This entry represents the C-terminal domain of phthiocerol/phthiodiolone dimycocerosyl transferase. Proteins containing this domain include papA5 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PapA5 catalyses diesterification of phthiocerol and phthiodiolone with mycocerosic acids, the final step in the phthiocerol and phthiodiolone dimycocerosate esters (PDIM) synthesis [1,2,3].

1: Crystal structure of PapA5, a phthiocerol dimycocerosyl transferase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Buglino J, Onwueme KC, Ferreras JA, Quadri LE, Lima CD; J Biol Chem. 2004;279:30634-30642. PMID:15123643

2: Dissecting the mechanism and assembly of a complex virulence mycobacterial lipid. Trivedi OA, Arora P, Vats A, Ansari MZ, Tickoo R, Sridharan V, Mohanty D, Gokhale RS; Mol Cell. 2005;17:631-643. PMID:15749014

3: Mycobacterial polyketide-associated proteins are acyltransferases: proof of principle with Mycobacterium tuberculosis PapA5. Onwueme KC, Ferreras JA, Buglino J, Lima CD, Quadri LE; Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004;101:4608-4613. PMID:15070765