An N-acetyltransferase required for ESAT-6 N-terminal acetylation and virulence in Mycobacterium marinum

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ABSTRACT N-terminal protein acetylation is a ubiquitous post-translational modification that impacts diverse cellular processes in higher organisms. Bacterial proteins are also N-terminally acetylated, but the mechanisms and consequences of this modification in bacteria are poorly understood. The major virulence factor EsxA (ESAT-6, early secreted antigen, 6 kDa) was one of the first N-terminally acetylated...

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