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SUBMITTER: Matsumura K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9911437 | biostudies-literature | 2023
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Matsumura Kazunori K Takaki Satoshi S Kirikae Teruo T
Frontiers in microbiology 20230127
PE_PGRS30 belongs to the PE_PGRS protein family and is characterized by a conserved Pro-Glu (PE) domain and a typically polymorphic GC-rich sequence (PGRS) domain. PE_PGRS30 is a virulence factor of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> that induces macrophage cell death. We found that RAW264.7 cells and murine alveolar macrophages underwent apoptosis in response to PE_PGRS30. The host protein prohibitin 2 (PHB2) was identified as a target molecule. PE_PGRS30 and PHB2 interact <i>via</i> the PGRS do ...[more]