Solution structure of B. subtilis acyl carrier protein.
Xu, G.Y., Tam, A., Lin, L., Hixon, J., Fritz, C.C., Powers, R.(2001) Structure 9: 277-287
- PubMed: 11525165 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-2126(01)00586-x
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1HY8 - PubMed Abstract: 
Acyl carrier protein (ACP) is a fundamental component of fatty acid biosynthesis in which the fatty acid chain is elongated by the fatty acid synthetase system while attached to the 4'-phosphopantetheine prosthetic group (4'-PP) of ACP. Activation of ACP is mediated by holo-acyl carrier protein synthase (ACPS) when ACPS transfers the 4'-PP moiety from coenzyme A (CoA) to Ser36 of apo-ACP. Both ACP and ACPS have been identified as essential for E. coli viability and potential targets for development of antibiotics.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Biological Chemistry, Wyeth Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140, USA. gxu@genetics.com