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Lipid droplet-associated proteins are involved in the biosynthesis and hydrolysis of triacylglycerol in Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 9 Jul 2010
Low Kai Leng, Shui Guanghou, Natter Klaus, Yeo Wee Kiang, Kohlwein Sepp D, Dick Thomas, Rao Srinivasa P S, Wenk Markus R
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacteria store triacylglycerols (TGs) in the form of intracellular lipid droplets (LDs) during hypoxia-induced nonreplicating persistence. These bacteria are phenotypically drug-resistant and therefore are believed to be the cause for prolonged tuberculosis treatment. LDs are also associated with bacilli in tuberculosis patient sputum and hypervirulent strains. Although proteins bound to LDs are well...
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