Compositions and methods for protein glycosylation
Described herein are oligosaccharyl transferases for use in N-glycosylating proteins of interest in vitro and in host cells. Methods for using such oligosaccharyl transferases, nucleic acids encoding such oligosaccharyl transferases, and host cells comprising such oligosaccharyl transferases are also provided herein. Glycoconjugates generated by using such oligosaccharyl transferases are also provided herein.
1. An N-oligosaccharyl transferase comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the N-oligosaccharyl transferase comprises one or more substitutions at positions corresponding to positions in the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 selected from the group consisting of 77, 80, 311, 287, 288, 289, 669, and 294.
2. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 311 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Val or Ile.
3. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 2 , wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 311 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Val.
4. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 77 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with His, Thr, Trp, Arg, Lys, or Ala.
5. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 3 wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 77 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with His, Thr, Trp, Arg, Lys or Ala.
6. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 5 wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 77 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Arg.
7. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 80 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Arg or His.
8. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 287 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Pro, Lys, or Arg.
9. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 288 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Met, Phe, Ile, or Cys.
10. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 289 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Arg, Asn, or Gln.
11. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 294 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is mutated substituted with Lys.
12. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 311 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Val and the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 77 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with His.
13. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 311 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Val and the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 80 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Arg.
14. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 311 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Val, the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 77 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with His, and the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 80 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Arg.
15. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 311 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Val and the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 287 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Pro.
16. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 311 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Val, the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 77 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with His, and the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 287 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Pro.
17. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 311 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Val, the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 80 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Arg, and the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 287 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Pro.
18. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 311 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Val, the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 77 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with His, the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 80 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Arg, and the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 287 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Pro.
19. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 311 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Val and the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 669 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Val.
20. The N-oligosaccharyl transferase of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 311 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Val, the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 77 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with His, the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 80 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Arg, the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 287 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Pro, and the amino acid at the position corresponding to position 289 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with Arg.