Mycobacterium tuberculosis trehalose biosynthesis
Reactome:R-MTU-868688
Mycobacterium tuberculosis produces trehalose through OtsA/OtsB and TreY/TreZ routes. TreS is reversible in vitro, but experimental physiological flux consumes trehalose to produce alpha-maltose. Cytosolic catalytic assemblies include OtsA tetramer and magnesium-bound OtsB.
- Pathway type
- biopax pathway
- Organism scope
Pathway network
26 nodes · 50 asserted directed edges
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- Chemical / cofactor
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Components and activities
| Node | Kind or role | Source direction |
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Mycobacterium tuberculosisNCBITaxon:1773 | taxon | |
UDP-GlcCHEBI:58885 | small molecule | |
G6PCHEBI:58225 | small molecule | |
αα-T6PCHEBI:18283 | small molecule | |
UDPCHEBI:58223 | small molecule | |
H+CHEBI:15378 | small molecule | |
H2OCHEBI:15377 | small molecule | |
alpha,alpha-trehaloseCHEBI:16551 | small molecule | |
PiCHEBI:43474 | small molecule | |
Mg2+CHEBI:18420 | cofactor | |
(1->4)-alpha-D-glucanCHEBI:15444 | small molecule | |
glucanotrehaloseCHEBI:134401 | small molecule | |
OtsAUniProtKB:P9WN11 | protein | |
OtsBUniProtKB:P9WFZ5 | protein | |
TreSUniProtKB:P9WQ19 | protein | |
TreYUniProtKB:P9WQ21 | protein | |
TreZUniProtKB:P9WQ23 | protein | |
OtsA tetramerReactome:R-MTU-868690 | complex | |
OtsB-Mg2+Reactome:R-MTU-868623 | complex | |
cytosolGO:0005829 | cellular component | |
alpha-maltoseCHEBI:18167 | small molecule | |
manganese(2+)CHEBI:29035 | cofactor | |
Glucose is transferred from UDP-glucose onto glucose-6-phosphateReactome:R-MTU-868622 | molecular activity | left to right |
Trehalose-6-phosphate is hydrolyzed to trehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868608 | molecular activity | left to right |
TreS interconverts trehalose and alpha-maltose (physiological trehalose consumption)Reactome:R-MTU-868709 | molecular activity | reversible |
1,4-alpha-glucan is converted to glucanotrehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868658 | molecular activity | left to right |
Glucanotrehalose is hydrolyzed to 1,4-alpha-glucan and trehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868657 | molecular activity | left to right |
Mechanistic edges
| Subject | Predicate and description | Object | Evidence |
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UDP-GlcCHEBI:58885 | consumes | Glucose is transferred from UDP-glucose onto glucose-6-phosphateReactome:R-MTU-868622 |
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G6PCHEBI:58225 | consumes | Glucose is transferred from UDP-glucose onto glucose-6-phosphateReactome:R-MTU-868622 |
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Glucose is transferred from UDP-glucose onto glucose-6-phosphateReactome:R-MTU-868622 | produces | αα-T6PCHEBI:18283 |
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Glucose is transferred from UDP-glucose onto glucose-6-phosphateReactome:R-MTU-868622 | produces | UDPCHEBI:58223 |
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Glucose is transferred from UDP-glucose onto glucose-6-phosphateReactome:R-MTU-868622 | produces | H+CHEBI:15378 |
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Glucose is transferred from UDP-glucose onto glucose-6-phosphateReactome:R-MTU-868622 | occurs_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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αα-T6PCHEBI:18283 | consumes | Trehalose-6-phosphate is hydrolyzed to trehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868608 |
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H2OCHEBI:15377 | consumes | Trehalose-6-phosphate is hydrolyzed to trehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868608 |
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Trehalose-6-phosphate is hydrolyzed to trehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868608 | produces | alpha,alpha-trehaloseCHEBI:16551 |
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Trehalose-6-phosphate is hydrolyzed to trehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868608 | produces | PiCHEBI:43474 |
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Trehalose-6-phosphate is hydrolyzed to trehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868608 | occurs_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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TreS interconverts trehalose and alpha-maltose (physiological trehalose consumption)Reactome:R-MTU-868709 | occurs_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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(1->4)-alpha-D-glucanCHEBI:15444 | consumes | 1,4-alpha-glucan is converted to glucanotrehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868658 |
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1,4-alpha-glucan is converted to glucanotrehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868658 | produces | glucanotrehaloseCHEBI:134401 |
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1,4-alpha-glucan is converted to glucanotrehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868658 | occurs_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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glucanotrehaloseCHEBI:134401 | consumes | Glucanotrehalose is hydrolyzed to 1,4-alpha-glucan and trehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868657 |
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H2OCHEBI:15377 | consumes | Glucanotrehalose is hydrolyzed to 1,4-alpha-glucan and trehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868657 |
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Glucanotrehalose is hydrolyzed to 1,4-alpha-glucan and trehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868657 | produces | (1->4)-alpha-D-glucanCHEBI:15444 |
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Glucanotrehalose is hydrolyzed to 1,4-alpha-glucan and trehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868657 | produces | alpha,alpha-trehaloseCHEBI:16551 |
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Glucanotrehalose is hydrolyzed to 1,4-alpha-glucan and trehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868657 | occurs_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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OtsA tetramerReactome:R-MTU-868690 | catalyzes | Glucose is transferred from UDP-glucose onto glucose-6-phosphateReactome:R-MTU-868622 |
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OtsB-Mg2+Reactome:R-MTU-868623 | catalyzes | Trehalose-6-phosphate is hydrolyzed to trehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868608 |
