对DosT和DosS传感器激酶的氧相亲关系,对Mycobacterium tuberculosis中缺氧适应有意义

Elizabeth A Apiche1, Eaindra Yee1, Anoop Rama Damodaran1

  • 1Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 5545, United States of America.

概括

在Mycobacterium tuberculosis中基于血红蛋白的激酶DosT和DosS感知氧气水平. 它们的修订后,更强的氧结合亲和力揭示了结核病休眠期和耐药性的新见解.

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