Mycofactocin Is Associated with Ethanol Metabolism in Mycobacteria

Mycofactocin Is Associated with Ethanol Metabolism in Mycobacteria

ABSTRACT Mycofactocin (MFT) belongs to the class of ribosomally synthesized and posttranslationally modified peptides conserved in many Actinobacteria. Mycobacterium tuberculosis assimilates cholesterol during chronic infection, and its in vitro growth in the presence of cholesterol requires most of...

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Main Authors: Gopinath Krishnamoorthy, Peggy Kaiser, Laura Lozza, Karin Hahnke, Hans-Joachim Mollenkopf, Stefan H. E. Kaufmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-06-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
ethanol oxidation
mycofactocin
pyrroloquinoline quinone
redox cofactor
ribosomally synthesized and posttranslationally modified peptides
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00190-19

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