First structural glimpse at a bacterial Ser/Thr protein phosphatase.
In this issue of Structure, we describe the crystal structure of the Ser/Thr protein phosphatase PstP from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, opening new perspectives to understand the putative roles of "eukaryotic-like" signaling elements in bacteria.
Alzari
Pedro M
PM
Unité de Biochimie Structurale, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.
D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000737:chemistry*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011487:Protein Conformation
D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases