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Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedAntibiotic resistance is a major issue in the treatment of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis. Existing antibiotics target only a few cellular pathways and there is an urgent need for antibiotics that have novel molecular mechanisms. The glmU gene is essential in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, being required for optimal bacterial growth, and has been selected as a possible drug target for structural and functional investigation. GlmU is a bifunctional acetyltransferase/uridyltransferase that catalyses the formation of UDP-GlcNAc from GlcN-1-P. UDP-GlcNAc is a substrate for two important biosynthetic pathways: lipopolysaccharide and peptidoglycan synthesis. The crystal structure of M. tuberculosis GlmU has been determined in an unliganded form and in complex with GlcNAc-1-P or UDP-GlcNAc. The structures reveal the residues that are responsible for substrate binding. Enzyme activities were characterized by (1)H NMR and suggest that the presence of acetyl-coenzyme A has an inhibitory effect on uridyltransferase activity. Structure and function of GlmU from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.,Zhang Z, Bulloch EM, Bunker RD, Baker EN, Squire CJ Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2009 Mar;65(Pt 3):275-83. Epub 2009, Feb 20. PMID:19237750[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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