PE_PGRS3 ensures provision of the vital phospholipids cardiolipin and phosphatidylinositols by promoting the interaction between M. tuberculosis and host cells

PE_PGRS proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) constitute a large family of complex modular proteins whose role is still unclear. Among those, we have previously shown, using the heterologous expression in Mycobacterium smegmatis, that PE_PGRS3 containing a unique arginine-rich C-terminal doma...

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Main Authors: Flavio De Maio, Alessandro Salustri, Basem Battah, Ivana Palucci, Federica Marchionni, Silvia Bellesi, Valentina Palmieri, Massimiliano Papi, Eliza Kramarska, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Michela Sali, Rita Berisio, Giovanni Delogu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Virulence
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2021.1897247