Mycobacterium tuberculosis arrests host cycle at the G1/S transition to establish long term infection.

Signals modulating the production of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) virulence factors essential for establishing long-term persistent infection are unknown. The WhiB3 redox regulator is known to regulate the production of Mtb virulence factors, however the mechanisms of this modulation are unknown...

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Main Authors: Bridgette M Cumming, Md Aejazur Rahman, Dirk A Lamprecht, Kyle H Rohde, Vikram Saini, John H Adamson, David G Russell, Adrie J C Steyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006389