Description | This entry represents a family of hydrophobic presumed membrane proteins found in actinobacteria, including Alpha-(1->6)-mannopyranosyltransferase A from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MptA). MptA is involved in the latter stages of the biosynthesis of the alpha-(1->6) mannan core of lipomannan (LM) and catalyses the addition of alpha-(1->6)-mannose residue [ ]. The genes encoding these proteins are syntenically associated with (found proximal to) genes involved in carotene biosynthesis, usually including phytoene synthase (crtB), phytoene dehydrogenase (crtI) and geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase (ispA). | Name | Alpha-(1->6)-mannopyranosyltransferase A-like |
Short Name | MptA-like | Type | Family |