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The PhoP-dependent ncRNA Mcr7 modulates the TAT secretion system in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
PLoS pathogens - 1 May 2014
Solans Luis, Gonzalo-Asensio Jesús, Sala Claudia, Benjak Andrej, Uplekar Swapna, Rougemont Jacques, Guilhot Christophe, Malaga Wladimir, Martín Carlos, Cole Stewart T
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The PhoPR two-component system is essential for virulence in Mycobacterium tuberculosis where it controls expression of approximately 2% of the genes, including those for the ESX-1 secretion apparatus, a major virulence determinant. Mutations in phoP lead to compromised production of pathogen-specific cell wall components and attenuation both ex vivo and in vivo. Using antibodies against the native protein in...
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