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Lipoproteins ofMycobacterium tuberculosis: an abundant and functionally diverse class of cell envelope components
24 Jul 2004
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains the predominant bacterial scourge of mankind. Understanding of its biology and pathogenicity has been greatly advanced by the determination of whole genome sequences for this organism. Bacterial lipoproteins are a functionally diverse class of membrane-anchored proteins. The signal peptides of these proteins direct their export and post-translational lipid modification. These...
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