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TreSUniProtKB:P9WQ19 | catalyzes | TreS interconverts trehalose and alpha-maltose (physiological trehalose consumption)Reactome:R-MTU-868709 |
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TreYUniProtKB:P9WQ21 | catalyzes | 1,4-alpha-glucan is converted to glucanotrehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868658 |
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TreZUniProtKB:P9WQ23 | catalyzes | Glucanotrehalose is hydrolyzed to 1,4-alpha-glucan and trehaloseReactome:R-MTU-868657 |
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UDP-GlcCHEBI:58885 | located_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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G6PCHEBI:58225 | located_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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αα-T6PCHEBI:18283 | located_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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UDPCHEBI:58223 | located_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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H+CHEBI:15378 | located_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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H2OCHEBI:15377 | located_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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alpha,alpha-trehaloseCHEBI:16551 | located_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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PiCHEBI:43474 | located_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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Mg2+CHEBI:18420 | located_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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(1->4)-alpha-D-glucanCHEBI:15444 | located_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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glucanotrehaloseCHEBI:134401 | located_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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OtsAUniProtKB:P9WN11 | located_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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OtsBUniProtKB:P9WFZ5 | located_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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TreSUniProtKB:P9WQ19 | located_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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TreYUniProtKB:P9WQ21 | located_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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TreZUniProtKB:P9WQ23 | located_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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OtsA tetramerReactome:R-MTU-868690 | located_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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OtsA tetramerReactome:R-MTU-868690 | has_part | OtsAUniProtKB:P9WN11 |
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OtsB-Mg2+Reactome:R-MTU-868623 | located_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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OtsB-Mg2+Reactome:R-MTU-868623 | has_part | OtsBUniProtKB:P9WFZ5 |
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OtsB-Mg2+Reactome:R-MTU-868623 | has_part | Mg2+CHEBI:18420 |
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alpha,alpha-trehaloseCHEBI:16551 | consumes Physiological direction differs from the older maltose-to-trehalose Reactome diagram. | TreS interconverts trehalose and alpha-maltose (physiological trehalose consumption)Reactome:R-MTU-868709 |
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TreS interconverts trehalose and alpha-maltose (physiological trehalose consumption)Reactome:R-MTU-868709 | produces Physiological direction differs from the older maltose-to-trehalose Reactome diagram. | alpha-maltoseCHEBI:18167 |
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OtsBUniProtKB:P9WFZ5 | has_cofactor UniProtKB reviewed (Swiss-Prot) annotation. UniProt evidence: ECO:0000269 (PubMed:15158675); ECO:0000269 (PubMed:15703182) | manganese(2+)CHEBI:29035 |
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OtsBUniProtKB:P9WFZ5 | has_cofactor UniProtKB reviewed (Swiss-Prot) annotation. UniProt evidence: ECO:0000269 (PubMed:15158675); ECO:0000269 (PubMed:15703182) | Mg2+CHEBI:18420 |
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References
Reactome:R-MTU-868622Reactome reaction R-MTU-868622Reactome:R-MTU-868608Reactome reaction R-MTU-868608Reactome:R-MTU-868709Reactome reaction R-MTU-868709Reactome:R-MTU-868658Reactome reaction R-MTU-868658Reactome:R-MTU-868657Reactome reaction R-MTU-868657PMID:10658666Three pathways for trehalose biosynthesis in mycobacteriaPMID:12473104Trehalose-phosphate synthase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Cloning, expression and properties of the recombinant enzymePMID:15158675Cloning and expression of the trehalose-phosphate phosphatase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: comparison to the enzyme from Mycobacterium smegmatisPMID:19177348Effect of trehalose on protein structurePMID:15703182The OtsAB pathway is essential for trehalose biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosisPMID:12626396New insights on trehalose: a multifunctional moleculePMID:15901732The crucial role of trehalose and structurally related oligosaccharides in the biosynthesis and transfer of mycolic acids in CorynebacterineaeReactome:R-MTU-868688R-MTU-868688 native structured pathway source (source version: Reactome BioPAX 97)PMID:23601637Flux through Trehalose Synthase Flows from Trehalose to the Alpha Anomer of Maltose in MycobacteriaUniProtKB:P9WFZ5UniProtKB P9WFZ5 cofactor annotations (source version: 2026_03)
Curation history
- Codex
- EDIT — Review complete causal graph against native sources and correct unsupported or omitted relationships
All native sides, controllers, complexes, cofactors and cytosol locations inspected; source comments are not attributed as quotations from cited papers. Corrected TreS physiological direction and alpha-maltose product using PMID23601637. Every native record was inspected; see reports/causal-graph-diagram-review.json for native-object counts, exclusions and identity corrections. Semantic validation and native GraphId locator checks passed; authority snapshots and full corpus gates are coordinated separately.
- EDIT — Review complete causal graph against native sources and correct unsupported or omitted relationships