Polymethylated polysaccharides from Mycobacterium species revisited.
Mycobacteria produce two sets of unusual polymethylated polysaccharides, the 3-O-methylmannose polysaccharides and the 6-O-methylglucose lipopolysaccharides. Both polysaccharides localize to the cytoplasm, where they have been postulated to regulate fatty acid metabolism due to their ability to form stable 1:1 complexes with fatty acyl chains. Physiological evidence for this assumption is lacking, however. Recent advances in our knowledge of the processes underlying sugar transfer in mycobacteria, together with the availability of genome sequences and tools for the genetic manipulation of these microorganisms, have opened the way to the elucidation of the biosynthetic pathways and biological functions of these unique carbohydrates.
Jackson
Mary
M
Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1682, USA.
Brennan
Patrick J
PJ
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008745:Methylation; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D011134:Polysaccharides
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