Ppm1-encoded polyprenyl monophosphomannose synthase activity is essential for lipoglycan synthesis and survival in mycobacteria.

The biosynthesis of mycobacterial mannose-containing lipoglycans, such as lipomannan (LM) and the immunomodulator lipoarabinomanan (LAM), is carried out by the GT-C superfamily of glycosyltransferases that require polyprenylphosphate-based mannose (PPM) as a sugar donor. The essentiality of lipoglyc...

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Main Authors: Amrita K Rana, Albel Singh, Sudagar S Gurcha, Liam R Cox, Apoorva Bhatt, Gurdyal S Besra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0048211&type=printable
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