A novel peptide interferes with Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence and survival

A novel peptide interferes with Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence and survival

Tuberculosis (TB) is a huge global burden, with new and resistant strains emerging at an alarming rate, necessitating an urgent need for a new class of drug candidates. Here, we report that SL3, a novel 33-amino acid peptide, causes debilitating effects on mycobacterial morphology. Treatment with SL...

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Main Authors: Sachin Kumar Samuchiwal, Sultan Tousif, Dhiraj Kumar Singh, Arun Kumar, Anamika Ghosh, Kuhulika Bhalla, Prem Prakash, Sushil Kumar, Ashish Chandra Trivedi, Maitree Bhattacharyya, Gobardhan Das, Anand Ranganathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:FEBS Open Bio
Subjects:
Antimycobacterial peptides
ESAT6
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Protein–protein interaction
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211546314000758

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