title: The licC gene of Streptococcus pneumoniae encodes a CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase.
abstract: The licC gene product of Streptococcus pneumoniae was expressed and characterized. LicC is a nucleoside triphosphate transferase family member and possesses CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase activity. Phosphoethanolamine is a poor substrate. The LicC protein plays a role in the biosynthesis of the phosphocholine-derivatized cell wall constituents that are critical for cell separation and pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA.
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Rock
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Heath
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jackowski
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D019916:Choline-Phosphate Cytidylyltransferase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D005784:Gene Amplification; D007700:Kinetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010731:Phosphoenolpyruvate Sugar Phosphotransferase System / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010731:Phosphoenolpyruvate Sugar Phosphotransferase System; C083711:cellobiose phosphotransferase B; D019916:Choline-Phosphate Cytidylyltransferase