Target-Based Identification of Whole-Cell Active Inhibitors of Biotin Biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Park, S.W., Casalena, D.E., Wilson, D.J., Dai, R., Nag, P.P., Liu, F., Boyce, J.P., Bittker, J.A., Schreiber, S.L., Finzel, B.C., Schnappinger, D., Aldrich, C.C.(2015) Chem Biol 22: 76-86
- PubMed: 25556942 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2014.11.012
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4W1V, 4W1W, 4W1X - PubMed Abstract: 
Biotin biosynthesis is essential for survival and persistence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in vivo. The aminotransferase BioA, which catalyzes the antepenultimate step in the biotin pathway, has been established as a promising target due to its vulnerability to chemical inhibition ...