2013
The Polyphosphate Kinase Gene ppk2 Is Required for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Inorganic Polyphosphate Regulation and Virulence
Chuang YM, Belchis DA, Karakousis PC. The Polyphosphate Kinase Gene ppk2 Is Required for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Inorganic Polyphosphate Regulation and Virulence. MBio 2013, 4: 10.1128/mbio.00039-13. PMID: 23695835, PMCID: PMC3663568, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00039-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsM. tuberculosis growthMIC of isoniazidFirst-line anti-TB drug isoniazidTuberculosis growthAnti-TB drug isoniazidAcute murine infectionLungs of miceJ774 macrophagesSuccessful human pathogenM. tuberculosis virulenceIL-12p70Lung CFUIL-10Immunobead assaysKey cytokineIL-9Interleukin-2Gamma interferonMurine modelLung macrophagesMurine infectionDay 7Control groupImmune systemMouse lung
2011
The Regulation of Sulfur Metabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Hatzios SK, Bertozzi CR. The Regulation of Sulfur Metabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PLOS Pathogens 2011, 7: e1002036. PMID: 21811406, PMCID: PMC3141025, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSulfate assimilation pathwayAssimilation pathwayDiverse environmental cuesMycobacterium tuberculosisBiosynthesis of moleculesHost immune cellsSmall molecule regulatorsSuccessful human pathogenSulfur metabolismRegulatory cuesMtb infectionGranuloma formationImmune cellsEnvironmental cuesRegulatory proteinsSulfur-containing metabolitesMolecule regulatorsAlveolar macrophagesTherapeutic interventionsMetabolism regulationBiochemical mechanismsIntracellular pathogensMetabolic adaptationHuman pathogensTuberculosis
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