981 bp gene slightly homologous (24% identity) to eukaryotic aryl-sulfotransferases. was cloned by PCR and expressed as a 39 kDa recombinant his-tagged protein. The recombinant aryl-sulfotransferase exhibited activity towards the cerebroside glycolipids glucosyl- and galactosylceramide. No activity was detected with sulfatide (3′-sulfated galactosylceramide), suggesting that sulfation of galactosylceramide may occur at C-3 of the galactose. Treatment of sulfated products with ceramide glycanase resulted in the release of S-labelled material showing that sulfation was at the saccharide moiety (galactose or glucose) of the ceramide. Assays with the aryl-sulfotransferase and total H37Ra glycolipids showed one major product corresponding to sulfolipid IV. These results demonstrate that encodes a novel glycolipid sulfotransferase with activity towards typical ceramide glycolipids and mycobacterial trehalose glycolipids.

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