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Targeting the Proteostasis Network for Mycobacterial Drug Discovery
Tania J Lupoli1, Julien Vaubourgeix1, Kristin Burns-Huang1
1Department of Microbiology and Immunology , Weill Cornell Medicine , 413 East 69th Street , New York , New York 10021 , United States.
Abstract:
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), remains one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases and urgently requires new antibiotics to treat drug-resistant strains and to decrease the duration of therapy. During infection, Mtb encounters numerous stresses associated with host immunity, including hypoxia, reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, mild acidity, nutrient starvation, and metal sequestration and intoxication. The Mtb proteostasis network, composed of chaperones, proteases, and a eukaryotic-like proteasome, provides protection from stresses and chemistries of host immunity by maintaining the integrity of the mycobacterial proteome. In this Review, we explore the proteostasis network as a noncanonical target for antibacterial drug discovery.
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