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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Axon 4000B scanner
ORGANISM(S): Mycobacterium tuberculosis CDC1551
SUBMITTER: Vikram Saini
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-4099 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Cell reports 20160107 3
The mechanisms by which Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) maintains metabolic equilibrium to survive during infection and upon exposure to antimycobacterial drugs are poorly characterized. Ergothioneine (EGT) and mycothiol (MSH) are the major redox buffers present in Mtb, but the contribution of EGT to Mtb redox homeostasis and virulence remains unknown. We report that Mtb WhiB3, a 4Fe-4S redox sensor protein, regulates EGT production and maintains bioenergetic homeostasis. We show that central c ...[more]