%0 Journal Article
%@ 1471-2091
%A Kanudia, Pavitra
%A Mittal, Monica
%A Kumaran, Sangaralingam
%A Chakraborti, Pradip K
%D 2011
%F open:461
%I Biomedcentral
%J BMC biochemistry
%K OPEN ACCESS
%P 35
%T Amino-terminal extension present in the methionine aminopeptidase type 1c of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is indispensible for its activity.
%U http://crdd.osdd.net/open/461/
%V 12
%X 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.