Pathogenesis in tuberculosis: transcriptomic approaches to unraveling virulence mechanisms and finding new drug targets
Mukhopadhyay S, Nair S, Ghosh S. Pathogenesis in tuberculosis: transcriptomic approaches to unraveling virulence mechanisms and finding new drug targets. FEMS Microbiology Reviews 2012, 36: 463-485. PMID: 22092372, DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2011.00302.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalGene Expression ProfilingHumansMycobacterium tuberculosisTuberculosisVirulenceConceptsMajor health problemHost immune responseEmergence of strainsDrug targetsDendritic cellsEffective drug targetsInhibition of apoptosisImmune responseNew drug targetsHealth problemsLipid metabolismMultiple drugsTuberculosisComplex etiologyMycobacterium tuberculosisIntracellular life styleTranscriptome signaturesVirulence mechanismsGenome-wide expression profilingDrugsAntibiotic drugsExpression profilingProtein secretionLife stylePoor understanding