2gp6

Structural highlights

Function

KASB_MYCTU Part of the mycobacterial fatty acid elongation system FAS-II, which is involved in mycolic acid biosynthesis. Catalyzes the elongation of long chain acyl-ACP substrates by the addition of two carbons from malonyl-ACP to an acyl acceptor (PubMed:11600501, PubMed:12464486, PubMed:16873379). Involved in extension of the mycolate chains to full lengths and produces longer chain multiunsaturated hydrocarbons averaging 54 carbons in length (PubMed:12464486). Essential for resistance to macrophage antimicrobial activity (PubMed:12950920).^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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See Also

• Acyl carrier protein synthase 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Schaeffer ML, Agnihotri G, Volker C, Kallender H, Brennan PJ, Lonsdale JT. Purification and biochemical characterization of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthases KasA and KasB. J Biol Chem. 2001 Dec 14;276(50):47029-37. PMID:11600501 doi:10.1074/jbc.M108903200
2. ↑ Slayden RA, Barry CE 3rd. The role of KasA and KasB in the biosynthesis of meromycolic acids and isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2002;82(4-5):149-60. PMID:12464486 doi:10.1054/tube.2002.0333
3. ↑ Gao LY, Laval F, Lawson EH, Groger RK, Woodruff A, Morisaki JH, Cox JS, Daffe M, Brown EJ. Requirement for kasB in Mycobacterium mycolic acid biosynthesis, cell wall impermeability and intracellular survival: implications for therapy. Mol Microbiol. 2003 Sep;49(6):1547-63. PMID:12950920 doi:10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03667.x
4. ↑ Molle V, Brown AK, Besra GS, Cozzone AJ, Kremer L. The condensing activities of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis type II fatty acid synthase are differentially regulated by phosphorylation. J Biol Chem. 2006 Oct 6;281(40):30094-103. PMID:16873379 doi:10.1074/jbc.M601691200