LytB1 and LytB2 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Are Not Genetically Redundant.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis synthesises isoprenoid precursors via the MEP/DOXP pathway and at least five enzymes in the pathway (Dxs1, Dxr/IspC, IspD, IspF, and GcpE/IspG) are required for growth in vitro. We investigated the role of LytB (IspH) in M. tuberculosis; M. tuberculosis is unusual in that...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4550268?pdf=render |