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E Norman1, K A De Smet, N G Stoker, C Ratledge, P R Wheeler, J W Dale.
Abstract
The causative agents of leprosy and tuberculosis, Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, have a lipid-rich cell envelope which contributes to virulence and antibiotic resistance. Acyl coenzyme A carboxylase, which catalyzes the first committed step of lipid biosynthesis, consists in mycobacteria of two subunits, one of which is biotinylated. Genes from M. leprae and M. tuberculosis encoding a biotinylated protein have been cloned and sequenced. Analysis of the derived protein sequences demonstrated the presence of biotin-binding sites and putative ATP-bicarbonate interactions sites, consistent with the proteins having a biotin carboxylase function as well as their being biotin carrier proteins.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 7909542 PMCID: PMC205389 DOI: 10.1128/jb.176.9.2525-2531.1994
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490