Divergent downstream biosynthetic pathways are supported by L-cysteine synthases of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
M. Khan, D. M. Hunt, B. Singha…·V. K. Nandicoori
The paper identifies two non-canonical L-cysteine synthases in Mtb, CysM and CysK2, which support divergent biosynthetic pathways critical for redox stress response and survival during infection.