Campylobacter jejuni is a microaerophilic, Gram-negative, human pathogen that is the major cause of bacterial food-borne diarrhoea (gastroenteritis). It is most frequently responsible for a form of post-infection neuromuscular paralysis known as Guillain Barre' syndrome. It also leads to an immunoproliferative small intestine disease that is a rare malignant lymphoma of the intestine. Motility is essential for pathogenicity.
Surface-associated lipoprotein that is antigenic. Promotes adherence to epithelial cells, potentially via interactions with surface-exposed hsp 90-. Role in colonization of chicken.
Glycosylation Status
Glycosylation Type
N- (Asn) linked
Experimentally Validated Glycosite(s) in Full Length Protein
N146, N107 or N146 only
Experimentally Validated Glycosite(s ) in Mature Protein
Sequon feature: The consensus sequence for the C jejuni PglB is D/E-X'-N-X"-S/T (where X' and X" stand for any amino acid except proline) which is glycosylated when located in flexible, exposed structural elements. Tripeptide sequence NLT too has been found to be modified in vitro.