title: The type III pantothenate kinase encoded by coaX is essential for growth of Bacillus anthracis.
abstract: In Bacillus anthracis, the novel type III pantothenate kinase (PanK(Ba); encoded by coaX) catalyzes the first committed step in coenzyme A biosynthesis. We have demonstrated by analyzing the growth characteristics of a conditional coaX mutant that PanK(Ba) is an essential enzyme, thus contributing to its validation as a new antimicrobial target.
authors.affiliation: Center for Structural Biology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
authors.forename: Carleitta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paige
authors.forename: Sean D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: Philip C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: Al
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Claiborne
mesh_terms: D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D009876:Operon; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); C023088:pantothenate kinase