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DevS, a heme-containing two-component oxygen sensor of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Biochemistry - 10 Apr 2007
Ioanoviciu Alexandra, Yukl Erik T, Moënne-Loccoz Pierre, de Montellano Paul R Ortiz
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium tuberculosis can exist in the actively growing state of the overt disease or in a latent quiescent state that can be induced, among other things, by anaerobiosis. Eradication of the latent state is particularly difficult with the available drugs and requires prolonged treatment. DevS is a member of the DevS-DevR two-component regulatory system that is thought to mediate the cellular response to...
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