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SUBMITTER: Tan YZ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7341804 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Nature communications 20200707 1
Arabinosyltransferase B (EmbB) belongs to a family of membrane-bound glycosyltransferases that build the lipidated polysaccharides of the mycobacterial cell envelope, and are targets of anti-tuberculosis drug ethambutol. We present the 3.3 Å resolution single-particle cryo-electron microscopy structure of Mycobacterium smegmatis EmbB, providing insights on substrate binding and reaction mechanism. Mutations that confer ethambutol resistance map mostly around the putative active site, suggesting ...[more]