The LPG1x family from Leishmania major is constituted of rare eukaryotic galactofuranosyltransferases with unprecedented catalytic properties

The enemy within: Targeting host–parasite interaction for antileishmanial drug discovery

(2017) Suzanne Lamotte et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Biological roles of glycans

(2016) Ajit Varki   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Fidelity and Promiscuity of a Mycobacterial Glycosyltransferase

(2016) Kenzo Yamatsugu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Identification and functional analysis of two Golgi-localized UDP-galactofuranose transporters with overlapping functions in Aspergillus niger

(2015) Joohae Park et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Leishmania cell wall as a potent target for antiparasitic drugs. A focus on the glycoconjugates

(2015) Yari Cabezas et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Leishmania enriettii: biochemical characterisation of lipophosphoglycans (LPGs) and glycoinositolphospholipids (GIPLs) and infectivity to Cavia porcellus

(2015) Larissa Paranaíba et al.   Parasites & Vectors

gfsAencodes a novel galactofuranosyltransferase involved in biosynthesis of galactofuranose antigen ofO-glycan inAspergillus nidulansandAspergillus fumigatus

(2013) Yuji Komachi et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Telomeric gene deletion and intrachromosomal amplification in antimony-resistantLeishmania

(2013) Angana Mukherjee et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The carbohydrate-active enzymes database (CAZy) in 2013

(2013) Vincent Lombard et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Galactofuranose-rich polysaccharides from Trebouxia sp. induce inflammation and exacerbate lethality by sepsis in mice

(2013) Yanna D. Rattmann et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Specific and non-specific enzymes for furanosyl-containing conjugates: biosynthesis, metabolism, and chemo-enzymatic synthesis

(2012) Ilona Chlubnova et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

Tetrameric Structure of the GlfT2 Galactofuranosyltransferase Reveals a Scaffold for the Assembly of Mycobacterial Arabinogalactan

(2012) Robert W. Wheatley et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Leishmania promastigotes: building a safe niche within macrophages

(2012) Neda Moradin et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

The early interaction of Leishmania with macrophages and dendritic cells and its influence on the host immune response

(2012) Dong Liu et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Glycosyltransferase structural biology and its role in the design of catalysts for glycosylation

(2011) Aram Chang et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Trypanosoma rangeli expresses a β-galactofuranosyl transferase

(2011) Patrícia Hermes Stoco et al.   EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY

Roles of the Aspergillus nidulans UDP-galactofuranose transporter, UgtA in hyphal morphogenesis, cell wall architecture, conidiation, and drug sensitivity

(2011) Sharmin Afroz et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Galactofuranose in eukaryotes: aspects of biosynthesis and functional impact

(2011) B. Tefsen et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Synthetic UDP-Furanoses as Potent Inhibitors of Mycobacterial Galactan Biogenesis

(2010) Pauline Peltier et al.   CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY

Chemistry and Biology of Galactofuranose-Containing Polysaccharides

(2009) Michele R. Richards et al.   CHEMBIOCHEM

STD-NMR Studies Suggest that Two Acceptor Substrates for GlfT2, a Bifunctional Galactofuranosyltransferase Required for the Biosynthesis ofMycobacterium tuberculosisArabinogalactan, Compete for the Same Binding Site

(2009) Monica G. Szczepina et al.   CHEMBIOCHEM

A Single UDP-galactofuranose Transporter Is Required for Galactofuranosylation inAspergillus fumigatus

(2009) Jakob Engel et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Probing the Aglycon Promiscuity of an Engineered Glycosyltransferase

(2008) Richard W. Gantt et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Probing UDP-galactopyranose mutase binding pocket: A dramatic effect on substitution of the 6-position of UDP-galactofuranose

(2008) Guillaume Eppe et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Development of a coupled spectrophotometric assay for GlfT2, a bifunctional mycobacterial galactofuranosyltransferase

(2008) Natisha L. Rose et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

Recent knowledge and innovations related to hexofuranosides: structure, synthesis and applications

(2008) Pauline Peltier et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

Stereoselective Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of UDP-1,2-cis-furanoses from α,β-Furanosyl 1-Phosphates

(2008) Pauline Peltier et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Inhibitors of UDP-Galactopyranose Mutase Thwart Mycobacterial Growth

(2008) Emily C. Dykhuizen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Phylogeny.fr: robust phylogenetic analysis for the non-specialist

(2008) A. Dereeper et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Potent Ligands for Prokaryotic UDP-Galactopyranose Mutase That Exploit an Enzyme Subsite

(2008) Emily C. Dykhuizen et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Modulation of gene expression in drug resistant Leishmania is associated with gene amplification, gene deletion and chromosome aneuploidy

(2008) Jean-Michel Ubeda et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY