An essential bifunctional enzyme inMycobacterium tuberculosisfor itaconate dissimilation and leucine catabolism.
Wang, H., Fedorov, A.A., Fedorov, E.V., Hunt, D.M., Rodgers, A., Douglas, H.L., Garza-Garcia, A., Bonanno, J.B., Almo, S.C., de Carvalho, L.P.S.(2019) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 116: 15907-15913
- PubMed: 31320588 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1906606116
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6AQ4, 6ARB, 6AS5, 6CHU, 6CJ4, 6CJ3 - PubMed Abstract: 
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the etiological agent of tuberculosis. One-fourth of the global population is estimated to be infected with Mtb, accounting for ∼1.3 million deaths in 2017. As part of the immune response to Mtb infection, macrophages produce metabolites with the purpose of inhibiting or killing the bacterial cell ...