Journal of Biological Chemistry
Glycobiology and Extracellular MatricesPimE Is a Polyprenol-phosphate-mannose-dependent Mannosyltransferase That Transfers the Fifth Mannose of Phosphatidylinositol Mannoside in Mycobacteria*
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Addendum—During the review of this manuscript, the following independent group (54) reported the identification of another mannosyltransferase not detected in our bioinformatics search. This enzyme is involved in the elaboration of terminal mannose capping of lipoarabinomannan found in pathogenic mycobacteria.
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Supported by an International Human Frontier Science Program postdoctoral fellowship and the Uehara Memorial Foundation.