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Structural analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ATP-binding cassette transporter subunit UgpB reveals specificity for glycerophosphocholine.
The FEBS journal - 1 Jan 2014
Jiang Dunquan, Zhang Qingqing, Zheng Qianqian, Zhou Hao, Jin Jin, Zhou Weihong, Bartlam Mark, Rao Zihe
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is one of the most devastating human diseases, and is responsible for ~ 2 million deaths worldwide each year. The nutritional requirements for the growth of mycobacteria have been extensively studied since the discovery of M. tuberculosis, but the essential nutrients for M. tuberculosis inside the human host and the identity of the corresponding...
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