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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMacrophages, AlveolarMycobacterium tuberculosisSulfatesSulfurTuberculosisConceptsSulfate 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