4'-Phosphopantetheinyl transferase PptT, a new drug target required for Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth and persistence in vivo.

The cell envelope of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis in humans, contains lipids with unusual structures. These lipids play a key role in both virulence and resistance to the various hostile environments encountered by the bacteria during infection. They are synthesize...

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Main Authors: Cécile Leblanc, Thomas Prudhomme, Guillaume Tabouret, Aurélie Ray, Sophie Burbaud, Stéphanie Cabantous, Lionel Mourey, Christophe Guilhot, Christian Chalut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3534377?pdf=render