Self-recycling and partially conservative replication of mycobacterial methylmannose polysaccharides

oleh: Ana Maranha, Mafalda Costa, Jorge Ripoll-Rozada, José A. Manso, Vanessa Miranda, Vera M. Mendes, Bruno Manadas, Sandra Macedo-Ribeiro, M. Rita Ventura, Pedro José Barbosa Pereira, Nuno Empadinhas

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01

Deskripsi

The mechanism of methylmannose polysaccharide (MMP) biogenesis in nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is characterized, which involves an MMP-specific hydrolase (MmpH) and a rare mannosyltransferase (ManT). MmpH and ManT structures are presented.