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The ESX-3 secretion system is necessary for iron and zinc homeostasis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Serafini Agnese, Pisu Davide, Palù Giorgio, Rodriguez G Marcela, Manganelli Riccardo
Abstract excerpt
ESX-3 is one of the five type VII secretion systems encoded by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome. We recently showed the essentiality of ESX-3 for M. tuberculosis viability and proposed its involvement in iron and zinc metabolism. In this study we confirmed the role of ESX-3 in iron uptake an...
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