@article{open461, volume = {12}, title = {Amino-terminal extension present in the methionine aminopeptidase type 1c of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is indispensible for its activity.}, author = {Pavitra Kanudia and Monica Mittal and Sangaralingam Kumaran and Pradip K Chakraborti}, publisher = {Biomedcentral}, year = {2011}, pages = {35}, journal = {BMC biochemistry}, keywords = {OPEN ACCESS}, url = {http://crdd.osdd.net/open/461/}, abstract = {Our findings unequivocally emphasized that N-terminal extension of MtMetAP1c contributes towards the functionality of the enzyme presumably by regulating active site residues through "action-at-a-distance" mechanism and we for the first time are reporting this unique function of the enzyme.} }