Structural highlights
Function
THPA_MYCS2 Part of an ABC transporter complex involved in D-threitol import. Binds D-threitol. Functions in the transport for the degradation pathway of D-threitol, that allows M.smegmatis to grow on this compound as the sole carbon source.[1]
References
- ↑ Huang H, Carter MS, Vetting MW, Al-Obaidi N, Patskovsky Y, Almo SC, Gerlt JA. A General Strategy for the Discovery of Metabolic Pathways: d-Threitol, l-Threitol, and Erythritol Utilization in Mycobacterium smegmatis. J Am Chem Soc. 2015 Nov 25;137(46):14570-3. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5b08968. Epub 2015 , Nov 12. PMID:26560079 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b08968