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Journal of Bacteriology, August 2001, p. 4927-4931, Vol. 183, No. 16
Protein Science Division, Department of
Infectious Diseases,1 and Department of
Structural Biology,3 St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, and Department of
Molecular Biosciences, University of Tennessee Health Science
Center, Memphis, Tennessee 381632
Received 12 April 2001/Accepted 23 May 2001
The licC gene product of Streptococcus
pneumoniae was expressed and characterized. LicC is a
nucleoside triphosphate transferase family member and possesses
CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase activity. Phosphoethanolamine
is a poor substrate. The LicC protein plays a role in the biosynthesis
of the phosphocholine-derivatized cell wall constituents that are
critical for cell separation and pathogenesis.
0021-9193/01/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.16.4927-4931.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
The licC Gene of
Streptococcus pneumoniae Encodes a
CTP:Phosphocholine Cytidylyltransferase
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Danny Thomas
Research Tower, Rm. 4007B, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105-2794. Phone: (901) 495-3494. Fax:
(901) 525-8025. E-mail: suzanne.jackowski{at}stjude.org.
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