Screening <named-content content-type="genus-species">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</named-content> Secreted Proteins Identifies Mpt64 as a Eukaryotic Membrane-Binding Bacterial Effector

Screening <named-content content-type="genus-species">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</named-content> Secreted Proteins Identifies Mpt64 as a Eukaryotic Membrane-Binding Bacterial Effector

ABSTRACT Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis, is one of the most successful human pathogens. One reason for its success is that Mtb can reside within host macrophages, a cell type that normally functions to phagocytose and destroy infectious bacteria. However, Mtb i...

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Main Authors: Chelsea E. Stamm, Breanna L. Pasko, Sujittra Chaisavaneeyakorn, Luis H. Franco, Vidhya R. Nair, Bethany A. Weigele, Neal M. Alto, Michael U. Shiloh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-06-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
effector functions
pathogenesis
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00354-19

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00354-19

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