Biosynthesis and Role of N-Linked Glycosylation in Cell Surface Structures of Archaea with a Focus on Flagella and S Layers

Table 2

Potential sites for N-glycosylation in selected archaeal proteins.

Protein	Length in amino acids (including signal peptide)	Demonstrated glycosylation	Potential glycosylation sites (amino acid position)
M. voltae
FlaA	219	Yes	38, 175
FlaB1	218	Yes	38, 71, 77, 115, 136
FlaB2	216	Yes	38, 72, 77, 113, 172, 208
FlaB3	239	Yes	115, 128
S layer	581	Yes	107, 137
M. maripaludis
FlaB1	211	Yes	38, 12, 128, 168
FlaB2	216	Yes	38, 78, 122, 131, 136
FlaB3	210	Yes	150, 175
MMP1685 Pilin	74	Yes	39, 49, 52, 71
MMP0233 Pilin	129	No	63, 87, 94, 108
MMP0236 Pilin	132	No	34, 74, 83, 94, 98, 119, 126
MMP0237 Pilin	151	No	72, 82, 89, 95
S layer	575	No	535
H. volcanii
FlaA1	213	No	70, 115, 128, 134, 162, 172
FlaA	220	No	78, 95, 112, 124
S layer	827	Yes	47, 114, 308, 313, 404, 532, 766
H. salinarium
FlgA1	196	Yes	84, 97, 125
FlgA2	194	Yes	80, 93, 126
FlgB1	193	Yes	80, 93, 123
FlgB2	196	Yes	84, 97, 125
FlgB3	193	Yes	80, 93, 123
S layer	852	Yes	36, 51, 327, 339, 398, 438, 513, 643, 727, 751, 787, 811, 815