TB Research

<i>De Novo</i> Cobalamin Biosynthesis, Transport, and Assimilation and Cobalamin-Mediated Regulation of Methionine Biosynthesis in Mycobacterium smegmatis

Terry Kipkorir, Gabriel T. Mashabela, Timothy J. de Wet, Anastasia Koch, Stephanie S. Dawes, Lubbe Wiesner, Valerie Mizrahi, Digby F. Warner

Journal of Bacteriology · 2021-01

Abstract

Alterations in cobalamin-dependent metabolism have marked the evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis into a human pathogen. However, the role(s) of cobalamin in mycobacterial physiology remain poorly understood.

MeSH terms

  • Cobalamin
  • Methionine synthase
  • Mycobacterium smegmatis
  • Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Biosynthesis
  • Methionine
  • Cofactor
  • Enzyme