Sialyltransferases of marine bacteria efficiently utilize glycosphingolipid substrates

Yasunori Kushi1,2, Hisashi Kamimiya2, Hiroko Hiratsuka2, Hirofumi Nozaki2, Hiroshi Fukui2, Mayumi Yanagida2, Makoto Hashimoto3, Kimihide Nakamura4, Shinobu Watarai5, Takeshi Kasama6, Hitomi Kajiwara7, and Takeshi Yamamoto7 2Department of Agriculture and Life Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido, 080-8555; 3Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University; Kita 9, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8589; 4Health Care Administration Center, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido, 080-8555; 5Laboratory of Veterinary Immunology, Division of Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, 598-8531; 6Instrumental Analysis Research Center, Tokyo Medical Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510; and 7Glycotechnology Business Unit, Plant Innovation Center, Japan Tabacco Inc., 700 Higashibara, Iwata, Shizuoka, 483-0802, Japan