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Disruption of the ESX‐5 system of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> causes loss of PPE protein secretion, reduction of cell wall integrity and strong attenuation
20 Feb 2012
Abstract excerpt
The chromosome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis encodes five type VII secretion systems (ESX-1-ESX-5). While the role of the ESX-1 and ESX-3 systems in M. tuberculosis has been elucidated, predictions for the function of the ESX-5 system came from data obtained in Mycobacterium marinum, where it transports PPE and PE_PGRS proteins and modulates innate immune responses. To define the role of the ESX-5 system in M....
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