Crystal Structures of Wzb of Escherichia Coli and Cpsb of Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Representatives of Two Families of Tyrosine Phosphatases that Regulate Capsule Assembly.
Hagelueken, G., Huang, H., Mainprize, I.L., Whitfield, C., Naismith, J.H.(2009) J Mol Biol 392: 678
- PubMed: 19616007 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.07.026
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2WJA, 2WJD, 2WJE, 2WJF - PubMed Abstract: 
Many Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria utilize polysaccharide surface layers called capsules to evade the immune system; consequently, the synthesis and export of the capsule are a potential therapeutic target. In Escherichia coli K-30, the integral membrane tyrosine autokinase Wzc and the cognate phosphatase Wzb have been shown to be key for both synthesis and assembly of capsular polysaccharides ...