Identification of a polyprenylphosphomannosyl synthase involved in the synthesis of mycobacterial mannosides

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 6769-6772

  Scherman, Hataichanok ^a   Kaur, Devinder ^a   Pham, Ha ^a   Škovierová, Henrieta ^a   Jackson, Mary ^a   Brennan, Patrick J ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN RV3779; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; LIPOARABINOMANNAN; LIPOMANNAN; MANNAN; MANNOSIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLMYO INOSITOL MANNOSIDE; POLYPRENYLPHOSPHOMANNOSYL SYNTHASE; POLYSACCHARIDE; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MANNOSIDES; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 70350468878     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00431-09     Document Type: Article

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