Structural highlights
Function
ASPAT_MYCTU Main aspartate aminotransferase that couples nitrogen assimilation to aspartate synthesis. Has a weak, but significant, side activity toward kynurenine (Kyn). Oxaloacetate and 2-oxoglutarate, but not pyruvate, serve as amino acceptors, while Asp, Glu and Kyn serve as the best amino donors. Essential for axenic growth and survival of M.tuberculosis in macrophages and in mice.[1]
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References
- ↑ Jansen RS, Mandyoli L, Hughes R, Wakabayashi S, Pinkham JT, Selbach B, Guinn KM, Rubin EJ, Sacchettini JC, Rhee KY. Aspartate aminotransferase Rv3722c governs aspartate-dependent nitrogen metabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Nat Commun. 2020 Apr 23;11(1):1960. PMID:32327655 doi:10.1038/s41467-020-15876-8
