1) O-mannosylated and other glycoproteins are present on the cell surface of Mycbacterium tuberculosis and are involved in interaction with host cell during infection, this protein glycosyltransferase may be useful in designing of novel drug targets.
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1) Mycobacterial protein O-mannosylation occurs by a similar mechanism to that in eukaryotes.
Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1682, USA.
Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biomedical Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City, Mexico City.